# updateGroupInvitePrivacyForbidden

0-N updates of this type may be returned only when invoking [messages.addChatUser](/method/messages.addChatUser.md), [channels.inviteToChannel](/method/channels.inviteToChannel.md) or [messages.createChat](/method/messages.createChat.md): it indicates we couldn't add a user to a chat because of their privacy settings; if required, an [invite link](/api/invites.md) can be shared with the user, instead.

No such constructor in the current schema.

### Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | :---: | --- |
| **user\_id** | [long](/type/long.md) | ID of the user we couldn't add. |

### Type
 

### Related pages

#### [messages.addChatUser](/method/messages.addChatUser.md)
Adds a user to a chat and sends a service message on it.

#### [channels.inviteToChannel](/method/channels.inviteToChannel.md)
Invite users to a channel/supergroup

#### [messages.createChat](/method/messages.createChat.md)
Creates a new chat.

#### [Invites](/api/invites.md)
Chats and channels may have a public username or a private invite link: private invite links may be further enhanced with per-user join requests.