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< pre class = "page_scheme" > < code > < a href = "/constructor/updatesTooLong" > updatesTooLong< / a > #e317af7e = < a href = "/type/Updates" > Updates< / a > ;
< a href = "/constructor/updateShortMessage" > updateShortMessage< / a > #313bc7f8 flags:< a href = "/type/%23" > #< / a > out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true id:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > user_id:< a href = "/type/long" > long< / a > message:< a href = "/type/string" > string< / a > pts:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > pts_count:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > date:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > fwd_from:flags.2?< a href = "/type/MessageFwdHeader" > MessageFwdHeader< / a > via_bot_id:flags.11?< a href = "/type/long" > long< / a > reply_to:flags.3?< a href = "/type/MessageReplyHeader" > MessageReplyHeader< / a > entities:flags.7?< a href = "/type/Vector%20t" > Vector< / a > < < a href = "/type/MessageEntity" > MessageEntity< / a > > ttl_period:flags.25?< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > = < a href = "/type/Updates" > Updates< / a > ;
< a href = "/constructor/updateShortChatMessage" > updateShortChatMessage< / a > #4d6deea5 flags:< a href = "/type/%23" > #< / a > out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true id:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > from_id:< a href = "/type/long" > long< / a > chat_id:< a href = "/type/long" > long< / a > message:< a href = "/type/string" > string< / a > pts:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > pts_count:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > date:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > fwd_from:flags.2?< a href = "/type/MessageFwdHeader" > MessageFwdHeader< / a > via_bot_id:flags.11?< a href = "/type/long" > long< / a > reply_to:flags.3?< a href = "/type/MessageReplyHeader" > MessageReplyHeader< / a > entities:flags.7?< a href = "/type/Vector%20t" > Vector< / a > < < a href = "/type/MessageEntity" > MessageEntity< / a > > ttl_period:flags.25?< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > = < a href = "/type/Updates" > Updates< / a > ;
< a href = "/constructor/updateShort" > updateShort< / a > #78d4dec1 update:< a href = "/type/Update" > Update< / a > date:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > = < a href = "/type/Updates" > Updates< / a > ;
< a href = "/constructor/updatesCombined" > updatesCombined< / a > #725b04c3 updates:< a href = "/type/Vector%20t" > Vector< / a > < < a href = "/type/Update" > Update< / a > > users:< a href = "/type/Vector%20t" > Vector< / a > < < a href = "/type/User" > User< / a > > chats:< a href = "/type/Vector%20t" > Vector< / a > < < a href = "/type/Chat" > Chat< / a > > date:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > seq_start:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > seq:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > = < a href = "/type/Updates" > Updates< / a > ;
< a href = "/constructor/updates" > updates< / a > #74ae4240 updates:< a href = "/type/Vector%20t" > Vector< / a > < < a href = "/type/Update" > Update< / a > > users:< a href = "/type/Vector%20t" > Vector< / a > < < a href = "/type/User" > User< / a > > chats:< a href = "/type/Vector%20t" > Vector< / a > < < a href = "/type/Chat" > Chat< / a > > date:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > seq:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > = < a href = "/type/Updates" > Updates< / a > ;
< a href = "/constructor/updateShortSentMessage" > updateShortSentMessage< / a > #9015e101 flags:< a href = "/type/%23" > #< / a > out:flags.1?true id:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > pts:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > pts_count:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > date:< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > media:flags.9?< a href = "/type/MessageMedia" > MessageMedia< / a > entities:flags.7?< a href = "/type/Vector%20t" > Vector< / a > < < a href = "/type/MessageEntity" > MessageEntity< / a > > ttl_period:flags.25?< a href = "/type/int" > int< / a > = < a href = "/type/Updates" > Updates< / a > ;
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< a href = "/method/messages.startBot" class = "current_page_link" > messages.startBot< / a > #e6df7378 bot:< a href = "/type/InputUser" > InputUser< / a > peer:< a href = "/type/InputPeer" > InputPeer< / a > random_id:< a href = "/type/long" > long< / a > start_param:< a href = "/type/string" > string< / a > = < a href = "/type/Updates" > Updates< / 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 > bot< / strong > < / td >
< td style = "text-align: center;" > < a href = "/type/InputUser" > InputUser< / a > < / td >
< td > The bot< / td >
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< td > < strong > peer< / strong > < / td >
< td style = "text-align: center;" > < a href = "/type/InputPeer" > InputPeer< / a > < / td >
< td > The chat where to start the bot, can be the bot's private chat or a group< / td >
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< td > < strong > random_id< / strong > < / td >
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< td > Random ID to avoid resending the same message< / td >
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< td > < strong > start_param< / strong > < / td >
< td style = "text-align: center;" > < a href = "/type/string" > string< / a > < / td >
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< td > < a href = "/api/links#bot-links" > Deep linking parameter< / a > < / td >
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< td > This is not a valid bot.< / td >
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< td > CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED< / td >
< td > You must be an admin in this chat to do this.< / td >
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< td > INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED< / td >
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< td > MSG_ID_INVALID< / td >
< td > Invalid message ID provided.< / td >
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< td > PEER_ID_INVALID< / td >
< td > The provided peer id is invalid.< / td >
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< td > RANDOM_ID_DUPLICATE< / td >
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< td > START_PARAM_EMPTY< / td >
< td > The start parameter is empty.< / td >
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< td > START_PARAM_INVALID< / td >
< td > Start parameter invalid.< / td >
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< td > Start parameter is too long.< / td >
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< h4 > < a class = "anchor" href = "#deep-links" id = "deep-links" name = "deep-links" > < i class = "anchor-icon" > < / i > < / a > < a href = "/api/links" > Deep links< / a > < / h4 >
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