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Subscribers will be allowed to view such posts only after paying the author to unlock them. </p> <p>Creators can then <a href="/api/stars#withdrawing-revenue">withdraw Stars using the Toncoin cryptocurrency »</a>, or use them to <a href="/api/stars#paying-for-ads">advertise their channel</a> and get even more subscribers – all of this with next to <strong>0 commission</strong> from Telegram.</p> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#posting-paid-media" id="posting-paid-media" name="posting-paid-media"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Posting paid media</h3> <pre><code><a href='/constructor/channelFull'>channelFull</a>#bbab348d flags:<a href='/type/%23'>#</a> can_view_participants:flags.3?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> can_set_username:flags.6?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> can_set_stickers:flags.7?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> hidden_prehistory:flags.10?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> can_set_location:flags.16?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> has_scheduled:flags.19?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> can_view_stats:flags.20?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> blocked:flags.22?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> flags2:<a href='/type/%23'>#</a> can_delete_channel:flags2.0?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> antispam:flags2.1?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> participants_hidden:flags2.2?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> translations_disabled:flags2.3?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> stories_pinned_available:flags2.5?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> view_forum_as_messages:flags2.6?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> restricted_sponsored:flags2.11?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> can_view_revenue:flags2.12?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> paid_media_allowed:flags2.14?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> can_view_stars_revenue:flags2.15?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> id:<a href='/type/long'>long</a> about:<a href='/type/string'>string</a> participants_count:flags.0?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> admins_count:flags.1?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> kicked_count:flags.2?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> banned_count:flags.2?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> online_count:flags.13?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> read_inbox_max_id:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> read_outbox_max_id:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> unread_count:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> chat_photo:<a href='/type/Photo'>Photo</a> notify_settings:<a href='/type/PeerNotifySettings'>PeerNotifySettings</a> exported_invite:flags.23?<a href='/type/ExportedChatInvite'>ExportedChatInvite</a> bot_info:<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/BotInfo'>BotInfo</a>> migrated_from_chat_id:flags.4?<a href='/type/long'>long</a> migrated_from_max_id:flags.4?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> pinned_msg_id:flags.5?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> stickerset:flags.8?<a href='/type/StickerSet'>StickerSet</a> available_min_id:flags.9?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> folder_id:flags.11?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> linked_chat_id:flags.14?<a href='/type/long'>long</a> location:flags.15?<a href='/type/ChannelLocation'>ChannelLocation</a> slowmode_seconds:flags.17?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> slowmode_next_send_date:flags.18?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> stats_dc:flags.12?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> pts:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> call:flags.21?<a href='/type/InputGroupCall'>InputGroupCall</a> ttl_period:flags.24?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> pending_suggestions:flags.25?<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/string'>string</a>> groupcall_default_join_as:flags.26?<a href='/type/Peer'>Peer</a> theme_emoticon:flags.27?<a href='/type/string'>string</a> requests_pending:flags.28?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> recent_requesters:flags.28?<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/long'>long</a>> default_send_as:flags.29?<a href='/type/Peer'>Peer</a> available_reactions:flags.30?<a href='/type/ChatReactions'>ChatReactions</a> reactions_limit:flags2.13?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> stories:flags2.4?<a href='/type/PeerStories'>PeerStories</a> wallpaper:flags2.7?<a href='/type/WallPaper'>WallPaper</a> boosts_applied:flags2.8?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> boosts_unrestrict:flags2.9?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> emojiset:flags2.10?<a href='/type/StickerSet'>StickerSet</a> = <a href='/type/ChatFull'>ChatFull</a>; <a href='/constructor/inputMediaPaidMedia'>inputMediaPaidMedia</a>#aa661fc3 stars_amount:<a href='/type/long'>long</a> extended_media:<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/InputMedia'>InputMedia</a>> = <a href='/type/InputMedia'>InputMedia</a>; ---functions--- <a href='/method/messages.sendMedia'>messages.sendMedia</a>#7852834e flags:<a href='/type/%23'>#</a> silent:flags.5?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> background:flags.6?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> clear_draft:flags.7?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> noforwards:flags.14?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> update_stickersets_order:flags.15?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> invert_media:flags.16?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> peer:<a href='/type/InputPeer'>InputPeer</a> reply_to:flags.0?<a href='/type/InputReplyTo'>InputReplyTo</a> media:<a href='/type/InputMedia'>InputMedia</a> message:<a href='/type/string'>string</a> random_id:<a href='/type/long'>long</a> reply_markup:flags.2?<a href='/type/ReplyMarkup'>ReplyMarkup</a> entities:flags.3?<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/MessageEntity'>MessageEntity</a>> schedule_date:flags.10?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> send_as:flags.13?<a href='/type/InputPeer'>InputPeer</a> quick_reply_shortcut:flags.17?<a href='/type/InputQuickReplyShortcut'>InputQuickReplyShortcut</a> effect:flags.18?<a href='/type/long'>long</a> = <a href='/type/Updates'>Updates</a>;</code></pre> <p><a href="/api/channel">Channel</a> administrators may forward or post paid media if the <a href="/constructor/channelFull">channelFull</a>.<code>paid_media_allowed</code> flag is set. </p> <p>To post paid media, use <a href="/method/messages.sendMedia">messages.sendMedia</a>, passing an <a href="/constructor/inputMediaPaidMedia">inputMediaPaidMedia</a> constructor, containing:</p> <ul> <li>In <code>stars_amount</code>, the amount of <a href="/api/stars">Telegram Stars</a> users must pay to obtain access to the media.<br> The maximum value that can be passed here is specified in the <a href="/api/config#stars-paid-post-amount-max">stars_paid_post_amount_max client configuration value »</a>.</li> <li>In <code>extended_media</code>, the actual media files (currently only photos and videos are supported). To send albums, do <strong>not</strong> use <a href="/method/messages.sendMultiMedia">messages.sendMultiMedia</a>, but rather pass all the medias in the <code>extended_media</code> array. </li> </ul> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#viewing-paid-media" id="viewing-paid-media" name="viewing-paid-media"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Viewing paid media</h3> <pre><code><a href='/constructor/messageExtendedMediaPreview'>messageExtendedMediaPreview</a>#ad628cc8 flags:<a href='/type/%23'>#</a> w:flags.0?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> h:flags.0?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> thumb:flags.1?<a href='/type/PhotoSize'>PhotoSize</a> video_duration:flags.2?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> = <a href='/type/MessageExtendedMedia'>MessageExtendedMedia</a>; <a href='/constructor/messageExtendedMedia'>messageExtendedMedia</a>#ee479c64 media:<a href='/type/MessageMedia'>MessageMedia</a> = <a href='/type/MessageExtendedMedia'>MessageExtendedMedia</a>; <a href='/constructor/messageMediaPaidMedia'>messageMediaPaidMedia</a>#a8852491 stars_amount:<a href='/type/long'>long</a> extended_media:<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/MessageExtendedMedia'>MessageExtendedMedia</a>> = <a href='/type/MessageMedia'>MessageMedia</a>; <a href='/constructor/inputInvoiceMessage'>inputInvoiceMessage</a>#c5b56859 peer:<a href='/type/InputPeer'>InputPeer</a> msg_id:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> = <a href='/type/InputInvoice'>InputInvoice</a>; <a href='/constructor/updateMessageExtendedMedia'>updateMessageExtendedMedia</a>#d5a41724 peer:<a href='/type/Peer'>Peer</a> msg_id:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> extended_media:<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/MessageExtendedMedia'>MessageExtendedMedia</a>> = <a href='/type/Update'>Update</a>; <a href='/constructor/starsTransaction'>starsTransaction</a>#2db5418f flags:<a href='/type/%23'>#</a> refund:flags.3?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> pending:flags.4?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> failed:flags.6?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> gift:flags.10?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> id:<a href='/type/string'>string</a> stars:<a href='/type/long'>long</a> date:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> peer:<a href='/type/StarsTransactionPeer'>StarsTransactionPeer</a> title:flags.0?<a href='/type/string'>string</a> description:flags.1?<a href='/type/string'>string</a> photo:flags.2?<a href='/type/WebDocument'>WebDocument</a> transaction_date:flags.5?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> transaction_url:flags.5?<a href='/type/string'>string</a> bot_payload:flags.7?<a href='/type/bytes'>bytes</a> msg_id:flags.8?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> extended_media:flags.9?<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/MessageMedia'>MessageMedia</a>> = <a href='/type/StarsTransaction'>StarsTransaction</a>; ---functions--- <a href='/method/messages.getExtendedMedia'>messages.getExtendedMedia</a>#84f80814 peer:<a href='/type/InputPeer'>InputPeer</a> id:<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/int'>int</a>> = <a href='/type/Updates'>Updates</a>;</code></pre> <p>Paid media is represented by a <a href="/constructor/messageMediaPaidMedia">messageMediaPaidMedia</a> constructor, containing:</p> <ul> <li>In <code>stars_amount</code>, the price of the media in <a href="/api/stars">Telegram Stars</a></li> <li>In <code>extended_media</code>, a vector of <a href="/type/MessageExtendedMedia">MessageExtendedMedia</a> constructors, which will <strong>all</strong> be either:<ul> <li><a href="/constructor/messageExtendedMediaPreview">messageExtendedMediaPreview</a>, for media the current user hasn't bought yet, <strong>optionally</strong> contains basic info about the media (width, height, <a href="/api/files#stripped-thumbnails">extremely low resolution thumbnail</a>, video duration for videos). </li> <li><a href="/constructor/messageExtendedMedia">messageExtendedMedia</a>, for media the current user has already purchased, containing the actual <a href="/constructor/messageMediaPhoto">messageMediaPhoto</a>/<a href="/constructor/messageMediaDocument">messageMediaDocument</a> (video) that can be downloaded and viewed <a href="/api/files">as usual »</a>. </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>To purchase paid media, follow the <a href="/api/payments#22-getting-invoice-info-about-the-product">usual payment flow »</a>, passing an <a href="/constructor/inputInvoiceMessage">inputInvoiceMessage</a> with the peer and message ID of the paid media. </p> <p>Once the payment succeds, an <a href="/constructor/updateMessageExtendedMedia">updateMessageExtendedMedia</a> will be emitted, replacing the <a href="/constructor/messageExtendedMediaPreview">messageExtendedMediaPreview</a> constructors associated with the message with <a href="/constructor/messageExtendedMedia">messageExtendedMedia</a> constructors.<br> No other updates will be emitted (i.e. <strong>no</strong> <a href="/constructor/updateEditChannelMessage">updateEditChannelMessage</a> updates will be emitted for the message containing the paid media, even if re-fetching the same messages through other means like <a href="/method/messages.getHistory">messages.getHistory</a> <em>will</em> return the revealed <a href="/constructor/messageExtendedMedia">messageExtendedMedia</a> constructors).</p> <p>The associated <a href="/constructor/starsTransaction">starsTransaction</a> that will be generated will be of type <a href="/constructor/starsTransactionPeer">starsTransactionPeer</a> (with <code>peer</code> equal to the channel), <code>msg_id</code> equal to the message ID of the paid media and <code>extended_media</code> set to the revealed paid media. </p> <p><strong>Note</strong>: the <a href="/constructor/updateMessageExtendedMedia">updateMessageExtendedMedia</a> update does not have a <code>pts</code>/<code>qts</code> field.<br> This means that this update can only be received passively via the socket (<a href="/api/updates#event-sequences">see here »</a>), and it <strong>cannot</strong> be returned by <a href="/method/updates.getDifference">updates.getDifference</a> or <a href="/method/updates.getChannelDifference">updates.getChannelDifference</a>.<br> This implies that if a certain client is offline, and another session purchases a paid media, the first client will not receive the revealed <a href="/constructor/messageExtendedMedia">messageExtendedMedia</a> constructors when it reconnects to the server, and it would have no way to know that a cached paid media can be revealed to the user. </p> <p>To bypass this issue, if:</p> <ul> <li> <p>One or more messages containing not-yet-bought paid media are visible to the user.</p> </li> <li> <p>From the messages selected above, include only messages received <em>before</em> the client last went offline (i.e. exclude paid media messages that were received and cached via updates or getHistory/getMessages/etc N seconds ago, and the client connected to the server M >= N seconds ago).</p> </li> <li> <p>From the messages selected above, include only messages for which <a href="/method/messages.getExtendedMedia">messages.getExtendedMedia</a> was called more than 15 seconds ago. </p> </li> <li> <p>For all messages satisfying the above conditions, make a single query to <a href="/method/messages.getExtendedMedia">messages.getExtendedMedia</a>, aggregating matching message IDs in <code>id</code>.<br> The method will return an array of <a href="/constructor/updateMessageExtendedMedia">updateMessageExtendedMedia</a> updates, only for passed messages containing <strong>already bought</strong> paid media.<br> No information will be returned for passed messages containing not yet bought paid media, or not containing paid media. </p> <p>Repeat the method call every 15 seconds if at least one of the messages satisfying the above conditions is still visible.<br> Repeat the method call immediately if a new paid message satisfying the above conditions scrolls into view.</p> </li> </ul></div> 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