# `ExGram.Model.ChatMemberUpdated`
[🔗](https://github.com/rockneurotiko/ex_gram/blob/0.64.0/lib/ex_gram.ex#L5021)

This object represents changes in the status of a chat member.

Check the [documentation of this model on Telegram Bot API](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#chatmemberupdated)

- `chat`: Chat the user belongs to
- `from`: Performer of the action, which resulted in the change
- `date`: Date the change was done in Unix time
- `old_chat_member`: Previous information about the chat member
- `new_chat_member`: New information about the chat member
- `invite_link (optional)`: Optional. Chat invite link, which was used by the user to join the chat; for joining by invite link events only.
- `via_join_request (optional)`: Optional. True, if the user joined the chat after sending a direct join request without using an invite link and being approved by an administrator
- `via_chat_folder_invite_link (optional)`: Optional. True, if the user joined the chat via a chat folder invite link

# `t`

```elixir
@type t() :: %ExGram.Model.ChatMemberUpdated{
  chat: ExGram.Model.Chat.t(),
  date: integer(),
  from: ExGram.Model.User.t(),
  invite_link: ExGram.Model.ChatInviteLink.t() | nil,
  new_chat_member: ExGram.Model.ChatMember.t(),
  old_chat_member: ExGram.Model.ChatMember.t(),
  via_chat_folder_invite_link: boolean() | nil,
  via_join_request: boolean() | nil
}
```

# `decode_as`

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*