Promote / Demote Admins
View All Telegram Messaging API APIs →Promote members to admin or demote existing admins. Only supported for supergroups and channels (channel:<id>). Send a JSON body with participants (an array of peer strings resolving to users) and action (promote or demote). Returns the action and how many were updated. Requires the appropriate admin rights.
API Features
Promote or demote One endpoint handles both granting and revoking admin rights
Bulk changes Pass multiple users in the participants array at once
Update count Confirms exactly how many members were updated
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POST
/api/project/telegram-messaging/update-admins API Response (JSON)
{} Query Result
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Use Cases
- Grant moderator rights to trusted community members
- Rotate admin coverage across a support team
- Demote admins who leave an organization