forward_messages()#

Client.forward_messages()#

Forward messages of any kind.

Usable by ✅ Users ✅ Bots
Parameters:

  • chat_id (int | str) – Unique identifier (int) or username (str) of the target chat. For your personal cloud (Saved Messages) you can simply use “me” or “self”. For a contact that exists in your Telegram address book you can use his phone number (str).

  • from_chat_id (int | str) – Unique identifier (int) or username (str) of the source chat where the original message was sent. For your personal cloud (Saved Messages) you can simply use “me” or “self”. For a contact that exists in your Telegram address book you can use his phone number (str).

  • message_ids (int | Iterable of int) – An iterable of message identifiers in the chat specified in from_chat_id or a single message id.

  • message_thread_id (int, optional) – Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of the forum; for forum supergroups only

  • disable_notification (bool, optional) – Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.

  • protect_content (bool, optional) – Pass True if the content of the message must be protected from forwarding and saving; for bots only.

  • drop_author (bool, optional) – Whether to forward messages without quoting the original author.

  • drop_media_captions (bool, optional) – Whether to strip captions from media.

  • schedule_date (datetime, optional) – Date when the message will be automatically sent.

Returns:

Message | List of Message – In case message_ids was not a list, a single message is returned, otherwise a list of messages is returned.

Example

# Forward a single message
await app.forward_messages(to_chat, from_chat, 123)

# Forward multiple messages at once
await app.forward_messages(to_chat, from_chat, [1, 2, 3])