channels.deleteChannel

channels.deleteChannel

No description provided by the pinned schema.

Signature

channels.deleteChannel#c0111fe3 channel:InputChannel = Updates;

Result type

Updates

Parameters

Name	Type	Flag	Default	Description
channel	InputChannel	—	—	No description provided by the pinned schema.

Python binding

from miniproto.raw.functions import ChannelsDeleteChannel

Public access: miniproto.raw.functions.ChannelsDeleteChannel.

Safe usage shape

from miniproto.raw.functions import ChannelsDeleteChannel

# Naming the raw request class is local only; it performs no I/O or network request.
request_type = ChannelsDeleteChannel

Result family

Updates

RPC errors

Code	Error	Description
400	BUSINESS_CONNECTION_NOT_ALLOWED	This method was invoked over a business connection using invokeWithBusinessConnection, but either (1) we’re a user, and users cannot invoke methods over a business connection; (2) we’re a bot, but business mode was disabled in @botfather or (3); we’re a bot, but this method cannot be invoked over a business connection.
400	CHANNEL_INVALID	The provided channel is invalid.
400	CHANNEL_PRIVATE	You haven’t joined this channel/supergroup.
400	CHANNEL_TOO_LARGE	Channel is too large to be deleted; this error is issued when trying to delete channels with more than 1000 members (subject to change).
400	CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED	You must be an admin in this chat to do this.
400	CHAT_NOT_MODIFIED	No changes were made to chat information because the new information you passed is identical to the current information.
401	AUTH_KEY_UNREGISTERED	The specified authorization key is not registered in the system (for example, a PFS temporary key has expired).
403	CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN	You can’t write in this chat.
406	CHANNEL_PRIVATE	You haven’t joined this channel/supergroup.
406	CHANNEL_TOO_LARGE	Channel is too large to be deleted; this error is issued when trying to delete channels with more than 1000 members (subject to change).

Accepted types

InputChannel Known selected constructors: inputChannel, inputChannelEmpty, inputChannelFromMessage

Returned types

Updates Known selected constructors: updateShort, updateShortChatMessage, updateShortMessage, updateShortSentMessage, updates, updatesCombined, updatesTooLong

Related methods

account.getBotBusinessConnection, account.getNotifyExceptions, account.toggleWebBrowserSettingsException, account.updateConnectedBot, account.updatePersonalChannel, bots.allowSendMessage, channels.checkUsername, channels.convertToGigagroup, channels.createChannel, channels.deactivateAllUsernames, channels.deleteHistory, channels.deleteMessages, channels.deleteParticipantHistory, channels.editAdmin, channels.editBanned, channels.editLocation, channels.editPhoto, channels.editTitle, channels.exportMessageLink, channels.getAdminLog, channels.getChannelRecommendations, channels.getChannels, channels.getFullChannel, channels.getMessageAuthor, channels.getMessages, channels.getParticipant, channels.getParticipants, channels.inviteToChannel, channels.joinChannel, channels.leaveChannel, channels.readHistory, channels.readMessageContents, channels.reorderUsernames, channels.reportAntiSpamFalsePositive, channels.reportSpam, channels.restrictSponsoredMessages, channels.setBoostsToUnblockRestrictions, channels.setDiscussionGroup, channels.setEmojiStickers, channels.setMainProfileTab, channels.setStickers, channels.toggleAntiSpam, channels.toggleAutotranslation, channels.toggleForum, channels.toggleJoinRequest, channels.toggleJoinToSend, channels.toggleParticipantsHidden, channels.togglePreHistoryHidden, channels.toggleSignatures, channels.toggleSlowMode, channels.toggleUsername, channels.toggleViewForumAsMessages, channels.updateColor, channels.updateEmojiStatus, channels.updatePaidMessagesPrice, channels.updateUsername, chatlists.joinChatlistInvite, chatlists.joinChatlistUpdates, chatlists.leaveChatlist, communities.create, communities.getParticipantJoinedChats, communities.getPeerLinkRequests, communities.toggleAllPeerLinkRequestApproval, communities.toggleCommunityCollapsedInDialogs, communities.toggleParticipantBanned, communities.togglePeerLink, communities.togglePeerLinkRequestApproval, contacts.acceptContact, contacts.addContact, contacts.blockFromReplies, contacts.deleteContacts, contacts.getLocated, ephemeral.editMessage, ephemeral.sendMessage, folders.editPeerFolders, messages.addPollAnswer, messages.appendTodoList, messages.createForumTopic, messages.deleteChatUser, messages.deleteFactCheck, messages.deleteParticipantReaction, messages.deletePollAnswer, messages.deleteQuickReplyMessages, messages.deleteScheduledMessages, messages.editChatCreator, messages.editChatDefaultBannedRights, messages.editChatParticipantRank, messages.editChatPhoto, messages.editChatTitle, messages.editFactCheck, messages.editForumTopic, messages.editMessage, messages.forwardMessages, messages.getAllDrafts, messages.getExtendedMedia, messages.getMessagesReactions, messages.getPaidReactionPrivacy, messages.getPollResults, messages.hideAllChatJoinRequests, messages.hideChatJoinRequest, messages.migrateChat, messages.reorderPinnedForumTopics, messages.searchGlobal, messages.sendBotRequestedPeer, messages.sendInlineBotResult, messages.sendMedia, messages.sendMessage, messages.sendMultiMedia, messages.sendPaidReaction, messages.sendQuickReplyMessages, messages.sendReaction, messages.sendScheduledMessages, messages.sendScreenshotNotification, messages.sendVote, messages.sendWebViewData, messages.setChatAvailableReactions, messages.setChatTheme, messages.setChatWallPaper, messages.setGameScore, messages.setHistoryTTL, messages.startBot, messages.toggleNoForwards, messages.toggleSuggestedPostApproval, messages.toggleTodoCompleted, messages.updatePinnedForumTopic, messages.updatePinnedMessage, payments.applyGiftCode, payments.assignAppStoreTransaction, payments.assignPlayMarketTransaction, payments.craftStarGift, payments.launchPrepaidGiveaway, payments.refundStarsCharge, payments.resolveStarGiftOffer, payments.sendStarGiftOffer, payments.transferStarGift, payments.updateStarGiftPrice, payments.upgradeStarGift, phone.createConferenceCall, phone.createGroupCall, phone.declineConferenceCallInvite, phone.deleteConferenceCallParticipants, phone.deleteGroupCallMessages, phone.deleteGroupCallParticipantMessages, phone.discardCall, phone.discardGroupCall, phone.editGroupCallParticipant, phone.editGroupCallTitle, phone.getGroupCallChainBlocks, phone.inviteConferenceCallParticipant, phone.inviteToGroupCall, phone.joinGroupCall, phone.joinGroupCallPresentation, phone.leaveGroupCall, phone.leaveGroupCallPresentation, phone.sendConferenceCallBroadcast, phone.sendGroupCallMessage, phone.setCallRating, phone.startScheduledGroupCall, phone.toggleGroupCallRecord, phone.toggleGroupCallSettings, phone.toggleGroupCallStartSubscription, stats.getBroadcastStats, stats.getMegagroupStats, stats.getMessagePublicForwards, stats.getMessageStats, stories.activateStealthMode, stories.editStory, stories.getAllReadPeerStories, stories.sendReaction, stories.sendStory, stories.startLive, updates.getChannelDifference, users.suggestBirthday

Availability evidence

• user only

Provenance

• layer: 228
• structural source: tdlib
• canonical schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tdlib/td/refs/heads/master/td/generate/scheme/telegram_api.tl
• prose merge precedence: TDLib → Telegram Desktop → Core JSON
• source note: Canonical structure is the pinned TDLib telegram_api.tl; Layer 228 comes only from the matching Telegram Desktop end-of-file marker; core.telegram.org inputs enrich documentation and RPC error metadata without overriding structure.

Source-diff notes

• tdlib_vs_core: changed_count=68; core_only_count=1; overlap_count=2302; tdlib_only_count=158
• tdlib_vs_tdesktop: changed_count=0; overlap_count=2448; tdesktop_only=null; tdlib_only=accessPointRule, ephemeral.editMessage, help.configSimple, inputPeerPhotoFileLocationLegacy, inputStickerSetThumbLegacy, invokeWithApnsSecretPrefix, invokeWithBusinessConnectionPrefix, invokeWithGooglePlayIntegrityPrefix, invokeWithReCaptchaPrefix, ipPort, ipPortSecret, updateEphemeralBotCallbackQuery