pinChatMessage — Botlify Cloud Docs

Use this method to add a message to the list of pinned messages in a chat. In private chats and channel direct messages chats, all non-service messages can be pinned. Conversely, the bot must be an administrator with the 'can_pin_messages' right or the 'can_edit_messages' right to pin messages in groups and channels respectively. Returns True on success.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`business_connection_id`	String	Optional	Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be pinned
`chat_id`	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel in the format `@username`
`message_id`	Integer	Yes	Identifier of a message to pin
`disable_notification`	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if it is not necessary to send a notification to all chat members about the new pinned message. Notifications are always disabled in channels and private chats.

Example

PHP — Call pinChatMessage 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('pinChatMessage', [
    '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.