channels.updatePaidMessagesPrice

Enable or disable paid messages » in this supergroup or monoforum.

Also used to enable or disable monoforums aka direct messages in a channel.

Note that passing the ID of the monoforum itself to channel will return a CHANNEL_MONOFORUM_UNSUPPORTED error: pass the ID of the associated channel to edit the settings of the associated monoforum, instead.

 Method schema is available as of layer 204. Switch »

Parameters

Name Type Description
flags # Flags, see TL conditional fields
broadcast_messages_allowed flags.0?true Only usable for channels, enables or disables the associated monoforum aka direct messages.
channel InputChannel Pass the supergroup ID for supergroups and the ID of the channel to modify the setting in the associated monoforum.
send_paid_messages_stars long Specifies the required amount of Telegram Stars users must pay to send messages to the supergroup or monoforum.

Result

Updates

Bots can use this method

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