deleteBusinessMessages — Botlify Cloud Docs

Delete messages on behalf of a business account. Requires the can_delete_sent_messages business bot right to delete messages sent by the bot itself, or the can_delete_all_messages business bot right to delete any message. Returns True on success.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`business_connection_id`	String	Yes	Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which to delete the messages
`message_ids`	Array of Integer	Yes	A JSON-serialized list of 1-100 identifiers of messages to delete. All messages must be from the same chat. See deleteMessage for limitations on which messages can be deleted.

Example

PHP — Call deleteBusinessMessages 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('deleteBusinessMessages', [
    'business_connection_id' => $userId,
    'message_ids' => $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.