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Working with messages
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=====================
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.. note::
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    These examples assume you have read :ref:`accessing-the-full-api`.
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Forwarding messages
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*******************
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.. note::
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    Use the `telethon.telegram_client.TelegramClient.forward_messages`
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    friendly method instead unless you have a better reason not to!
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    This method automatically accepts either a single message or many of them.
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.. code-block:: python
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        # If you only have the message IDs
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        client.forward_messages(
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            entity,  # to which entity you are forwarding the messages
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            message_ids,  # the IDs of the messages (or message) to forward
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            from_entity  # who sent the messages?
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        )
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        # If you have ``Message`` objects
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        client.forward_messages(
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            entity,  # to which entity you are forwarding the messages
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            messages  # the messages (or message) to forward
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        )
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        # You can also do it manually if you prefer
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        from telethon.tl.functions.messages import ForwardMessagesRequest
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        messages = foo()  # retrieve a few messages (or even one, in a list)
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        from_entity = bar()
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        to_entity = baz()
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        client(ForwardMessagesRequest(
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            from_peer=from_entity,  # who sent these messages?
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            id=[msg.id for msg in messages],  # which are the messages?
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            to_peer=to_entity  # who are we forwarding them to?
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        ))
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The named arguments are there for clarity, although they're not needed because
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they appear in order. You can obviously just wrap a single message on the list
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too, if that's all you have.
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Searching Messages
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*******************
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.. note::
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    Use the `telethon.telegram_client.TelegramClient.iter_messages`
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    friendly method instead unless you have a better reason not to!
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    This method has ``search`` and ``filter`` parameters that will
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    suit your needs.
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Messages are searched through the obvious :tl:`SearchRequest`, but you may run
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into issues_. A valid example would be:
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    .. code-block:: python
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        from telethon.tl.functions.messages import SearchRequest
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        from telethon.tl.types import InputMessagesFilterEmpty
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        filter = InputMessagesFilterEmpty()
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        result = client(SearchRequest(
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            peer=peer,      # On which chat/conversation
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            q='query',      # What to search for
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            filter=filter,  # Filter to use (maybe filter for media)
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            min_date=None,  # Minimum date
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            max_date=None,  # Maximum date
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            offset_id=0,    # ID of the message to use as offset
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            add_offset=0,   # Additional offset
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            limit=10,       # How many results
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            max_id=0,       # Maximum message ID
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            min_id=0,       # Minimum message ID
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            from_id=None,   # Who must have sent the message (peer)
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            hash=0          # Special number to return nothing on no-change
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        ))
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It's important to note that the optional parameter ``from_id`` could have
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been omitted (defaulting to ``None``). Changing it to :tl:`InputUserEmpty`, as one
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could think to specify "no user", won't work because this parameter is a flag,
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and it being unspecified has a different meaning.
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If one were to set ``from_id=InputUserEmpty()``, it would filter messages
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from "empty" senders, which would likely match no users.
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If you get a ``ChatAdminRequiredError`` on a channel, it's probably because
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you tried setting the ``from_id`` filter, and as the error says, you can't
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do that. Leave it set to ``None`` and it should work.
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As with every method, make sure you use the right ID/hash combination for
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your ``InputUser`` or ``InputChat``, or you'll likely run into errors like
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``UserIdInvalidError``.
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Sending stickers
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****************
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Stickers are nothing else than ``files``, and when you successfully retrieve
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the stickers for a certain sticker set, all you will have are ``handles`` to
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these files. Remember, the files Telegram holds on their servers can be
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referenced through this pair of ID/hash (unique per user), and you need to
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use this handle when sending a "document" message. This working example will
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send yourself the very first sticker you have:
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    .. code-block:: python
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        # Get all the sticker sets this user has
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        sticker_sets = client(GetAllStickersRequest(0))
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        # Choose a sticker set
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        sticker_set = sticker_sets.sets[0]
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        # Get the stickers for this sticker set
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        stickers = client(GetStickerSetRequest(
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            stickerset=InputStickerSetID(
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                id=sticker_set.id, access_hash=sticker_set.access_hash
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            )
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        ))
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        # Stickers are nothing more than files, so send that
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        client(SendMediaRequest(
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            peer=client.get_me(),
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            media=InputMediaDocument(
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                id=InputDocument(
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                    id=stickers.documents[0].id,
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                    access_hash=stickers.documents[0].access_hash
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                )
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            )
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        ))
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.. _issues: https://github.com/LonamiWebs/Telethon/issues/215
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