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wallPaperSolid</a></li><li><a href="?layer=8">8 – Added end-to-end encryption</a></li><li><a href="?layer=9">9 – Improved big files upload perfomance</a></li><li><a href="?layer=10">10 – Improved chat participants updates</a></li><li><a href="?layer=11">11 – Improved secret chats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=12">12 – New dynamic support</a></li><li><a href="?layer=13">13 – Audio, video MIME; contacts import retry; new secret actions</a></li><li><a href="?layer=14">14 – Notify settings sync, blacklist sync</a></li><li><a href="?layer=15">15 – Modified getHistory offset behaviour</a></li><li><a href="?layer=16">16 – Split sendCode into 2 parts</a></li><li><a href="?layer=17">17 – Added custom typing, introduced message flags</a></li><li><a href="?layer=18">18 – Added usernames</a></li><li><a href="?layer=23">23 – Stickers for secret chats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=105">105 – Scheduled messages, Cloud themes</a></li><li><a href="?layer=108">108 – Login with QR code</a></li><li><a href="?layer=109">109 – Polls v2</a></li><li><a href="?layer=110">110 – People Nearby 2.0, Bank card entity</a></li><li><a href="?layer=111">111 – Folders, Broadcast Stats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=112">112 – Old featured stickers, generic dice, poll timer, poll solution</a></li><li><a href="?layer=113">113 – PSA</a></li><li><a href="?layer=114">114 – Video thumbs for GIFs</a></li><li><a href="?layer=115">115 – Peek Channel Invite</a></li><li><a href="?layer=116">116 – Group Stats, Profile Videos</a></li><li><a href="?layer=117">117 – WebRTC Phone Calls</a></li><li><a href="?layer=118">118 – Callback with 2FA, Countries list</a></li><li><a href="?layer=119">119 – Comments in channels, Threads, Anonymous Admins</a></li><li><a href="?layer=120">120 – Multipins, Message Stats, GeoLive v2</a></li><li><a href="?layer=121">121 – SVG-based Outlines for Stickers</a></li><li><a href="?layer=122">122 – Voice Chats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=123">123 – Voice Chat improvements</a></li><li><a href="?layer=124">124 – Expiring Invite links</a></li><li><a href="?layer=125">125 – Voice Chats in Broadcasts</a></li><li><a href="?layer=126">126 – Ban channels in channels</a></li><li><a href="?layer=127">127 – Payments in channels</a></li><li><a href="?layer=128">128 – Microthumbs for User/Chat profile photos</a></li><li><a href="?layer=129">129 – Video Chats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=130">130 – Custom placeholder for bot reply keyboards</a></li><li><a href="?layer=131">131 – Reset 2FA Password after a week</a></li><li><a href="?layer=132">132 – Chat themes</a></li><li><a href="?layer=133">133 – 64-bit IDs for User/Chat</a></li><li><a href="?layer=134">134 – Chat Requests, Shared Media Calendar</a></li><li><a href="?layer=135">135 – Send Message As a Channel</a></li><li><a href="?layer=136">136 – Reactions</a></li><li><a href="?layer=137">137 – Translations</a></li><li><a href="?layer=138">138 – GIF Sticker Packs</a></li><li><a href="?layer=139">139 – RTMP streaming</a></li><li><a href="?layer=140">140 – WebApps, Cloud Ringtones</a></li><li><a href="?layer=142">142 – TCP Reflectors</a></li><li><a href="?layer=143">143 – Premium Subscription, Cloud Invoices</a></li><li><a href="?layer=144">144 – Premium as a Gift, Custom Emoji</a></li><li><a href="?layer=145">145 – Custom Reactions, Statuses, Sign In with email</a></li><li><a href="?layer=147">147 – Keywords for stickers and emojis</a></li><li><a href="?layer=148">148 – Forums, collectible usernames</a></li><li><a href="?layer=150">150 – Pinned forum topics, general topic</a></li><li><a href="?layer=151">151 – Media spoilers, suggested profile photos</a></li><li><a href="?layer=152">152 – Real-time translations, Firebase SMS authentication</a></li><li><a href="?layer=153">153 – Modify created stickersets</a></li><li><a href="?layer=155">155 – Dates for reactions</a></li><li><a href="?layer=158">158 – Shared folders, per-chat wallpapers</a></li><li><a href="?layer=159">159 – Anonymous votes</a></li><li><a href="?layer=160">160 – Stories</a></li><li><a href="?layer=164">164 – Stories in Channels</a></li><li><a href="?layer=166">166 – Giveaways in channels</a></li><li><a href="?layer=167">167 – Similar channels</a></li><li><a href="?layer=168">168 – Channel colors</a></li><li><a href="?layer=169">169 – Multiselection of chats for bots</a></li><li><a href="?layer=170"><strong>170 – Saved Messages 2.0</strong></a></li> <li class="divider"></li> <li><a href="/api/layers">More...</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <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>; ---functions--- <a href="/method/channels.editPhoto" class="current_page_link" >channels.editPhoto</a>#f12e57c9 channel:<a href="/type/InputChannel" >InputChannel</a> photo:<a href="/type/InputChatPhoto" >InputChatPhoto</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> <table class="table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th style="text-align: center;">Type</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>channel</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/type/InputChannel">InputChannel</a></td> <td>Channel/supergroup whose photo should be edited</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>photo</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/type/InputChatPhoto">InputChatPhoto</a></td> <td>New photo</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#result" id="result" name="result"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Result</h3> <p><a href="/type/Updates">Updates</a></p> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#possible-errors" id="possible-errors" name="possible-errors"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Possible errors</h3> <table class="table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Code</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>CHANNEL_INVALID</td> <td>The provided channel is invalid.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>CHANNEL_PRIVATE</td> <td>You haven't joined this channel/supergroup.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>403</td> <td>CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED</td> <td>You must be an admin in this chat to do this.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>CHAT_NOT_MODIFIED</td> <td>No changes were made to chat information because the new information you passed is identical to the current information.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>403</td> <td>CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN</td> <td>You can't write in this chat.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>FILE_PARTS_INVALID</td> <td>The number of file parts is invalid.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>FILE_REFERENCE_INVALID</td> <td>The specified <a href="/api/file_reference">file reference</a> is invalid.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>IMAGE_PROCESS_FAILED</td> <td>Failure while processing image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>PHOTO_CROP_SIZE_SMALL</td> <td>Photo is too small.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>PHOTO_EXT_INVALID</td> <td>The extension of the photo is invalid.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>PHOTO_INVALID</td> <td>Photo invalid.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>400</td> <td>STICKER_MIME_INVALID</td> <td>The specified sticker MIME type is invalid.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <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> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#related-pages" id="related-pages" name="related-pages"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Related pages</h3> <h4><a class="anchor" href="#channels-supergroups-gigagroups-and-basic-groups" id="channels-supergroups-gigagroups-and-basic-groups" 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