MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/methods/messages.startHistoryImport.md

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messages.startHistoryImport	Complete the [history import process](https://core.telegram.org/api/import), importing all messages into the chat.	Telegram RPC API	Methods	https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png	/API_docs/methods/messages_startHistoryImport.html

Method: messages.startHistoryImport

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Complete the history import process, importing all messages into the chat.
To be called only after initializing the import with messages.initHistoryImport and uploading all files using messages.uploadImportedMedia.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
peer	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer	The Telegram chat where the messages should be imported, click here for more info »	Optional
import_id	long	Identifier of a history import session, returned by messages.initHistoryImport.	Yes

Return type: Bool

Can bots use this method: NO

MadelineProto Example (now async for huge speed and parallelism!):

if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$Bool = $MadelineProto->messages->startHistoryImport(peer: $InputPeer, import_id: $long, );