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

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messages.initHistoryImport	Import chat history from a foreign chat app into a specific Telegram chat, [click here for more info about imported chats »](https://core.telegram.org/api/import).	Telegram RPC API	Methods	https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png	/API_docs/methods/messages_initHistoryImport.html

Method: messages.initHistoryImport

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Import chat history from a foreign chat app into a specific Telegram chat, click here for more info about imported chats ».

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
peer	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer	The Telegram chat where the history should be imported.	Optional
file	File path or InputFile	File with messages to import.	Yes
media_count	int	Number of media files associated with the chat that will be uploaded using messages.uploadImportedMedia.	Optional

Return type: messages.HistoryImport

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();

$messages_HistoryImport = $MadelineProto->messages->initHistoryImport(peer: $InputPeer, file: $InputFile, media_count: $int, );