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<a href='/constructor/messageReplies'>messageReplies</a>#83d60fc2 flags:<a href='/type/%23'>#</a> comments:flags.0?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> replies:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> replies_pts:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> recent_repliers:flags.1?<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/Peer'>Peer</a>> channel_id:flags.0?<a href='/type/long'>long</a> max_id:flags.2?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> read_max_id:flags.3?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> = <a href='/type/MessageReplies'>MessageReplies</a>; <a href='/constructor/message'>message</a>#94345242 flags:<a href='/type/%23'>#</a> out:flags.1?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> mentioned:flags.4?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> media_unread:flags.5?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> silent:flags.13?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> post:flags.14?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> from_scheduled:flags.18?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> legacy:flags.19?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> edit_hide:flags.21?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> pinned:flags.24?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> noforwards:flags.26?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> invert_media:flags.27?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> flags2:<a href='/type/%23'>#</a> offline:flags2.1?<a href='/constructor/true'>true</a> id:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> from_id:flags.8?<a href='/type/Peer'>Peer</a> from_boosts_applied:flags.29?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> peer_id:<a href='/type/Peer'>Peer</a> saved_peer_id:flags.28?<a href='/type/Peer'>Peer</a> fwd_from:flags.2?<a href='/type/MessageFwdHeader'>MessageFwdHeader</a> via_bot_id:flags.11?<a href='/type/long'>long</a> via_business_bot_id:flags2.0?<a href='/type/long'>long</a> reply_to:flags.3?<a href='/type/MessageReplyHeader'>MessageReplyHeader</a> date:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> message:<a href='/type/string'>string</a> media:flags.9?<a href='/type/MessageMedia'>MessageMedia</a> reply_markup:flags.6?<a href='/type/ReplyMarkup'>ReplyMarkup</a> entities:flags.7?<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/MessageEntity'>MessageEntity</a>> views:flags.10?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> forwards:flags.10?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> replies:flags.23?<a href='/type/MessageReplies'>MessageReplies</a> edit_date:flags.15?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> post_author:flags.16?<a href='/type/string'>string</a> grouped_id:flags.17?<a href='/type/long'>long</a> reactions:flags.20?<a href='/type/MessageReactions'>MessageReactions</a> restriction_reason:flags.22?<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/RestrictionReason'>RestrictionReason</a>> ttl_period:flags.25?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> quick_reply_shortcut_id:flags.30?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> effect:flags2.2?<a href='/type/long'>long</a> factcheck:flags2.3?<a href='/type/FactCheck'>FactCheck</a> = <a href='/type/Message'>Message</a>; ---functions--- <a href='/method/messages.search'>messages.search</a>#29ee847a flags:<a href='/type/%23'>#</a> peer:<a href='/type/InputPeer'>InputPeer</a> q:<a href='/type/string'>string</a> from_id:flags.0?<a href='/type/InputPeer'>InputPeer</a> saved_peer_id:flags.2?<a href='/type/InputPeer'>InputPeer</a> saved_reaction:flags.3?<a href='/type/Vector%20t'>Vector</a><<a href='/type/Reaction'>Reaction</a>> top_msg_id:flags.1?<a href='/type/int'>int</a> filter:<a href='/type/MessagesFilter'>MessagesFilter</a> min_date:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> max_date:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> offset_id:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> add_offset:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> limit:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> max_id:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> min_id:<a href='/type/int'>int</a> hash:<a href='/type/long'>long</a> = <a href='/type/messages.Messages'>messages.Messages</a>;</code></pre> <p>Threads are usually automatically created when replying to any message in a group.<br> For example, all replies to a message with ID <code>420</code> are associated to thread with ID <code>420</code>, unique to this group; this thread ID is contained in the <code>reply_to_top_id</code> field of <code>reply_to</code> <a href="/constructor/messageReplyHeader">messageReplyHeader</a>, along with an eventual <code>reply_to_msg_id</code>, for replies to messages within a thread.<br> Replies to messages in a thread are part of the same thread, and do not spawn new threads. </p> <p>When receiving a <a href="/constructor/message">message</a> from a group that is also the top of a thread (the message with ID <code>420</code>), the <code>replies</code> optional field will contain a <a href="/constructor/messageReplies">messageReplies</a> constructor, containing the message ID and <a href="/api/updates">PTS</a> of the latest reply in the thread, and the message ID of the latest read thread reply, along with the total number of replies in the thread. </p> <p>Replies to a thread can also be manually fetched using <a href="/method/messages.search">messages.search</a>, providing to <code>top_msg_id</code> the thread ID. </p> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#channel-comments" id="channel-comments" name="channel-comments"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Channel comments</h3> <p>The same <a href="/constructor/messageReplies">messageReplies</a> constructor seen above will also be contained in channel posts, this time containing information about the comment section of a specific channel post, see <a href="/api/discussion">here聽禄</a> for more info.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer_wrap"> <div class="footer_columns_wrap footer_desktop"> <div class="footer_column footer_column_telegram"> <h5>Telegram</h5> <div class="footer_telegram_description"></div> Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed. </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/faq">About</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="//telegram.org/faq">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="//telegram.org/privacy">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="//telegram.org/press">Press</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/apps#mobile-apps">Mobile Apps</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="//telegram.org/dl/ios">iPhone/iPad</a></li> <li><a href="//telegram.org/android">Android</a></li> <li><a href="//telegram.org/dl/web">Mobile Web</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/apps#desktop-apps">Desktop Apps</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="//desktop.telegram.org/">PC/Mac/Linux</a></li> <li><a href="//macos.telegram.org/">macOS</a></li> <li><a href="//telegram.org/dl/web">Web-browser</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer_column footer_column_platform"> <h5><a href="/">Platform</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="/api">API</a></li> <li><a href="//translations.telegram.org/">Translations</a></li> <li><a href="//instantview.telegram.org/">Instant View</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="footer_columns_wrap footer_mobile"> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/faq">About</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/blog">Blog</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/apps">Apps</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="/">Platform</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/press">Press</a></h5> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/js/main.js?47"></script> <script src="/js/jquery.min.js?1"></script> <script src="/js/bootstrap.min.js?1"></script> <script>window.initDevPageNav&&initDevPageNav(); 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