# phone.joinGroupCall

> Join a group call

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Join a group call

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|muted|[Bool](/API_docs/types/Bool.html) | If set, the user will be muted by default upon joining. | Optional|
|video\_stopped|[Bool](/API_docs/types/Bool.html) | If set, the user's video will be disabled by default upon joining. | Optional|
|call|[InputGroupCall](/API_docs/types/InputGroupCall.html) | The group call | Yes|
|join\_as|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](/API_docs/types/InputPeer.html) | Join the group call, presenting yourself as the specified user/channel | Optional|
|invite\_hash|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | The invitation hash from the [invite link »](https://core.telegram.org/api/links#video-chat-livestream-links), if provided allows speaking in a livestream or muted group chat. | Optional|
|public\_key|[int256](/API_docs/types/int256.html) | For conference calls, your public key. | Optional|
|block|[bytes](/API_docs/types/bytes.html) | The [block containing an appropriate e2e.chain.changeSetGroupState event](https://core.telegram.org/api/end-to-end/group-calls). | Optional|
|params|[DataJSON](/API_docs/types/DataJSON.html) | WebRTC parameters | Yes|


### Return type: [Updates](/API_docs/types/Updates.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();

$Updates = $MadelineProto->phone->joinGroupCall(muted: $Bool, video_stopped: $Bool, call: $InputGroupCall, join_as: $InputPeer, invite_hash: 'string', public_key: $int256, block: 'bytes', params: $DataJSON, );
```