deleteMessage

Use this method to delete a message, including service messages, with the following limitations:

- A message can only be deleted if it was sent less than 48 hours ago.

- Service messages about a supergroup, channel, or forum topic creation can't be deleted.

- A dice message in a private chat can only be deleted if it was sent more than 24 hours ago.

- Bots can delete outgoing messages in private chats, groups, and supergroups.

- Bots can delete incoming messages in private chats.

- Bots granted can_post_messages permissions can delete outgoing messages in channels.

- If the bot is an administrator of a group, it can delete any message there.

- If the bot has can_delete_messages administrator right in a supergroup or a channel, it can delete any message there.

- If the bot has can_manage_direct_messages administrator right in a channel, it can delete any message in the corresponding direct messages chat.

Returns True on success.

Parameters

Example

<?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('deleteMessage', [
    'chat_id' => $chatId,
    'message_id' => $messageId,
]);

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