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< p > < a href = "/api/channel" > Groups< / a > can be associated to a < a href = "/api/channel" > channel< / a > as a < a href = "https://telegram.org/blog/privacy-discussions-web-bots" > discussion group< / a > , to allow users to discuss about posts. < / p >
< pre > < code > < a href = '/constructor/boolFalse' > boolFalse< / a > #bc799737 = < a href = '/type/Bool' > Bool< / a > ;
< a href = '/constructor/boolTrue' > boolTrue< / a > #997275b5 = < a href = '/type/Bool' > Bool< / a > ;
< a href = '/constructor/channelFull' > channelFull< / a > #e9b27a17 flags:< a href = '/type/%23' > #< / a > can_view_participants:flags.3?< a href = '/constructor/true' > true< / a > can_set_username:flags.6?< a href = '/constructor/true' > true< / a > can_set_stickers:flags.7?< a href = '/constructor/true' > true< / a > hidden_prehistory:flags.10?< a href = '/constructor/true' > true< / a > can_set_location:flags.16?< a href = '/constructor/true' > true< / a > has_scheduled:flags.19?< a href = '/constructor/true' > true< / a > can_view_stats:flags.20?< a href = '/constructor/true' > true< / a > blocked:flags.22?< a href = '/constructor/true' > true< / a > id:< a href = '/type/long' > long< / a > about:< a href = '/type/string' > string< / a > participants_count:flags.0?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > admins_count:flags.1?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > kicked_count:flags.2?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > banned_count:flags.2?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > online_count:flags.13?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > read_inbox_max_id:< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > read_outbox_max_id:< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > unread_count:< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > chat_photo:< a href = '/type/Photo' > Photo< / a > notify_settings:< a href = '/type/PeerNotifySettings' > PeerNotifySettings< / a > exported_invite:flags.23?< a href = '/type/ExportedChatInvite' > ExportedChatInvite< / a > bot_info:< a href = '/type/Vector%20t' > Vector< / a > < < a href = '/type/BotInfo' > BotInfo< / a > > migrated_from_chat_id:flags.4?< a href = '/type/long' > long< / a > migrated_from_max_id:flags.4?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > pinned_msg_id:flags.5?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > stickerset:flags.8?< a href = '/type/StickerSet' > StickerSet< / a > available_min_id:flags.9?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > folder_id:flags.11?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > linked_chat_id:flags.14?< a href = '/type/long' > long< / a > location:flags.15?< a href = '/type/ChannelLocation' > ChannelLocation< / a > slowmode_seconds:flags.17?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > slowmode_next_send_date:flags.18?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > stats_dc:flags.12?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > pts:< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > call:flags.21?< a href = '/type/InputGroupCall' > InputGroupCall< / a > ttl_period:flags.24?< a href = '/type/int' > int< / a > pending_suggestions:flags.25?< a href = '/type/Vector%20t' > Vector< / a > < < a href = '/type/string' > string< / a > > groupcall_default_join_as:flags.26?< a href = '/type/Peer' > Peer< / a > theme_emoticon:flags.27?< a href = '/type/string' > string< / a > = < a href = '/type/ChatFull' > ChatFull< / a > ;
< a href = '/constructor/messages.chats' > messages.chats< / a > #64ff9fd5 chats:< a href = '/type/Vector%20t' > Vector< / a > < < a href = '/type/Chat' > Chat< / a > > = < a href = '/type/messages.Chats' > messages.Chats< / a > ;
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< a href = '/method/channels.setDiscussionGroup' > channels.setDiscussionGroup< / a > #40582bb2 broadcast:< a href = '/type/InputChannel' > InputChannel< / a > group:< a href = '/type/InputChannel' > InputChannel< / a > = < a href = '/type/Bool' > Bool< / a > ;
< a href = '/method/channels.getGroupsForDiscussion' > channels.getGroupsForDiscussion< / a > #f5dad378 = < a href = '/type/messages.Chats' > messages.Chats< / a > ;< / code > < / pre >
< p > A discussion group can be associated to a channel using < a href = "/method/channels.setDiscussionGroup" > channels.setDiscussionGroup< / a > .< br >
The discussion group can be accessed in the client by clicking on the discuss button of the channel, or by accessing the < a href = "/api/threads" > comment section< / a > of a specific post; the discussion group ID is also present in the < code > linked_chat_id< / code > field of the < a href = "/constructor/channelFull" > channelFull< / a > constructor. < / p >
< p > All messages sent to the channel will also be sent to the linked group (with sender peer < code > from_id< / code > equal to the peer of the linked channel); those messages will also be automatically < a href = "/api/pin" > pinned< / a > in the group.< / p >
< h3 > < a class = "anchor" href = "#linking-a-discussion-group" id = "linking-a-discussion-group" name = "linking-a-discussion-group" > < i class = "anchor-icon" > < / i > < / a > Linking a discussion group< / h3 >
< p > To obtain a list of admined supergroups that a channel admin can possibly associate to a channel, use < a href = "/method/channels.getGroupsForDiscussion" > channels.getGroupsForDiscussion< / a > .< br >
Returned < a href = "/api/channel" > legacy group chats< / a > must be first < a href = "/api/channel#migration" > upgraded to supergroups< / a > before they can be set as a discussion group.< br >
Before linking a supergroup to a channel, access to the supergroup's old messages must also be enabled using < a href = "/method/channels.togglePreHistoryHidden" > channels.togglePreHistoryHidden< / a > . < / p >
< p > To set a returned supergroup as a discussion group use < a href = "/method/channels.setDiscussionGroup" > channels.setDiscussionGroup< / a > .< / p >
< p > Schema: < / p >
< pre > < code > < a href = '/constructor/boolFalse' > boolFalse< / a > #bc799737 = < a href = '/type/Bool' > Bool< / a > ;
< a href = '/constructor/boolTrue' > boolTrue< / a > #997275b5 = < a href = '/type/Bool' > Bool< / a > ;
< a href = '/constructor/messages.chats' > messages.chats< / a > #64ff9fd5 chats:< a href = '/type/Vector%20t' > Vector< / a > < < a href = '/type/Chat' > Chat< / a > > = < a href = '/type/messages.Chats' > messages.Chats< / a > ;
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< a href = '/method/channels.setDiscussionGroup' > channels.setDiscussionGroup< / a > #40582bb2 broadcast:< a href = '/type/InputChannel' > InputChannel< / a > group:< a href = '/type/InputChannel' > InputChannel< / a > = < a href = '/type/Bool' > Bool< / a > ;
< a href = '/method/channels.getGroupsForDiscussion' > channels.getGroupsForDiscussion< / a > #f5dad378 = < a href = '/type/messages.Chats' > messages.Chats< / a > ;
< a href = '/method/channels.togglePreHistoryHidden' > channels.togglePreHistoryHidden< / a > #eabbb94c channel:< a href = '/type/InputChannel' > InputChannel< / a > enabled:< a href = '/type/Bool' > Bool< / a > = < a href = '/type/Updates' > Updates< / a > ;< / code > < / pre > < / div >
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