# restrictChatMember

> Use this method to restrict a user in a supergroup

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

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Use this method to restrict a user in a supergroup. The bot must be an administrator in the supergroup for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Pass *True* for all permissions to lift restrictions from a user. Returns *True* on success.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup in the format @username |
| user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user |
| permissions | ChatPermissions | Yes | A JSON-serialized object for new user permissions |
| use_independent_chat_permissions | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if chat permissions are set independently. Otherwise, the can_send_other_messages and can_add_web_page_previews permissions will imply the can_send_messages, can_send_audios, can_send_documents, can_send_photos, can_send_videos, can_send_video_notes, and can_send_voice_notes permissions; the can_send_polls permission will imply the can_send_messages permission. |
| until_date | Integer | Optional | Date when restrictions will be lifted for the user; Unix time. If user is restricted for more than 366 days or less than 30 seconds from the current time, they are considered to be restricted forever. |

## 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.