@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
 	updates, err := bot.GetUpdatesChan(u)
 
 	for update := range updates {
+		if update.Message == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		log.Printf("[%s] %s", update.Message.From.UserName, update.Message.Text)
 
 		msg := tgbotapi.NewMessage(update.Message.Chat.ID, update.Message.Text)

@@ -521,6 +521,117 @@
 	return bot.MakeRequest("kickChatMember", v)
 }
 
+// LeaveChat makes the bot leave the chat.
+func (bot *BotAPI) LeaveChat(config ChatConfig) (APIResponse, error) {
+	v := url.Values{}
+
+	if config.SuperGroupUsername == "" {
+		v.Add("chat_id", strconv.FormatInt(config.ChatID, 10))
+	} else {
+		v.Add("chat_id", config.SuperGroupUsername)
+	}
+
+	bot.debugLog("leaveChat", v, nil)
+
+	return bot.MakeRequest("leaveChat", v)
+}
+
+// GetChat gets information about a chat.
+func (bot *BotAPI) GetChat(config ChatConfig) (Chat, error) {
+	v := url.Values{}
+
+	if config.SuperGroupUsername == "" {
+		v.Add("chat_id", strconv.FormatInt(config.ChatID, 10))
+	} else {
+		v.Add("chat_id", config.SuperGroupUsername)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := bot.MakeRequest("getChat", v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Chat{}, err
+	}
+
+	var chat Chat
+	err = json.Unmarshal(resp.Result, &chat)
+
+	bot.debugLog("getChat", v, chat)
+
+	return chat, err
+}
+
+// GetChatAdministrators gets a list of administrators in the chat.
+//
+// If none have been appointed, only the creator will be returned.
+// Bots are not shown, even if they are an administrator.
+func (bot *BotAPI) GetChatAdministrators(config ChatConfig) ([]ChatMember, error) {
+	v := url.Values{}
+
+	if config.SuperGroupUsername == "" {
+		v.Add("chat_id", strconv.FormatInt(config.ChatID, 10))
+	} else {
+		v.Add("chat_id", config.SuperGroupUsername)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := bot.MakeRequest("getChatAdministrators", v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []ChatMember{}, err
+	}
+
+	var members []ChatMember
+	err = json.Unmarshal(resp.Result, &members)
+
+	bot.debugLog("getChatAdministrators", v, members)
+
+	return members, err
+}
+
+// GetChatMembersCount gets the number of users in a chat.
+func (bot *BotAPI) GetChatMembersCount(config ChatConfig) (int, error) {
+	v := url.Values{}
+
+	if config.SuperGroupUsername == "" {
+		v.Add("chat_id", strconv.FormatInt(config.ChatID, 10))
+	} else {
+		v.Add("chat_id", config.SuperGroupUsername)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := bot.MakeRequest("getChatMembersCount", v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+
+	var count int
+	err = json.Unmarshal(resp.Result, &count)
+
+	bot.debugLog("getChatMembersCount", v, count)
+
+	return count, err
+}
+
+// GetChatMember gets a specific chat member.
+func (bot *BotAPI) GetChatMember(config ChatConfigWithUser) (ChatMember, error) {
+	v := url.Values{}
+
+	if config.SuperGroupUsername == "" {
+		v.Add("chat_id", strconv.FormatInt(config.ChatID, 10))
+	} else {
+		v.Add("chat_id", config.SuperGroupUsername)
+	}
+	v.Add("user_id", strconv.Itoa(config.UserID))
+
+	resp, err := bot.MakeRequest("getChatMember", v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ChatMember{}, err
+	}
+
+	var member ChatMember
+	err = json.Unmarshal(resp.Result, &member)
+
+	bot.debugLog("getChatMember", v, member)
+
+	return member, err
+}
+
 // UnbanChatMember unbans a user from a chat. Note that this only will work
 // in supergroups, and requires the bot to be an admin.
 func (bot *BotAPI) UnbanChatMember(config ChatMemberConfig) (APIResponse, error) {

@@ -447,6 +447,10 @@
 	updates, err := bot.GetUpdatesChan(u)
 
 	for update := range updates {
+		if update.Message == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		log.Printf("[%s] %s", update.Message.From.UserName, update.Message.Text)
 
 		msg := tgbotapi.NewMessage(update.Message.Chat.ID, update.Message.Text)
@@ -493,7 +497,7 @@
 	updates, err := bot.GetUpdatesChan(u)
 
 	for update := range updates {
-		if update.InlineQuery.Query == "" { // if no inline query, ignore it
+		if update.InlineQuery == nil { // if no inline query, ignore it
 			continue
 		}
 

@@ -675,3 +675,17 @@ ChatID             int64
 	SuperGroupUsername string
 	UserID             int
 }
+
+// ChatConfig contains information about getting information on a chat.
+type ChatConfig struct {
+	ChatID             int64
+	SuperGroupUsername string
+}
+
+// ChatConfigWithUser contains information about getting information on
+// a specific user within a chat.
+type ChatConfigWithUser struct {
+	ChatID             int64
+	SuperGroupUsername string
+	UserID             int
+}

@@ -70,23 +70,28 @@ LastName  string `json:"last_name"`  // optional
 }
 
 // IsPrivate returns if the Chat is a private conversation.
-func (c *Chat) IsPrivate() bool {
+func (c Chat) IsPrivate() bool {
 	return c.Type == "private"
 }
 
 // IsGroup returns if the Chat is a group.
-func (c *Chat) IsGroup() bool {
+func (c Chat) IsGroup() bool {
 	return c.Type == "group"
 }
 
 // IsSuperGroup returns if the Chat is a supergroup.
-func (c *Chat) IsSuperGroup() bool {
+func (c Chat) IsSuperGroup() bool {
 	return c.Type == "supergroup"
 }
 
 // IsChannel returns if the Chat is a channel.
-func (c *Chat) IsChannel() bool {
+func (c Chat) IsChannel() bool {
 	return c.Type == "channel"
+}
+
+// ChatConfig returns a ChatConfig struct for chat related methods.
+func (c Chat) ChatConfig() ChatConfig {
+	return ChatConfig{ChatID: c.ID}
 }
 
 // Message is returned by almost every request, and contains data about
@@ -342,6 +347,27 @@ type ForceReply struct {
 	ForceReply bool `json:"force_reply"`
 	Selective  bool `json:"selective"` // optional
 }
+
+// ChatMember is information about a member in a chat.
+type ChatMember struct {
+	User   *User  `json:"user"`
+	Status string `json:"status"`
+}
+
+// IsCreator returns if the ChatMember was the creator of the chat.
+func (chat ChatMember) IsCreator() bool { return chat.Status == "creator" }
+
+// IsAdministrator returns if the ChatMember is a chat administrator.
+func (chat ChatMember) IsAdministrator() bool { return chat.Status == "administrator" }
+
+// IsMember returns if the ChatMember is a current member of the chat.
+func (chat ChatMember) IsMember() bool { return chat.Status == "member" }
+
+// HasLeft returns if the ChatMember left the chat.
+func (chat ChatMember) HasLeft() bool { return chat.Status == "left" }
+
+// WasKicked returns if the ChatMember was kicked from the chat.
+func (chat ChatMember) WasKicked() bool { return chat.Status == "kicked" }
 
 // InlineQuery is a Query from Telegram for an inline request.
 type InlineQuery struct {