# deleteEphemeralMessage

Source: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#deleteephemeralmessage

[Documentation index](../llms.txt)

Use this method to delete an ephemeral message. Note that it is not guaranteed that the user will receive the message deletion event, especially if they are offline. Returns *True* on success.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chat\_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup in the format `@username` |
| receiver\_user\_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of the user who received the message |
| ephemeral\_message\_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of the ephemeral message to delete |