# bots.createBot

> bots.createBot parameters, return type and example

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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|via\_deeplink|[Bool](/API_docs/types/Bool.html) | Optional|
|name|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | Optional|
|username|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | Optional|
|manager\_id|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputUser](/API_docs/types/InputUser.html) | Optional|


### Return type: [User](/API_docs/types/User.html)

### Can users use this method: **YES**


### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Can bots use this method over a business connection with the `businessConnectionId` flag: **NO**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$User = $MadelineProto->bots->createBot(via_deeplink: $Bool, name: 'string', username: 'string', manager_id: $InputUser, );
```