# createChatInviteLink

> Use this method to create an additional invite link for a chat

**Category:** Telegram Bot API — Methods (A-Z)  
**URL:** https://docs.botlify.cloud/createchatinvitelink  
**Platform:** Botlify Cloud (https://botlify.cloud)  

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Use this method to create an additional invite link for a chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. The link can be revoked using the method revokeChatInviteLink. Returns the new invite link as ChatInviteLink object.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel in the format @username |
| name | String | Optional | Invite link name; 0-32 characters |
| expire_date | Integer | Optional | Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the link will expire |
| member_limit | Integer | Optional | The maximum number of users that can be members of the chat simultaneously after joining the chat via this invite link; 1-99999 |
| creates_join_request | Boolean | Optional | True, if users joining the chat via the link need to be approved by chat administrators. If True, member_limit can't be specified. |

## Example

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> **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.