# Method: messages.deleteMessages

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Deletes messages by their identifiers.

# Parameters:

Name Type Description Required
revoke Bool Whether to delete messages for all participants of the chat Optional
id Array of int Message ID list Yes

# Return type: messages.AffectedMessages

# Can bots use this method: YES

# 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();

$messages_AffectedMessages = $MadelineProto->messages->deleteMessages(['revoke' => Bool, 'id' => [int, int], ]);

Or, if you’re into Lua:

messages_AffectedMessages = messages.deleteMessages({revoke=Bool, id={int}, })

# Errors

Code Type Description
403 MESSAGE_DELETE_FORBIDDEN You can’t delete one of the messages you tried to delete, most likely because it is a service message.
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