approveSuggestedPost — Botlify Cloud Docs

Use this method to approve a suggested post in a direct messages chat. The bot must have the 'can_post_messages' administrator right in the corresponding channel chat. Returns True on success.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`chat_id`	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier for the target direct messages chat
`message_id`	Integer	Yes	Identifier of a suggested post message to approve
`send_date`	Integer	Optional	Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the post is expected to be published; omit if the date has already been specified when the suggested post was created. If specified, then the date must be not more than 2678400 seconds (30 days) in the future.

Example

PHP — Call approveSuggestedPost on Botlify Cloud

<?php
// ── Botlify Cloud .env — auto-injected, never hardcode secrets ──
$BOT_TOKEN     = getenv('BOT_TOKEN');     // Telegram bot token from @BotFather
$ADMIN_CHAT_ID = getenv('ADMIN_CHAT_ID'); // Your numeric admin Telegram user ID
$BOT_USERNAME  = getenv('BOT_USERNAME');  // Bot username without @

$resp = bot('approveSuggestedPost', [
    'chat_id' => $chatId,
    'message_id' => $messageId,
]);

if ($resp['ok'] ?? false) {
    $result = $resp['result']; // handle the response
}

Botlify Cloud Runtime
Credentials are auto-injected in .env — always load them with getenv(): BOT_TOKEN, ADMIN_CHAT_ID, BOT_USERNAME. Main database: database.db (SQLite, WAL mode). Runtime errors: error.log. Quick test: send to $ADMIN_CHAT_ID. Full details: Runtime Reference.