set_chat_message_auto_delete_time()#
- Client.set_chat_message_auto_delete_time()#
Changes the message auto-delete or self-destruct (for secret chats) time in a chat.
Requires change_info administrator right in basic groups, supergroups and channels.
Usable by ✅ Users ❌ Bots- Parameters:
chat_id (
int|str) – Unique identifier (int) or username (str) of the target chat.message_auto_delete_time (
int) – New time value, in seconds; unless the chat is secret, it must be from 0 up to 365 * 86400 and be divisible by 86400. If 0, then messages aren’t deleted automatically.
- Returns:
bool– True on success.
Example
# Set message auto delete for a chat to 1 day app.set_chat_message_auto_delete_time(chat_id, 86400) # Set message auto delete for a chat to 1 week app.set_chat_message_auto_delete_time(chat_id, 604800) # Disable message auto delete for this chat app.set_chat_message_auto_delete_time(chat_id, 0)