{
  "name": "forwardMessage",
  "anchor": "forwardmessage",
  "description": [
    "Use this method to forward messages of any kind. Service messages and messages with protected content can't be forwarded. On success, the sent Message is returned."
  ],
  "table": {
    "headers": [
      "Parameter",
      "Type",
      "Required",
      "Description"
    ],
    "rows": [
      {
        "parameter": "chat_id",
        "type": "Integer or String",
        "required": "Yes",
        "description": "Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )"
      },
      {
        "parameter": "message_thread_id",
        "type": "Integer",
        "required": "Optional",
        "description": "Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only"
      },
      {
        "parameter": "direct_messages_topic_id",
        "type": "Integer",
        "required": "Optional",
        "description": "Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be forwarded; required if the message is forwarded to a direct messages chat"
      },
      {
        "parameter": "from_chat_id",
        "type": "Integer or String",
        "required": "Yes",
        "description": "Unique identifier for the chat where the original message was sent (or channel username in the format @channelusername )"
      },
      {
        "parameter": "video_start_timestamp",
        "type": "Integer",
        "required": "Optional",
        "description": "New start timestamp for the forwarded video in the message"
      },
      {
        "parameter": "disable_notification",
        "type": "Boolean",
        "required": "Optional",
        "description": "Sends the message silently . Users will receive a notification with no sound."
      },
      {
        "parameter": "protect_content",
        "type": "Boolean",
        "required": "Optional",
        "description": "Protects the contents of the forwarded message from forwarding and saving"
      },
      {
        "parameter": "message_effect_id",
        "type": "String",
        "required": "Optional",
        "description": "Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; only available when forwarding to private chats"
      },
      {
        "parameter": "suggested_post_parameters",
        "type": "SuggestedPostParameters",
        "required": "Optional",
        "description": "A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only"
      },
      {
        "parameter": "message_id",
        "type": "Integer",
        "required": "Yes",
        "description": "Message identifier in the chat specified in from_chat_id"
      }
    ]
  },
  "notes": []
}