{
  "meta": {},
  "group": {
    "title": "Updating messages",
    "anchor": "updating-messages"
  },
  "object": {
    "anchor": "deletemessage",
    "name": "deleteMessage",
    "description": "Use this method to delete a message, including service messages, with the following limitations:\n- A message can only be deleted if it was sent less than 48 hours ago.\n- Service messages about a supergroup, channel, or forum topic creation can't be deleted.\n- A dice message in a private chat can only be deleted if it was sent more than 24 hours ago.\n- Bots can delete outgoing messages in private chats, groups, and supergroups.\n- Bots can delete incoming messages in private chats.\n- Bots granted can_post_messages permissions can delete outgoing messages in channels.\n- If the bot is an administrator of a group, it can delete any message there.\n- If the bot has can_delete_messages administrator right in a supergroup or a channel, it can delete any message there.\n- If the bot has can_manage_direct_messages administrator right in a channel, it can delete any message in the corresponding direct messages chat.\nReturns True on success.",
    "html_description": "<p>Use this method to delete a message, including service messages, with the following limitations:<br/>\n- A message can only be deleted if it was sent less than 48 hours ago.<br/>\n- Service messages about a supergroup, channel, or forum topic creation can't be deleted.<br/>\n- A dice message in a private chat can only be deleted if it was sent more than 24 hours ago.<br/>\n- Bots can delete outgoing messages in private chats, groups, and supergroups.<br/>\n- Bots can delete incoming messages in private chats.<br/>\n- Bots granted <em>can_post_messages</em> permissions can delete outgoing messages in channels.<br/>\n- If the bot is an administrator of a group, it can delete any message there.<br/>\n- If the bot has <em>can_delete_messages</em> administrator right in a supergroup or a channel, it can delete any message there.<br/>\n- If the bot has <em>can_manage_direct_messages</em> administrator right in a channel, it can delete any message in the corresponding direct messages chat.<br/>\nReturns <em>True</em> on success.</p>",
    "rst_description": "Use this method to delete a message, including service messages, with the following limitations:\n\n- A message can only be deleted if it was sent less than 48 hours ago.\n\n- Service messages about a supergroup, channel, or forum topic creation can't be deleted.\n\n- A dice message in a private chat can only be deleted if it was sent more than 24 hours ago.\n\n- Bots can delete outgoing messages in private chats, groups, and supergroups.\n\n- Bots can delete incoming messages in private chats.\n\n- Bots granted *can_post_messages* permissions can delete outgoing messages in channels.\n\n- If the bot is an administrator of a group, it can delete any message there.\n\n- If the bot has *can_delete_messages* administrator right in a supergroup or a channel, it can delete any message there.\n\n- If the bot has *can_manage_direct_messages* administrator right in a channel, it can delete any message in the corresponding direct messages chat.\n\nReturns :code:`True` on success.",
    "annotations": [
      {
        "type": "Integer or String",
        "required": true,
        "description": "Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)",
        "html_description": "<td>Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format <code>@channelusername</code>)</td>",
        "rst_description": "Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format :code:`@channelusername`)\n",
        "name": "chat_id"
      },
      {
        "type": "Integer",
        "required": true,
        "description": "Identifier of the message to delete",
        "html_description": "<td>Identifier of the message to delete</td>",
        "rst_description": "Identifier of the message to delete\n",
        "name": "message_id"
      }
    ],
    "category": "methods"
  }
}
