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Method: channels.createChannel

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Create a supergroup/channel.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescriptionRequired
broadcastBoolWhether to create a channelOptional
megagroupBoolWhether to create a supergroupOptional
for_importBoolWhether the supergroup is being created to import messages from a foreign chat service using messages.initHistoryImportOptional
forumBoolWhether to create a forumOptional
titlestringChannel titleOptional
aboutstringChannel descriptionOptional
geo_pointInputGeoPointGeogroup location, see here » for more info on geogroups.Optional
addressstringGeogroup address, see here » for more info on geogroups.Optional
ttl_periodintTime-to-live of all messages that will be sent in the supergroup: once message.date+message.ttl_period === time(), the message will be deleted on the server, and must be deleted locally as well. You can use messages.setDefaultHistoryTTL to edit this value later.Optional

Return type: Updates

Can bots use this method: NO

MadelineProto Example (now async for huge speed and parallelism!):

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();

$Updates = $MadelineProto->channels->createChannel(broadcast: $Bool, megagroup: $Bool, for_import: $Bool, forum: $Bool, title: 'string', about: 'string', geo_point: $InputGeoPoint, address: 'string', ttl_period: $int, );