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<div id="dev_page_content"><p>Upload a file and associate it to a chat (without actually sending it to the chat)</p>
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<pre class="page_scheme"><code><a href="/constructor/messageMediaEmpty" >messageMediaEmpty</a>#3ded6320 = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaPhoto" >messageMediaPhoto</a>#695150d7 flags:<a href="/type/%23" >#</a> photo:flags.0?<a href="/type/Photo" >Photo</a> ttl_seconds:flags.2?<a href="/type/int" >int</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaGeo" >messageMediaGeo</a>#56e0d474 geo:<a href="/type/GeoPoint" >GeoPoint</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaContact" >messageMediaContact</a>#70322949 phone_number:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> first_name:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> last_name:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> vcard:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> user_id:<a href="/type/long" >long</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaUnsupported" >messageMediaUnsupported</a>#9f84f49e = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaDocument" >messageMediaDocument</a>#9cb070d7 flags:<a href="/type/%23" >#</a> document:flags.0?<a href="/type/Document" >Document</a> ttl_seconds:flags.2?<a href="/type/int" >int</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaWebPage" >messageMediaWebPage</a>#a32dd600 webpage:<a href="/type/WebPage" >WebPage</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaVenue" >messageMediaVenue</a>#2ec0533f geo:<a href="/type/GeoPoint" >GeoPoint</a> title:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> address:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> provider:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> venue_id:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> venue_type:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaGame" >messageMediaGame</a>#fdb19008 game:<a href="/type/Game" >Game</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaInvoice" >messageMediaInvoice</a>#84551347 flags:<a href="/type/%23" >#</a> shipping_address_requested:flags.1?true test:flags.3?true title:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> description:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> photo:flags.0?<a href="/type/WebDocument" >WebDocument</a> receipt_msg_id:flags.2?<a href="/type/int" >int</a> currency:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> total_amount:<a href="/type/long" >long</a> start_param:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaGeoLive" >messageMediaGeoLive</a>#b940c666 flags:<a href="/type/%23" >#</a> geo:<a href="/type/GeoPoint" >GeoPoint</a> heading:flags.0?<a href="/type/int" >int</a> period:<a href="/type/int" >int</a> proximity_notification_radius:flags.1?<a href="/type/int" >int</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaPoll" >messageMediaPoll</a>#4bd6e798 poll:<a href="/type/Poll" >Poll</a> results:<a href="/type/PollResults" >PollResults</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
<a href="/constructor/messageMediaDice" >messageMediaDice</a>#3f7ee58b value:<a href="/type/int" >int</a> emoticon:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;
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<a href="/method/messages.uploadMedia" class="current_page_link" >messages.uploadMedia</a>#519bc2b1 peer:<a href="/type/InputPeer" >InputPeer</a> media:<a href="/type/InputMedia" >InputMedia</a> = <a href="/type/MessageMedia" >MessageMedia</a>;</code></pre></p>
<h3><a class="anchor" href="#parameters" id="parameters" name="parameters"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Parameters</h3>
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<td><strong>peer</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/type/InputPeer">InputPeer</a></td>
<td>The chat, can be an <a href="/constructor/inputPeerEmpty">inputPeerEmpty</a> for bots</td>
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<td><strong>media</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/type/InputMedia">InputMedia</a></td>
<td>File uploaded in chunks as described in <a href="/api/files">files »</a></td>
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<h3><a class="anchor" href="#result" id="result" name="result"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Result</h3>
<p><a href="/type/MessageMedia">MessageMedia</a></p>
<h3><a class="anchor" href="#possible-errors" id="possible-errors" name="possible-errors"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Possible errors</h3>
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<td>400</td>
<td>BOT_MISSING</td>
<td>This method can only be run by a bot.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>CHANNEL_PRIVATE</td>
<td>You haven't joined this channel/supergroup.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED</td>
<td>You must be an admin in this chat to do this.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>CHAT_RESTRICTED</td>
<td>You can't send messages in this chat, you were restricted.</td>
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<td>403</td>
<td>CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN</td>
<td>You can't write in this chat.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>FILE_PARTS_INVALID</td>
<td>The number of file parts is invalid.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>IMAGE_PROCESS_FAILED</td>
<td>Failure while processing image.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED</td>
<td>The specified user was deleted.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>MEDIA_INVALID</td>
<td>Media invalid.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>MSG_ID_INVALID</td>
<td>Invalid message ID provided.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>PEER_ID_INVALID</td>
<td>The provided peer id is invalid.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>PHOTO_EXT_INVALID</td>
<td>The extension of the photo is invalid.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>PHOTO_INVALID_DIMENSIONS</td>
<td>The photo dimensions are invalid.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>PHOTO_SAVE_FILE_INVALID</td>
<td>Internal issues, try again later.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>USER_BANNED_IN_CHANNEL</td>
<td>You're banned from sending messages in supergroups/channels.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>WEBPAGE_CURL_FAILED</td>
<td>Failure while fetching the webpage with cURL.</td>
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<h3><a class="anchor" href="#bots-can-use-this-method" id="bots-can-use-this-method" name="bots-can-use-this-method"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Bots can use this method</h3>
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<h4><a class="anchor" href="#inputpeerempty" id="inputpeerempty" name="inputpeerempty"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a><a href="/constructor/inputPeerEmpty">inputPeerEmpty</a></h4>
<p>An empty constructor, no user or chat is defined.</p>
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<p>How to transfer large data batches correctly.</p></div>
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