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<pre class="page_scheme"><code><a href="/constructor/updates.differenceEmpty" >updates.differenceEmpty</a>#5d75a138 date:<a href="/type/int" >int</a> seq:<a href="/type/int" >int</a> = <a href="/type/updates.Difference" >updates.Difference</a>;
<a href="/constructor/updates.difference" >updates.difference</a>#f49ca0 new_messages:<a href="/type/Vector%20t" >Vector</a><<a href="/type/Message" >Message</a>> new_encrypted_messages:<a href="/type/Vector%20t" >Vector</a><<a href="/type/EncryptedMessage" >EncryptedMessage</a>> other_updates:<a href="/type/Vector%20t" >Vector</a><<a href="/type/Update" >Update</a>> chats:<a href="/type/Vector%20t" >Vector</a><<a href="/type/Chat" >Chat</a>> users:<a href="/type/Vector%20t" >Vector</a><<a href="/type/User" >User</a>> state:<a href="/type/updates.State" >updates.State</a> = <a href="/type/updates.Difference" >updates.Difference</a>;
<a href="/constructor/updates.differenceSlice" >updates.differenceSlice</a>#a8fb1981 new_messages:<a href="/type/Vector%20t" >Vector</a><<a href="/type/Message" >Message</a>> new_encrypted_messages:<a href="/type/Vector%20t" >Vector</a><<a href="/type/EncryptedMessage" >EncryptedMessage</a>> other_updates:<a href="/type/Vector%20t" >Vector</a><<a href="/type/Update" >Update</a>> chats:<a href="/type/Vector%20t" >Vector</a><<a href="/type/Chat" >Chat</a>> users:<a href="/type/Vector%20t" >Vector</a><<a href="/type/User" >User</a>> intermediate_state:<a href="/type/updates.State" >updates.State</a> = <a href="/type/updates.Difference" >updates.Difference</a>;
<a href="/constructor/updates.differenceTooLong" >updates.differenceTooLong</a>#4afe8f6d pts:<a href="/type/int" >int</a> = <a href="/type/updates.Difference" >updates.Difference</a>;
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<a href="/method/updates.getDifference" class="current_page_link" >updates.getDifference</a>#25939651 flags:<a href="/type/%23" >#</a> pts:<a href="/type/int" >int</a> pts_total_limit:flags.0?<a href="/type/int" >int</a> date:<a href="/type/int" >int</a> qts:<a href="/type/int" >int</a> = <a href="/type/updates.Difference" >updates.Difference</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>flags</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/type/%23">#</a></td>
<td>Flags, see <a href="/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields">TL conditional fields</a></td>
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<td><strong>pts</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/type/int">int</a></td>
<td>PTS, see <a href="/api/updates">updates</a>.</td>
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<td><strong>pts_total_limit</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields">flags</a>.0?<a href="/type/int">int</a></td>
<td>For fast updating: if provided and <code>pts + pts_total_limit < remote pts</code>, <a href="/constructor/updates.differenceTooLong">updates.differenceTooLong</a> will be returned.<br>Simply tells the server to not return the difference if it is bigger than <code>pts_total_limit</code><br>If the remote pts is too big (> ~4000000), this field will default to 1000000</td>
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<td><strong>date</strong></td>
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<td>date, see <a href="/api/updates">updates</a>.</td>
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<td>QTS, see <a href="/api/updates">updates</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/updates.Difference">updates.Difference</a></p>
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<td>401</td>
<td>AUTH_KEY_PERM_EMPTY</td>
<td>The temporary auth key must be binded to the permanent auth key to use these methods.</td>
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<td>400</td>
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<td>You can't call this method in a CDN DC.</td>
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<td>403</td>
<td>CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN</td>
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<td>400</td>
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<td>DATE_EMPTY</td>
<td>Date empty.</td>
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<td>400</td>
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<td>MSG_ID_INVALID</td>
<td>Invalid message ID provided.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>PERSISTENT_TIMESTAMP_EMPTY</td>
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<td>Persistent timestamp empty.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>PERSISTENT_TIMESTAMP_INVALID</td>
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<td>Persistent timestamp invalid.</td>
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<h4><a class="anchor" href="#working-with-updates" id="working-with-updates" name="working-with-updates"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a><a href="/api/updates">Working with Updates</a></h4>
<p>How to subscribe to updates and handle them properly.</p>
<h4><a class="anchor" href="#updatesdifferencetoolong" id="updatesdifferencetoolong" name="updatesdifferencetoolong"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a><a href="/constructor/updates.differenceTooLong">updates.differenceTooLong</a></h4>
<p>The difference is <a href="/api/updates#recovering-gaps">too long</a>, and the specified state must be used to refetch updates.</p></div>
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