Unable to delete ephemeral messages via deleteMessage (ephemeral_message_id is not accepted)

[Cuptam4ik]

Is your feature request related to a problem?

Yes. When sending an ephemeral message to a supergroup using ephemeral_message_parameters (so only a specific user sees it), Telegram Bot API returns message_id: 0 along with an ephemeral_message_id (e.g. 29341834).

Currently, there is no way to auto-delete or clear this message after a timeout using deleteMessage:

• Calling deleteMessage(chat_id, 0) fails with 400: Bad Request: message to delete not found.
• Calling deleteMessage(chat_id, ephemeral_message_id) also fails with 400: Bad Request: message to delete not found.

Describe the solution you'd like

I would like deleteMessage to support deleting ephemeral messages, either by:

1. Allowing ephemeral_message_id to be passed as the message ID parameter in deleteMessage.
2. Or adding an optional parameter to deleteMessage specifically for ephemeral_message_id.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I considered sending a direct private message to the user instead, but if the user hasn't started a DM with the bot, the API rejects it with 400: Bad Request: bot can't initiate conversation with a user. Sending a standard group message works with deleteMessage, but then all group members see the message instead of only the target user.

Additional context

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