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Messages
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.. currentmodule:: telethon
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.. role:: underline
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:class: underline
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.. role:: strikethrough
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:class: strikethrough
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.. role:: spoiler
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:class: spoiler
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Messages are at the heart of a messaging platform.
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In Telethon, you will be using the :class:`~types.Message` class to interact with them.
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Fetching messages
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-----------------
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The most common way to actively fetch messages using the :meth:`Client.get_messages` method:
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.. code-block:: python
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# Get the last message in a chat (by setting the limit to 1).
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last_message = (await client.get_messages(chat, 1))[0]
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# Iterate over all messages in a chat, starting from the oldest message (by using reversed).
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async for message in reversed(client.get_messages(chat)):
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print(message.sender.name, message.text_html)
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You can also perform a fuzzy text search with the :meth:`Client.search_messages` method.
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The search will be performed server-side by Telegram, so the rules for how it works are also fuzzy.
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If you want to search for messages in all the chats you're part of, you can use :meth:`Client.search_all_messages`.
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Lastly, :meth:`Client.send_message` *also* returns the :class:`~types.Message` that you just sent.
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The most common way to passively listen to incoming messages is using the :class:`~events.NewMessage` event:
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.. code-block:: python
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from telethon import events
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@client.on(events.NewMessage)
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async def first(event):
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print(event.chat.name, ':', event.text)
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.. seealso::
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The :doc:`updates` concept for an in-depth explanation on using events.
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.. _formatting:
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Formatting messages
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-------------------
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The library supports 3 formatting modes: no formatting, CommonMark, HTML.
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Telegram does not natively support markdown or HTML.
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Clients such as Telethon parse the text into a list of formatting :tl:`MessageEntity` at different offsets.
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Note that `CommonMark's markdown <https://commonmark.org/>`_ is not fully compatible with :term:`HTTP Bot API`'s
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`MarkdownV2 style <https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#markdownv2-style>`_, and does not support spoilers::
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*italic* and _italic_
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**bold** and __bold__
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# headings are underlined
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~~strikethrough~~
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[inline URL](https://www.example.com/)
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[inline mention](tg://user?id=ab1234cd6789)
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custom emoji image with 
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`inline code`
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```python
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multiline pre-formatted
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block with optional language
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```
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HTML is also not fully compatible with :term:`HTTP Bot API`'s
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`MarkdownV2 style <https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#markdownv2-style>`_,
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and instead favours more standard `HTML elements <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element>`_:
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* ``strong`` and ``b`` for **bold**.
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* ``em`` and ``i`` for *italics*.
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* ``u`` for :underline:`underlined text`.
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* ``del`` and ``s`` for :strikethrough:`strikethrough`.
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* ``blockquote`` for quotes.
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* ``details`` for :spoiler:`hidden text` (spoiler).
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* ``code`` for ``inline code``
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* ``pre`` for multiple lines of code.
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* ``a`` for links.
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* ``img`` for inline images (only custom emoji).
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Both markdown and HTML recognise the following special URLs using the ``tg:`` protocol:
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* ``tg://user?id=ab1234cd6789`` for inline mentions.
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To make sure the mention works, use :attr:`types.PackedChat.hex`.
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You can also use :attr:`types.User.id`, but the mention will fail if the user is not in cache.
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* ``tg://emoji?id=1234567890`` for custom emoji.
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You must use the document identifier as the value.
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The alt-text of the image **must** be a emoji such as 👍.
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To obtain a message's text formatted, use :attr:`types.Message.text_markdown` or :attr:`types.Message.text_html`.
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To send a message with formatted text, use the ``markdown`` or ``html`` parameters in :meth:`Client.send_message`.
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When sending files, the format is appended to the name of the ``caption`` parameter, either ``caption_markdown`` or ``caption_html``.
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Link previews
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Link previews are treated as a type of media automatically generated by Telegram.
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This means you cannot have both a link preview and other media in the same message.
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The ``link_preview`` parameter indicates whether link previews are *allowed* to be present.
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If Telegram is unable to generate a link preview for any of the links, there won't be a link preview.
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By default, link previews are not enabled.
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This is done to prevent sending things you did not explicitly intend to send.
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Unlike the official clients, which do not have a GUI to "enable" the preview, you can easily enable them from code.
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Telegram will attempt to generate a preview for all links contained in the message in order.
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You can use this to your advantage, and hide a link to a photo in the first space or invisible character like ``'\u2063'``.
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Note that avid users *will* be able to find out the link. It is not secret!
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Link previews of photos won't show under the photos of the chat,
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but it requires a server hosting the image, a public address, and Telegram to be able to generate a preview.
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To regenerate a preview, send the corresponding link to `@WebpageBot <https://t.me/WebpageBot>`_.
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Message identifiers
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-------------------
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This is an in-depth explanation for how the :attr:`types.Message.id` works.
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.. note::
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You can safely skip this section if you're not interested.
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Every account, whether it's an user account or bot account, has its own message counter.
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This counter starts at 1, and is incremented by 1 every time a new message is received.
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In private conversations or small groups, each account will receive a copy each message.
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The message identifier will be based on the message counter of the receiving account.
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In megagroups and broadcast channels, the message counter instead belongs to the channel itself.
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It also starts at 1 and is incremented by 1 for every message sent to the group or channel.
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This means every account will see the same message identifier for a given mesasge in a group or channel.
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This design has the following implications:
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* The message identifier alone is enough to uniquely identify a message only if it's not from a megagroup or channel.
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This is why :class:`events.MessageDeleted` does not need to (and doesn't always) include chat information.
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* Messages cannot be deleted for one-side only in megagroups or channels.
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Because every account shares the same identifier for the message, it cannot be deleted only for some.
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* Links to messages only work for everyone inside megagroups or channels.
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In private conversations and small groups, each account will have their own counter, and the identifiers won't match.
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Let's look at a concrete example.
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* You are logged in as User-A.
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* Both User-B and User-C are your mutual contacts.
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* You have share a small group called Group-S with User-B.
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* You also share a megagroup called Group-M with User-C.
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.. graphviz::
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:caption: Demo scenario
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digraph scenario {
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"User A" [shape=trapezium];
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"User B" [shape=box];
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"User C" [shape=box];
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"User A" -> "User B";
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"User A" -> "User C";
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"Group-S" -> "User A";
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"Group-S" -> "User B";
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"Group-M" -> "User A";
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"Group-M" -> "User C";
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}
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Every account and channel has just been created.
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This means everyone has a message counter of one.
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First, User-A will sent a welcome message to both User-B and User-C::
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User-A → User-B: Hey, welcome!
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User-A → User-C: ¡Bienvenido!
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* For User-A, "Hey, welcome!" will have the message identifier 1. The message with "¡Bienvenido!" will have an ID of 2.
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* For User-B, "Hey, welcome" will have ID 1.
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* For User-B, "¡Bienvenido!" will have ID 1.
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.. csv-table:: Message identifiers
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:header: "Message", "User-A", "User-B", "User-C", "Group-S", "Group-M"
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"Hey, welcome!", 1, 1, "", "", ""
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"¡Bienvenido!", 2, "", 1, "", ""
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Next, User-B and User-C will respond to User-A::
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User-B → User-A: Thanks!
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User-C → User-A: Gracias :)
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.. csv-table:: Message identifiers
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:header: "Message", "User-A", "User-B", "User-C", "Group-S", "Group-M"
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"Hey, welcome!", 1, 1, "", "", ""
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"¡Bienvenido!", 2, "", 1, "", ""
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"Thanks!", 3, 2, "", "", ""
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"Gracias :)", 4, "", 2, "", ""
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Notice how for each message, the counter goes up by one, and they are independent.
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Let's see what happens when User-B sends a message to Group-S::
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User-B → Group-S: Nice group
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.. csv-table:: Message identifiers
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:header: "Message", "User-A", "User-B", "User-C", "Group-S", "Group-M"
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"Hey, welcome!", 1, 1, "", "", ""
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"¡Bienvenido!", 2, "", 1, "", ""
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"Thanks!", 3, 2, "", "", ""
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"Gracias :)", 4, "", 2, "", ""
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"Nice group", 5, 3, "", "", ""
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While the message was sent to a different chat, the group itself doesn't have a counter.
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The message identifiers are still unique for each account.
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The chat where the message was sent can be completely ignored.
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Megagroups behave differently::
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User-C → Group-M: Buen grupo
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.. csv-table:: Message identifiers
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:header: "Message", "User-A", "User-B", "User-C", "Group-S", "Group-M"
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"Hey, welcome!", 1, 1, "", "", ""
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"¡Bienvenido!", 2, "", 1, "", ""
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"Thanks!", 3, 2, "", "", ""
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"Gracias :)", 4, "", 2, "", ""
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"Nice group", 5, 3, "", "", ""
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"Buen grupo", "", "", "", "", 1
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The group has its own message counter.
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Each user won't get a copy of the message with their own identifier, but rather everyone sees the same message.
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