PRAW: How to mark_as_read() with just the message ID?

Question

I just have a list of messages IDs that I need to mark_as_read() , I don't need the message contents, just mark it as read.

Is it possible to mark them as read without fetching them first?

Answer 1

Super late reply, sorry. In case you are still looking, here you go:

You should be able to create a new instance of a message object. Like so:

import praw
reddit = praw.Reddit('Bot-name')
msgIDs = ['id1','id2','id3']
for id in msgIDs:
    temp = reddit.message('id')
    mark_as_read(temp)

If you have any further questions feel free to ask.