forwardMessage — Botlify Cloud Docs

Use this method to forward messages of any kind. Service messages and messages with protected content can't be forwarded. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`chat_id`	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
`message_thread_id`	Integer	Optional	Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
`direct_messages_topic_id`	Integer	Optional	Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be forwarded; required if the message is forwarded to a direct messages chat
`from_chat_id`	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the chat where the original message was sent (or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`)
`video_start_timestamp`	Integer	Optional	New start timestamp for the forwarded video in the message
`disable_notification`	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
`protect_content`	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the forwarded message from forwarding and saving
`message_effect_id`	String	Optional	Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; only available when forwarding to private chats
`suggested_post_parameters`	SuggestedPostParameters	Optional	A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only
`message_id`	Integer	Yes	Message identifier in the chat specified in from_chat_id

Example

PHP — Call forwardMessage 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('forwardMessage', [
    'chat_id' => $chatId,
    'from_chat_id' => $userId,
    '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.