Indicates a service message
messageService#2b085862 flags:# out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true post:flags.14?true legacy:flags.19?true id:int from_id:flags.8?Peer peer_id:Peer reply_to:flags.3?MessageReplyHeader date:int action:MessageAction ttl_period:flags.25?int = Message;| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| flags | # | Flags, see TL conditional fields |
| out | flags.1?true | Whether the message is outgoing |
| mentioned | flags.4?true | Whether we were mentioned in the message |
| media_unread | flags.5?true | Whether the message contains unread media |
| reactions_are_possible | flags.9?true | Whether you can react to this message ». |
| silent | flags.13?true | Whether the message is silent |
| post | flags.14?true | Whether it's a channel post |
| legacy | flags.19?true | This is a legacy message: it has to be refetched with the new layer |
| id | int | Message ID |
| from_id | flags.8?Peer | ID of the sender of this message |
| peer_id | Peer | Sender of service message |
| saved_peer_id | flags.28?Peer | Will only be set for service messages within a monoforum topic »: peer will be equal to the ID of the monoforum and the saved_peer_id flag will be set to the ID of a topic. |
| reply_to | flags.3?MessageReplyHeader | Reply (thread) information |
| date | int | Message date |
| action | MessageAction | Event connected with the service message |
| reactions | flags.20?MessageReactions | Reactions ». |
| ttl_period | flags.25?int | Time To Live of the message, once message.date+message.ttl_period === time(), the message will be deleted on the server, and must be deleted locally as well. |
Telegram allows users to react on any message using specific emojis, triggering cute lottie animations.
Telegram supports direct messages to channels, which can also be used to suggest (even paid) channel posts.