restrictChatMember

Use this method to restrict a user in a supergroup. The bot must be an administrator in the supergroup for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Pass True for all permissions to lift restrictions from a user. 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 @supergroupusername)

user_id

Integer

Yes

Unique identifier of the target user

permissions

ChatPermissions

Yes

A JSON-serialized object for new user permissions

use_independent_chat_permissions

Boolean

Optional

Pass True if chat permissions are set independently. Otherwise, the can_send_other_messages and can_add_web_page_previews permissions will imply the can_send_messages, can_send_audios, can_send_documents, can_send_photos, can_send_videos, can_send_video_notes, and can_send_voice_notes permissions; the can_send_polls permission will imply the can_send_messages permission.

until_date

Integer

Optional

Date when restrictions will be lifted for the user; Unix time. If user is restricted for more than 366 days or less than 30 seconds from the current time, they are considered to be restricted forever