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Где найти Telegram Api Key

Я пытаюсь найти Api Key для Telegram, но я не могу его найти. Где я могу найти его на веб-сайте? Если я использую Api Id, я получаю ошибку » Incorrect Token Format в приложении консоли С#.

Дополнительная информация на официальной странице часто задаваемых вопросов о телеграмме: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq#how-do-i-create-a-bot

Вы имеете в виду Telegram API для создания приложения Telegram с использованием С#, а не Telegram Bot API, верно? получить ключ API. Пожалуйста, смотрите шаг за шагом ниже или для получения подробной информации вы можете увидеть эту ссылку

Зарегистрируйтесь в Telegram, используя любое приложение. Войдите в свое ядро Telegram: https://my.telegram.org. Перейдите к » Инструменты разработки API и заполните форму. Вы получите основные адреса, а также параметры api_id и api_hash, необходимые для авторизации пользователя. На данный момент к каждому номеру может быть подключен только один api_id.

Но если вам нужен API для бота Telegram, вы можете проверить API вашего бота с помощью BotFather. для деталей, вы можете проверить по этой ссылке

Я надеюсь, что это полезно для вас.

Вы просите найти бот-токен? или ищете код api для телеграммы клиента?

@BotFather, дает вам знак каждого бота, который вы создали.

для получения токена api для создания клиента, вы должны сделать учетную запись разработчика для телеграммы. это может быть ваш личный счет для телеграммы.

Если кто-то знает, как сделать изображения немного меньше с помощью форматирования, пожалуйста, продолжайте и делайте это, потому что этот размер сумасшедший.

Как упоминается в своем ответе ihoru, вы можете найти всех своих ботов соответствующую информацию в BotFather.

Итак, перейдите к @BotFather в Telegram. Если вы еще не создали бота, введите /newbot и следуйте инструкциям на экране. Вы должны получить свой ключ в конце процесса.

Но теперь предположим, что у вас уже есть бот и больше не можете найти ключ. Опять же, перейдите в @BotFather, но на этот раз введите /mybots . Вы должны увидеть что-то вроде этого:

Нажмите/Коснитесь любого бота, для которого вы хотите использовать свой API-ключ, тогда вы должны увидеть следующее:

Telegram Bot API

The Bot API is an HTTP-based interface created for developers keen on building bots for Telegram.
To learn how to create and set up a bot, please consult our Introduction to Bots and Bot FAQ.

Recent changes

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August 12, 2022

Bot API 6.2

Custom Emoji Support

• Added the MessageEntity type “custom_emoji”.
• Added the field custom_emoji_id to the class MessageEntity for “custom_emoji” entities.
• Added the method getCustomEmojiStickers.
• Added the fields type and custom_emoji_id to the class Sticker.
• Added the field sticker_type to the class StickerSet, describing the type of stickers in the set.
• The field contains_masks has been removed from the documentation of the class StickerSet. The field is still returned in the object for backward compatibility, but new bots should use the field sticker_type instead.
• Added the parameter sticker_type to the method createNewStickerSet.
• The parameter contains_masks has been removed from the documentation of the method createNewStickerSet. The parameter will still work for backward compatibility, but new bots should use the parameter sticker_type instead.

Web App Improvements

• Added the field isClosingConfirmationEnabled and the methods enableClosingConfirmation, disableClosingConfirmation, showPopup, showAlert, showConfirm to the class WebApp.
• Added the field is_premium to the class WebAppUser.
• Added the event popupClosed.

Other Changes

• Added the field has_restricted_voice_and_video_messages to the class Chat to support the new setting.

June 20, 2022

Bot API 6.1

Media in Descriptions

• Added support for photos and videos in the 'What can this bot do?' section (shown on the bot's start screen). Use BotFather to set up media.

Web App Improvements

• Added the fields version, headerColor, backgroundColor, BackButton, HapticFeedback and the methods isVersionAtLeast, setHeaderColor, setBackgroundColor, openLink, openTelegramLink, openInvoice to the class WebApp.
• Added the field secondary_bg_color to the class ThemeParams.
• Added the method offClick to the class MainButton.
• Added the fields chat, can_send_after to the class WebAppInitData.
• Added the events backButtonClicked, settingsButtonClicked, invoiceClosed.

Join Requests & Payments

• Added the fields join_to_send_messages and join_by_request to the class Chat.
• Added the ability to process join requests which were created without an invite link. Bots will receive a “chat_join_request” update as usual.
• Added the method createInvoiceLink to generate an HTTP link for an invoice.

Telegram Premium Support (more info)

• The maximum value of the field file_size in the classes Animation, Audio, Document, Video, Voice, and File can no longer be stored in a signed 32-bit integer type. This change is necessary to support 4GB files uploaded by premium accounts.
• Added the field is_premium to the class User.
• Added the field premium_animation to the class Sticker.

Attachment Menu Integration

• Added the field added_to_attachment_menu to the class User.
• Bots integrated in the attachment menu can now be used in groups, supergroups and channels.
• Added support for t.me links that can be used to select the chat in which the attachment menu with the bot will be opened.

Other Changes

• Added the parameter secret_token to the method setWebhook.
• As previously announced, only HTTPS links are now allowed in login_url inline keyboard buttons.

April 16, 2022

Bot API 6.0

• Added support for Web Apps, see the detailed manual here. (blog announcement)
• Added the class WebAppInfo and the fields web_app to the classes KeyboardButton and InlineKeyboardButton.
• Added the class SentWebAppMessage and the method answerWebAppQuery for sending an answer to a Web App query, which originated from an inline button of the 'web_app' type.
• Added the class WebAppData and the field web_app_data to the class Message.
• Added the class MenuButton and the methods setChatMenuButton and getChatMenuButton for managing the behavior of the bot's menu button in private chats.
• Added the class ChatAdministratorRights and the methods setMyDefaultAdministratorRights and getMyDefaultAdministratorRights for managing the bot's default administrator rights.
• Added support for t.me links that can be used to add the bot to groups and channels as an administrator.
• Added the field last_synchronization_error_date to the class WebhookInfo.
• Renamed the field can_manage_voice_chats to can_manage_video_chats in the class ChatMemberAdministrator. The old field will remain temporarily available.
• Renamed the parameter can_manage_voice_chats to can_manage_video_chats in the method promoteChatMember. The old parameter will remain temporarily available.
• Renamed the fields voice_chat_scheduled, voice_chat_started, voice_chat_ended, and voice_chat_participants_invited to video_chat_scheduled, video_chat_started, video_chat_ended, and video_chat_participants_invited in the class Message. The old fields will remain temporarily available.

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After the next update, only HTTPS links will be allowed in login_url inline keyboard buttons.

January 31, 2022

Bot API 5.7

• Added support for Video Stickers.
• Added the field is_video to the classes Sticker and StickerSet.
• Added the parameter webm_sticker to the methods createNewStickerSet and addStickerToSet.

Authorizing your bot

Each bot is given a unique authentication token when it is created. The token looks something like 123456:ABC-DEF1234ghIkl-zyx57W2v1u123ew11 , but we'll use simply <token> in this document instead. You can learn about obtaining tokens and generating new ones in this document.

Making requests

All queries to the Telegram Bot API must be served over HTTPS and need to be presented in this form: https://api.tlgr.org/bot<token>/METHOD_NAME . Like this for example:

We support GET and POST HTTP methods. We support four ways of passing parameters in Bot API requests:

The response contains a JSON object, which always has a Boolean field 'ok' and may have an optional String field 'description' with a human-readable description of the result. If 'ok' equals True, the request was successful and the result of the query can be found in the 'result' field. In case of an unsuccessful request, 'ok' equals false and the error is explained in the 'description'. An Integer 'error_code' field is also returned, but its contents are subject to change in the future. Some errors may also have an optional field 'parameters' of the type ResponseParameters, which can help to automatically handle the error.

• All methods in the Bot API are case-insensitive.
• All queries must be made using UTF-8.

Making requests when getting updates

If you're using webhooks, you can perform a request to the Bot API while sending an answer to the webhook. Use either application/json or application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data response content type for passing parameters. Specify the method to be invoked in the method parameter of the request. It's not possible to know that such a request was successful or get its result.

Using a Local Bot API Server

The Bot API server source code is available at telegram-bot-api. You can run it locally and send the requests to your own server instead of https://api.tlgr.org . If you switch to a local Bot API server, your bot will be able to:

• Download files without a size limit.
• Upload files up to 2000 MB.
• Upload files using their local path and the file URI scheme.
• Use an HTTP URL for the webhook.
• Use any local IP address for the webhook.
• Use any port for the webhook.
• Set max_webhook_connections up to 100000.
• Receive the absolute local path as a value of the file_path field without the need to download the file after a getFile request.

Do I need a Local Bot API Server

The majority of bots will be OK with the default configuration, running on our servers. But if you feel that you need one of these features, you're welcome to switch to your own at any time.

Getting updates

There are two mutually exclusive ways of receiving updates for your bot — the getUpdates method on one hand and webhooks on the other. Incoming updates are stored on the server until the bot receives them either way, but they will not be kept longer than 24 hours.

Regardless of which option you choose, you will receive JSON-serialized Update objects as a result.

Update

This object represents an incoming update.
At most one of the optional parameters can be present in any given update.

Field	Type	Description
update_id	Integer	The update's unique identifier. Update identifiers start from a certain positive number and increase sequentially. This ID becomes especially handy if you're using webhooks, since it allows you to ignore repeated updates or to restore the correct update sequence, should they get out of order. If there are no new updates for at least a week, then identifier of the next update will be chosen randomly instead of sequentially.
message	Message	Optional. New incoming message of any kind — text, photo, sticker, etc.
edited_message	Message	Optional. New version of a message that is known to the bot and was edited
channel_post	Message	Optional. New incoming channel post of any kind — text, photo, sticker, etc.
edited_channel_post	Message	Optional. New version of a channel post that is known to the bot and was edited
inline_query	InlineQuery	Optional. New incoming inline query
chosen_inline_result	ChosenInlineResult	Optional. The result of an inline query that was chosen by a user and sent to their chat partner. Please see our documentation on the feedback collecting for details on how to enable these updates for your bot.
callback_query	CallbackQuery	Optional. New incoming callback query
shipping_query	ShippingQuery	Optional. New incoming shipping query. Only for invoices with flexible price
pre_checkout_query	PreCheckoutQuery	Optional. New incoming pre-checkout query. Contains full information about checkout
poll	Poll	Optional. New poll state. Bots receive only updates about stopped polls and polls, which are sent by the bot
poll_answer	PollAnswer	Optional. A user changed their answer in a non-anonymous poll. Bots receive new votes only in polls that were sent by the bot itself.
my_chat_member	ChatMemberUpdated	Optional. The bot's chat member status was updated in a chat. For private chats, this update is received only when the bot is blocked or unblocked by the user.
chat_member	ChatMemberUpdated	Optional. A chat member's status was updated in a chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat and must explicitly specify “chat_member” in the list of allowed_updates to receive these updates.
chat_join_request	ChatJoinRequest	Optional. A request to join the chat has been sent. The bot must have the can_invite_users administrator right in the chat to receive these updates.

getUpdates

Use this method to receive incoming updates using long polling (wiki). Returns an Array of Update objects.

Notes
1. This method will not work if an outgoing webhook is set up.
2. In order to avoid getting duplicate updates, recalculate offset after each server response.

setWebhook

Use this method to specify a URL and receive incoming updates via an outgoing webhook. Whenever there is an update for the bot, we will send an HTTPS POST request to the specified URL, containing a JSON-serialized Update. In case of an unsuccessful request, we will give up after a reasonable amount of attempts. Returns True on success.

If you'd like to make sure that the webhook was set by you, you can specify secret data in the parameter secret_token. If specified, the request will contain a header “X-Telegram-Bot-Api-Secret-Token” with the secret token as content.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
url	String	Yes	HTTPS URL to send updates to. Use an empty string to remove webhook integration
certificate	InputFile	Optional	Upload your public key certificate so that the root certificate in use can be checked. See our self-signed guide for details.
ip_address	String	Optional	The fixed IP address which will be used to send webhook requests instead of the IP address resolved through DNS
max_connections	Integer	Optional	The maximum allowed number of simultaneous HTTPS connections to the webhook for update delivery, 1-100. Defaults to 40. Use lower values to limit the load on your bot's server, and higher values to increase your bot's throughput.
allowed_updates	Array of String	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of the update types you want your bot to receive. For example, specify [“message”, “edited_channel_post”, “callback_query”] to only receive updates of these types. See Update for a complete list of available update types. Specify an empty list to receive all update types except chat_member (default). If not specified, the previous setting will be used. Please note that this parameter doesn't affect updates created before the call to the setWebhook, so unwanted updates may be received for a short period of time.
drop_pending_updates	Boolean	Optional	Pass True to drop all pending updates
secret_token	String	Optional	A secret token to be sent in a header “X-Telegram-Bot-Api-Secret-Token” in every webhook request, 1-256 characters. Only characters A-Z , a-z , 0-9 , _ and — are allowed. The header is useful to ensure that the request comes from a webhook set by you.

Notes
1. You will not be able to receive updates using getUpdates for as long as an outgoing webhook is set up.
2. To use a self-signed certificate, you need to upload your public key certificate using certificate parameter. Please upload as InputFile, sending a String will not work.
3. Ports currently supported for webhooks: 443, 80, 88, 8443.

If you're having any trouble setting up webhooks, please check out this amazing guide to webhooks.

deleteWebhook

Use this method to remove webhook integration if you decide to switch back to getUpdates. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
drop_pending_updates	Boolean	Optional	Pass True to drop all pending updates

getWebhookInfo

Use this method to get current webhook status. Requires no parameters. On success, returns a WebhookInfo object. If the bot is using getUpdates, will return an object with the url field empty.

WebhookInfo

Describes the current status of a webhook.

Field	Type	Description
url	String	Webhook URL, may be empty if webhook is not set up
has_custom_certificate	Boolean	True, if a custom certificate was provided for webhook certificate checks
pending_update_count	Integer	Number of updates awaiting delivery
ip_address	String	Optional. Currently used webhook IP address
last_error_date	Integer	Optional. Unix time for the most recent error that happened when trying to deliver an update via webhook
last_error_message	String	Optional. Error message in human-readable format for the most recent error that happened when trying to deliver an update via webhook
last_synchronization_error_date	Integer	Optional. Unix time of the most recent error that happened when trying to synchronize available updates with Telegram datacenters
max_connections	Integer	Optional. The maximum allowed number of simultaneous HTTPS connections to the webhook for update delivery
allowed_updates	Array of String	Optional. A list of update types the bot is subscribed to. Defaults to all update types except chat_member

Available types

All types used in the Bot API responses are represented as JSON-objects.

It is safe to use 32-bit signed integers for storing all Integer fields unless otherwise noted.

Optional fields may be not returned when irrelevant.

This object represents a Telegram user or bot.

Field	Type	Description
id	Integer	Unique identifier for this user or bot. This number may have more than 32 significant bits and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this identifier.
is_bot	Boolean	True, if this user is a bot
first_name	String	User's or bot's first name
last_name	String	Optional. User's or bot's last name
username	String	Optional. User's or bot's username
language_code	String	Optional. IETF language tag of the user's language
is_premium	True	Optional. True, if this user is a Telegram Premium user
added_to_attachment_menu	True	Optional. True, if this user added the bot to the attachment menu
can_join_groups	Boolean	Optional. True, if the bot can be invited to groups. Returned only in getMe.
can_read_all_group_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if privacy mode is disabled for the bot. Returned only in getMe.
supports_inline_queries	Boolean	Optional. True, if the bot supports inline queries. Returned only in getMe.

This object represents a chat.

Field	Type	Description
id	Integer	Unique identifier for this chat. This number may have more than 32 significant bits and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this identifier.
type	String	Type of chat, can be either “private”, “group”, “supergroup” or “channel”
title	String	Optional. Title, for supergroups, channels and group chats
username	String	Optional. Username, for private chats, supergroups and channels if available
first_name	String	Optional. First name of the other party in a private chat
last_name	String	Optional. Last name of the other party in a private chat
photo	ChatPhoto	Optional. Chat photo. Returned only in getChat.
bio	String	Optional. Bio of the other party in a private chat. Returned only in getChat.
has_private_forwards	True	Optional. True, if privacy settings of the other party in the private chat allows to use tg://user?id=<user_id> links only in chats with the user. Returned only in getChat.
has_restricted_voice_and_video_messages	True	Optional. True, if the privacy settings of the other party restrict sending voice and video note messages in the private chat. Returned only in getChat.
join_to_send_messages	True	Optional. True, if users need to join the supergroup before they can send messages. Returned only in getChat.
join_by_request	True	Optional. True, if all users directly joining the supergroup need to be approved by supergroup administrators. Returned only in getChat.
description	String	Optional. Description, for groups, supergroups and channel chats. Returned only in getChat.
invite_link	String	Optional. Primary invite link, for groups, supergroups and channel chats. Returned only in getChat.
pinned_message	Message	Optional. The most recent pinned message (by sending date). Returned only in getChat.
permissions	ChatPermissions	Optional. Default chat member permissions, for groups and supergroups. Returned only in getChat.
slow_mode_delay	Integer	Optional. For supergroups, the minimum allowed delay between consecutive messages sent by each unpriviledged user; in seconds. Returned only in getChat.
message_auto_delete_time	Integer	Optional. The time after which all messages sent to the chat will be automatically deleted; in seconds. Returned only in getChat.
has_protected_content	True	Optional. True, if messages from the chat can't be forwarded to other chats. Returned only in getChat.
sticker_set_name	String	Optional. For supergroups, name of group sticker set. Returned only in getChat.
can_set_sticker_set	True	Optional. True, if the bot can change the group sticker set. Returned only in getChat.
linked_chat_id	Integer	Optional. Unique identifier for the linked chat, i.e. the discussion group identifier for a channel and vice versa; for supergroups and channel chats. This identifier may be greater than 32 bits and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it is smaller than 52 bits, so a signed 64 bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this identifier. Returned only in getChat.
location	ChatLocation	Optional. For supergroups, the location to which the supergroup is connected. Returned only in getChat.

Message

This object represents a message.

Field	Type	Description
message_id	Integer	Unique message identifier inside this chat
from	User	Optional. Sender of the message; empty for messages sent to channels. For backward compatibility, the field contains a fake sender user in non-channel chats, if the message was sent on behalf of a chat.
sender_chat	Chat	Optional. Sender of the message, sent on behalf of a chat. For example, the channel itself for channel posts, the supergroup itself for messages from anonymous group administrators, the linked channel for messages automatically forwarded to the discussion group. For backward compatibility, the field from contains a fake sender user in non-channel chats, if the message was sent on behalf of a chat.
date	Integer	Date the message was sent in Unix time
chat	Chat	Conversation the message belongs to
forward_from	User	Optional. For forwarded messages, sender of the original message
forward_from_chat	Chat	Optional. For messages forwarded from channels or from anonymous administrators, information about the original sender chat
forward_from_message_id	Integer	Optional. For messages forwarded from channels, identifier of the original message in the channel
forward_signature	String	Optional. For forwarded messages that were originally sent in channels or by an anonymous chat administrator, signature of the message sender if present
forward_sender_name	String	Optional. Sender's name for messages forwarded from users who disallow adding a link to their account in forwarded messages
forward_date	Integer	Optional. For forwarded messages, date the original message was sent in Unix time
is_automatic_forward	True	Optional. True, if the message is a channel post that was automatically forwarded to the connected discussion group
reply_to_message	Message	Optional. For replies, the original message. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain further reply_to_message fields even if it itself is a reply.
via_bot	User	Optional. Bot through which the message was sent
edit_date	Integer	Optional. Date the message was last edited in Unix time
has_protected_content	True	Optional. True, if the message can't be forwarded
media_group_id	String	Optional. The unique identifier of a media message group this message belongs to
author_signature	String	Optional. Signature of the post author for messages in channels, or the custom title of an anonymous group administrator
text	String	Optional. For text messages, the actual UTF-8 text of the message
entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. For text messages, special entities like usernames, URLs, bot commands, etc. that appear in the text
animation	Animation	Optional. Message is an animation, information about the animation. For backward compatibility, when this field is set, the document field will also be set
audio	Audio	Optional. Message is an audio file, information about the file
document	Document	Optional. Message is a general file, information about the file
photo	Array of PhotoSize	Optional. Message is a photo, available sizes of the photo
sticker	Sticker	Optional. Message is a sticker, information about the sticker
video	Video	Optional. Message is a video, information about the video
video_note	VideoNote	Optional. Message is a video note, information about the video message
voice	Voice	Optional. Message is a voice message, information about the file
caption	String	Optional. Caption for the animation, audio, document, photo, video or voice
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. For messages with a caption, special entities like usernames, URLs, bot commands, etc. that appear in the caption
contact	Contact	Optional. Message is a shared contact, information about the contact
dice	Dice	Optional. Message is a dice with random value
game	Game	Optional. Message is a game, information about the game. More about games »
poll	Poll	Optional. Message is a native poll, information about the poll
venue	Venue	Optional. Message is a venue, information about the venue. For backward compatibility, when this field is set, the location field will also be set
location	Location	Optional. Message is a shared location, information about the location
new_chat_members	Array of User	Optional. New members that were added to the group or supergroup and information about them (the bot itself may be one of these members)
left_chat_member	User	Optional. A member was removed from the group, information about them (this member may be the bot itself)
new_chat_title	String	Optional. A chat title was changed to this value
new_chat_photo	Array of PhotoSize	Optional. A chat photo was change to this value
delete_chat_photo	True	Optional. Service message: the chat photo was deleted
group_chat_created	True	Optional. Service message: the group has been created
supergroup_chat_created	True	Optional. Service message: the supergroup has been created. This field can't be received in a message coming through updates, because bot can't be a member of a supergroup when it is created. It can only be found in reply_to_message if someone replies to a very first message in a directly created supergroup.
channel_chat_created	True	Optional. Service message: the channel has been created. This field can't be received in a message coming through updates, because bot can't be a member of a channel when it is created. It can only be found in reply_to_message if someone replies to a very first message in a channel.
message_auto_delete_timer_changed	MessageAutoDeleteTimerChanged	Optional. Service message: auto-delete timer settings changed in the chat
migrate_to_chat_id	Integer	Optional. The group has been migrated to a supergroup with the specified identifier. This number may have more than 32 significant bits and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this identifier.
migrate_from_chat_id	Integer	Optional. The supergroup has been migrated from a group with the specified identifier. This number may have more than 32 significant bits and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this identifier.
pinned_message	Message	Optional. Specified message was pinned. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain further reply_to_message fields even if it is itself a reply.
invoice	Invoice	Optional. Message is an invoice for a payment, information about the invoice. More about payments »
successful_payment	SuccessfulPayment	Optional. Message is a service message about a successful payment, information about the payment. More about payments »
connected_website	String	Optional. The domain name of the website on which the user has logged in. More about Telegram Login »
passport_data	PassportData	Optional. Telegram Passport data
proximity_alert_triggered	ProximityAlertTriggered	Optional. Service message. A user in the chat triggered another user's proximity alert while sharing Live Location.
video_chat_scheduled	VideoChatScheduled	Optional. Service message: video chat scheduled
video_chat_started	VideoChatStarted	Optional. Service message: video chat started
video_chat_ended	VideoChatEnded	Optional. Service message: video chat ended
video_chat_participants_invited	VideoChatParticipantsInvited	Optional. Service message: new participants invited to a video chat
web_app_data	WebAppData	Optional. Service message: data sent by a Web App
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message. login_url buttons are represented as ordinary url buttons.

MessageId

This object represents a unique message identifier.

Field	Type	Description
message_id	Integer	Unique message identifier

MessageEntity

This object represents one special entity in a text message. For example, hashtags, usernames, URLs, etc.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the entity. Currently, can be “mention” ( @username ), “hashtag” ( #hashtag ), “cashtag” ( $USD ), “bot_command” ( /start@jobs_bot ), “url” ( https://tlgr.org ), “email” ( do-not-reply@telegram.org ), “phone_number” ( +1-212-555-0123 ), “bold” (bold text), “italic” (italic text), “underline” (underlined text), “strikethrough” (strikethrough text), “spoiler” (spoiler message), “code” (monowidth string), “pre” (monowidth block), “text_link” (for clickable text URLs), “text_mention” (for users without usernames), “custom_emoji” (for inline custom emoji stickers)
offset	Integer	Offset in UTF-16 code units to the start of the entity
length	Integer	Length of the entity in UTF-16 code units
url	String	Optional. For “text_link” only, URL that will be opened after user taps on the text
user	User	Optional. For “text_mention” only, the mentioned user
language	String	Optional. For “pre” only, the programming language of the entity text
custom_emoji_id	String	Optional. For “custom_emoji” only, unique identifier of the custom emoji. Use getCustomEmojiStickers to get full information about the sticker

PhotoSize

This object represents one size of a photo or a file / sticker thumbnail.

Field	Type	Description
file_id	String	Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id	String	Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
width	Integer	Photo width
height	Integer	Photo height
file_size	Integer	Optional. File size in bytes

Animation

This object represents an animation file (GIF or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound).

Field	Type	Description
file_id	String	Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id	String	Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
width	Integer	Video width as defined by sender
height	Integer	Video height as defined by sender
duration	Integer	Duration of the video in seconds as defined by sender
thumb	PhotoSize	Optional. Animation thumbnail as defined by sender
file_name	String	Optional. Original animation filename as defined by sender
mime_type	String	Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by sender
file_size	Integer	Optional. File size in bytes. It can be bigger than 2^31 and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this value.

Audio

This object represents an audio file to be treated as music by the Telegram clients.

Field	Type	Description
file_id	String	Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id	String	Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
duration	Integer	Duration of the audio in seconds as defined by sender
performer	String	Optional. Performer of the audio as defined by sender or by audio tags
title	String	Optional. Title of the audio as defined by sender or by audio tags
file_name	String	Optional. Original filename as defined by sender
mime_type	String	Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by sender
file_size	Integer	Optional. File size in bytes. It can be bigger than 2^31 and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this value.
thumb	PhotoSize	Optional. Thumbnail of the album cover to which the music file belongs

Document

This object represents a general file (as opposed to photos, voice messages and audio files).

Field	Type	Description
file_id	String	Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id	String	Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
thumb	PhotoSize	Optional. Document thumbnail as defined by sender
file_name	String	Optional. Original filename as defined by sender
mime_type	String	Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by sender
file_size	Integer	Optional. File size in bytes. It can be bigger than 2^31 and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this value.

Video

This object represents a video file.

Field	Type	Description
file_id	String	Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id	String	Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
width	Integer	Video width as defined by sender
height	Integer	Video height as defined by sender
duration	Integer	Duration of the video in seconds as defined by sender
thumb	PhotoSize	Optional. Video thumbnail
file_name	String	Optional. Original filename as defined by sender
mime_type	String	Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by sender
file_size	Integer	Optional. File size in bytes. It can be bigger than 2^31 and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this value.

VideoNote

This object represents a video message (available in Telegram apps as of v.4.0).

Field	Type	Description
file_id	String	Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id	String	Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
length	Integer	Video width and height (diameter of the video message) as defined by sender
duration	Integer	Duration of the video in seconds as defined by sender
thumb	PhotoSize	Optional. Video thumbnail
file_size	Integer	Optional. File size in bytes

Voice

This object represents a voice note.

Field	Type	Description
file_id	String	Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id	String	Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
duration	Integer	Duration of the audio in seconds as defined by sender
mime_type	String	Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by sender
file_size	Integer	Optional. File size in bytes. It can be bigger than 2^31 and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this value.

Contact

This object represents a phone contact.

Field	Type	Description
phone_number	String	Contact's phone number
first_name	String	Contact's first name
last_name	String	Optional. Contact's last name
user_id	Integer	Optional. Contact's user identifier in Telegram. This number may have more than 32 significant bits and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this identifier.
vcard	String	Optional. Additional data about the contact in the form of a vCard

This object represents an animated emoji that displays a random value.

Field	Type	Description
emoji	String	Emoji on which the dice throw animation is based
value	Integer	Value of the dice, 1-6 for “”, “” and “” base emoji, 1-5 for “” and “” base emoji, 1-64 for “” base emoji

PollOption

This object contains information about one answer option in a poll.

Field	Type	Description
text	String	Option text, 1-100 characters
voter_count	Integer	Number of users that voted for this option

PollAnswer

This object represents an answer of a user in a non-anonymous poll.

Field	Type	Description
poll_id	String	Unique poll identifier
user	User	The user, who changed the answer to the poll
option_ids	Array of Integer	0-based identifiers of answer options, chosen by the user. May be empty if the user retracted their vote.

This object contains information about a poll.

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Unique poll identifier
question	String	Poll question, 1-300 characters
options	Array of PollOption	List of poll options
total_voter_count	Integer	Total number of users that voted in the poll
is_closed	Boolean	True, if the poll is closed
is_anonymous	Boolean	True, if the poll is anonymous
type	String	Poll type, currently can be “regular” or “quiz”
allows_multiple_answers	Boolean	True, if the poll allows multiple answers
correct_option_id	Integer	Optional. 0-based identifier of the correct answer option. Available only for polls in the quiz mode, which are closed, or was sent (not forwarded) by the bot or to the private chat with the bot.
explanation	String	Optional. Text that is shown when a user chooses an incorrect answer or taps on the lamp icon in a quiz-style poll, 0-200 characters
explanation_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. Special entities like usernames, URLs, bot commands, etc. that appear in the explanation
open_period	Integer	Optional. Amount of time in seconds the poll will be active after creation
close_date	Integer	Optional. Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the poll will be automatically closed

Location

This object represents a point on the map.

Field	Type	Description
longitude	Float	Longitude as defined by sender
latitude	Float	Latitude as defined by sender
horizontal_accuracy	Float number	Optional. The radius of uncertainty for the location, measured in meters; 0-1500
live_period	Integer	Optional. Time relative to the message sending date, during which the location can be updated; in seconds. For active live locations only.
heading	Integer	Optional. The direction in which user is moving, in degrees; 1-360. For active live locations only.
proximity_alert_radius	Integer	Optional. The maximum distance for proximity alerts about approaching another chat member, in meters. For sent live locations only.

Venue

This object represents a venue.

Field	Type	Description
location	Location	Venue location. Can't be a live location
title	String	Name of the venue
address	String	Address of the venue
foursquare_id	String	Optional. Foursquare identifier of the venue
foursquare_type	String	Optional. Foursquare type of the venue. (For example, “arts_entertainment/default”, “arts_entertainment/aquarium” or “food/icecream”.)
google_place_id	String	Optional. Google Places identifier of the venue
google_place_type	String	Optional. Google Places type of the venue. (See supported types.)

WebAppData

Describes data sent from a Web App to the bot.

Field	Type	Description
data	String	The data. Be aware that a bad client can send arbitrary data in this field.
button_text	String	Text of the web_app keyboard button from which the Web App was opened. Be aware that a bad client can send arbitrary data in this field.

ProximityAlertTriggered

This object represents the content of a service message, sent whenever a user in the chat triggers a proximity alert set by another user.

Field	Type	Description
traveler	User	User that triggered the alert
watcher	User	User that set the alert
distance	Integer	The distance between the users

MessageAutoDeleteTimerChanged

This object represents a service message about a change in auto-delete timer settings.

Field	Type	Description
message_auto_delete_time	Integer	New auto-delete time for messages in the chat; in seconds

VideoChatScheduled

This object represents a service message about a video chat scheduled in the chat.

Field	Type	Description
start_date	Integer	Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the video chat is supposed to be started by a chat administrator

VideoChatStarted

This object represents a service message about a video chat started in the chat. Currently holds no information.

VideoChatEnded

This object represents a service message about a video chat ended in the chat.

Field	Type	Description
duration	Integer	Video chat duration in seconds

VideoChatParticipantsInvited

This object represents a service message about new members invited to a video chat.

Field	Type	Description
users	Array of User	New members that were invited to the video chat

UserProfilePhotos

This object represent a user's profile pictures.

Field	Type	Description
total_count	Integer	Total number of profile pictures the target user has
photos	Array of Array of PhotoSize	Requested profile pictures (in up to 4 sizes each)

This object represents a file ready to be downloaded. The file can be downloaded via the link https://api.tlgr.org/file/bot<token>/<file_path> . It is guaranteed that the link will be valid for at least 1 hour. When the link expires, a new one can be requested by calling getFile.

The maximum file size to download is 20 MB

Field	Type	Description
file_id	String	Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id	String	Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
file_size	Integer	Optional. File size in bytes. It can be bigger than 2^31 and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this value.
file_path	String	Optional. File path. Use https://api.tlgr.org/file/bot<token>/<file_path> to get the file.

WebAppInfo

Field	Type	Description
url	String	An HTTPS URL of a Web App to be opened with additional data as specified in Initializing Web Apps

ReplyKeyboardMarkup

This object represents a custom keyboard with reply options (see Introduction to bots for details and examples).

KeyboardButton

This object represents one button of the reply keyboard. For simple text buttons String can be used instead of this object to specify text of the button. Optional fields web_app, request_contact, request_location, and request_poll are mutually exclusive.

Field	Type	Description
text	String	Text of the button. If none of the optional fields are used, it will be sent as a message when the button is pressed
request_contact	Boolean	Optional. If True, the user's phone number will be sent as a contact when the button is pressed. Available in private chats only.
request_location	Boolean	Optional. If True, the user's current location will be sent when the button is pressed. Available in private chats only.
request_poll	KeyboardButtonPollType	Optional. If specified, the user will be asked to create a poll and send it to the bot when the button is pressed. Available in private chats only.
web_app	WebAppInfo	Optional. If specified, the described Web App will be launched when the button is pressed. The Web App will be able to send a “web_app_data” service message. Available in private chats only.

Note: request_contact and request_location options will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will display unsupported message.
Note: request_poll option will only work in Telegram versions released after 23 January, 2020. Older clients will display unsupported message.
Note: web_app option will only work in Telegram versions released after 16 April, 2022. Older clients will display unsupported message.

KeyboardButtonPollType

This object represents type of a poll, which is allowed to be created and sent when the corresponding button is pressed.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Optional. If quiz is passed, the user will be allowed to create only polls in the quiz mode. If regular is passed, only regular polls will be allowed. Otherwise, the user will be allowed to create a poll of any type.

ReplyKeyboardRemove

Upon receiving a message with this object, Telegram clients will remove the current custom keyboard and display the default letter-keyboard. By default, custom keyboards are displayed until a new keyboard is sent by a bot. An exception is made for one-time keyboards that are hidden immediately after the user presses a button (see ReplyKeyboardMarkup).

InlineKeyboardMarkup

This object represents an inline keyboard that appears right next to the message it belongs to.

Field	Type	Description
inline_keyboard	Array of Array of InlineKeyboardButton	Array of button rows, each represented by an Array of InlineKeyboardButton objects

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will display unsupported message.

InlineKeyboardButton

This object represents one button of an inline keyboard. You must use exactly one of the optional fields.

LoginUrl

This object represents a parameter of the inline keyboard button used to automatically authorize a user. Serves as a great replacement for the Telegram Login Widget when the user is coming from Telegram. All the user needs to do is tap/click a button and confirm that they want to log in:

Telegram apps support these buttons as of version 5.7.

Field	Type	Description
url	String	An HTTPS URL to be opened with user authorization data added to the query string when the button is pressed. If the user refuses to provide authorization data, the original URL without information about the user will be opened. The data added is the same as described in Receiving authorization data.

CallbackQuery

This object represents an incoming callback query from a callback button in an inline keyboard. If the button that originated the query was attached to a message sent by the bot, the field message will be present. If the button was attached to a message sent via the bot (in inline mode), the field inline_message_id will be present. Exactly one of the fields data or game_short_name will be present.

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Unique identifier for this query
from	User	Sender
message	Message	Optional. Message with the callback button that originated the query. Note that message content and message date will not be available if the message is too old
inline_message_id	String	Optional. Identifier of the message sent via the bot in inline mode, that originated the query.
chat_instance	String	Global identifier, uniquely corresponding to the chat to which the message with the callback button was sent. Useful for high scores in games.
data	String	Optional. Data associated with the callback button. Be aware that the message originated the query can contain no callback buttons with this data.
game_short_name	String	Optional. Short name of a Game to be returned, serves as the unique identifier for the game

NOTE: After the user presses a callback button, Telegram clients will display a progress bar until you call answerCallbackQuery. It is, therefore, necessary to react by calling answerCallbackQuery even if no notification to the user is needed (e.g., without specifying any of the optional parameters).

ForceReply

Upon receiving a message with this object, Telegram clients will display a reply interface to the user (act as if the user has selected the bot's message and tapped 'Reply'). This can be extremely useful if you want to create user-friendly step-by-step interfaces without having to sacrifice privacy mode.

Field	Type	Description
force_reply	True	Shows reply interface to the user, as if they manually selected the bot's message and tapped 'Reply'
input_field_placeholder	String	Optional. The placeholder to be shown in the input field when the reply is active; 1-64 characters
selective	Boolean	Optional. Use this parameter if you want to force reply from specific users only. Targets: 1) users that are @mentioned in the text of the Message object; 2) if the bot's message is a reply (has reply_to_message_id), sender of the original message.

• Explain the user how to send a command with parameters (e.g. /newpoll question answer1 answer2). May be appealing for hardcore users but lacks modern day polish.
• Guide the user through a step-by-step process. 'Please send me your question', 'Cool, now let's add the first answer option', 'Great. Keep adding answer options, then send /done when you're ready'.

ChatPhoto

This object represents a chat photo.

Field	Type	Description
small_file_id	String	File identifier of small (160×160) chat photo. This file_id can be used only for photo download and only for as long as the photo is not changed.
small_file_unique_id	String	Unique file identifier of small (160×160) chat photo, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
big_file_id	String	File identifier of big (640×640) chat photo. This file_id can be used only for photo download and only for as long as the photo is not changed.
big_file_unique_id	String	Unique file identifier of big (640×640) chat photo, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.

ChatInviteLink

Represents an invite link for a chat.

Field	Type	Description
invite_link	String	The invite link. If the link was created by another chat administrator, then the second part of the link will be replaced with “…”.
creator	User	Creator of the link
creates_join_request	Boolean	True, if users joining the chat via the link need to be approved by chat administrators
is_primary	Boolean	True, if the link is primary
is_revoked	Boolean	True, if the link is revoked
name	String	Optional. Invite link name
expire_date	Integer	Optional. Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the link will expire or has been expired
member_limit	Integer	Optional. The maximum number of users that can be members of the chat simultaneously after joining the chat via this invite link; 1-99999
pending_join_request_count	Integer	Optional. Number of pending join requests created using this link

ChatAdministratorRights

Represents the rights of an administrator in a chat.

Field	Type	Description
is_anonymous	Boolean	True, if the user's presence in the chat is hidden
can_manage_chat	Boolean	True, if the administrator can access the chat event log, chat statistics, message statistics in channels, see channel members, see anonymous administrators in supergroups and ignore slow mode. Implied by any other administrator privilege
can_delete_messages	Boolean	True, if the administrator can delete messages of other users
can_manage_video_chats	Boolean	True, if the administrator can manage video chats
can_restrict_members	Boolean	True, if the administrator can restrict, ban or unban chat members
can_promote_members	Boolean	True, if the administrator can add new administrators with a subset of their own privileges or demote administrators that he has promoted, directly or indirectly (promoted by administrators that were appointed by the user)
can_change_info	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to change the chat title, photo and other settings
can_invite_users	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to invite new users to the chat
can_post_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if the administrator can post in the channel; channels only
can_edit_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if the administrator can edit messages of other users and can pin messages; channels only
can_pin_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if the user is allowed to pin messages; groups and supergroups only

ChatMember

This object contains information about one member of a chat. Currently, the following 6 types of chat members are supported:

ChatMemberOwner

Represents a chat member that owns the chat and has all administrator privileges.

Field	Type	Description
status	String	The member's status in the chat, always “creator”
user	User	Information about the user
is_anonymous	Boolean	True, if the user's presence in the chat is hidden
custom_title	String	Optional. Custom title for this user

ChatMemberAdministrator

Represents a chat member that has some additional privileges.

Field	Type	Description
status	String	The member's status in the chat, always “administrator”
user	User	Information about the user
can_be_edited	Boolean	True, if the bot is allowed to edit administrator privileges of that user
is_anonymous	Boolean	True, if the user's presence in the chat is hidden
can_manage_chat	Boolean	True, if the administrator can access the chat event log, chat statistics, message statistics in channels, see channel members, see anonymous administrators in supergroups and ignore slow mode. Implied by any other administrator privilege
can_delete_messages	Boolean	True, if the administrator can delete messages of other users
can_manage_video_chats	Boolean	True, if the administrator can manage video chats
can_restrict_members	Boolean	True, if the administrator can restrict, ban or unban chat members
can_promote_members	Boolean	True, if the administrator can add new administrators with a subset of their own privileges or demote administrators that he has promoted, directly or indirectly (promoted by administrators that were appointed by the user)
can_change_info	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to change the chat title, photo and other settings
can_invite_users	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to invite new users to the chat
can_post_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if the administrator can post in the channel; channels only
can_edit_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if the administrator can edit messages of other users and can pin messages; channels only
can_pin_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if the user is allowed to pin messages; groups and supergroups only
custom_title	String	Optional. Custom title for this user

ChatMemberMember

Represents a chat member that has no additional privileges or restrictions.

Field	Type	Description
status	String	The member's status in the chat, always “member”
user	User	Information about the user

ChatMemberRestricted

Represents a chat member that is under certain restrictions in the chat. Supergroups only.

Field	Type	Description
status	String	The member's status in the chat, always “restricted”
user	User	Information about the user
is_member	Boolean	True, if the user is a member of the chat at the moment of the request
can_change_info	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to change the chat title, photo and other settings
can_invite_users	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to invite new users to the chat
can_pin_messages	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to pin messages
can_send_messages	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to send text messages, contacts, locations and venues
can_send_media_messages	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to send audios, documents, photos, videos, video notes and voice notes
can_send_polls	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to send polls
can_send_other_messages	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to send animations, games, stickers and use inline bots
can_add_web_page_previews	Boolean	True, if the user is allowed to add web page previews to their messages
until_date	Integer	Date when restrictions will be lifted for this user; unix time. If 0, then the user is restricted forever

ChatMemberLeft

Represents a chat member that isn't currently a member of the chat, but may join it themselves.

Field	Type	Description
status	String	The member's status in the chat, always “left”
user	User	Information about the user

ChatMemberBanned

Represents a chat member that was banned in the chat and can't return to the chat or view chat messages.

Field	Type	Description
status	String	The member's status in the chat, always “kicked”
user	User	Information about the user
until_date	Integer	Date when restrictions will be lifted for this user; unix time. If 0, then the user is banned forever

ChatMemberUpdated

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

Field	Type	Description
chat	Chat	Chat the user belongs to
from	User	Performer of the action, which resulted in the change
date	Integer	Date the change was done in Unix time
old_chat_member	ChatMember	Previous information about the chat member
new_chat_member	ChatMember	New information about the chat member
invite_link	ChatInviteLink	Optional. Chat invite link, which was used by the user to join the chat; for joining by invite link events only.

ChatJoinRequest

Represents a join request sent to a chat.

Field	Type	Description
chat	Chat	Chat to which the request was sent
from	User	User that sent the join request
date	Integer	Date the request was sent in Unix time
bio	String	Optional. Bio of the user.
invite_link	ChatInviteLink	Optional. Chat invite link that was used by the user to send the join request

ChatPermissions

Describes actions that a non-administrator user is allowed to take in a chat.

Field	Type	Description
can_send_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send text messages, contacts, locations and venues
can_send_media_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send audios, documents, photos, videos, video notes and voice notes, implies can_send_messages
can_send_polls	Boolean	Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send polls, implies can_send_messages
can_send_other_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send animations, games, stickers and use inline bots, implies can_send_media_messages
can_add_web_page_previews	Boolean	Optional. True, if the user is allowed to add web page previews to their messages, implies can_send_media_messages
can_change_info	Boolean	Optional. True, if the user is allowed to change the chat title, photo and other settings. Ignored in public supergroups
can_invite_users	Boolean	Optional. True, if the user is allowed to invite new users to the chat
can_pin_messages	Boolean	Optional. True, if the user is allowed to pin messages. Ignored in public supergroups

ChatLocation

Represents a location to which a chat is connected.

Field	Type	Description
location	Location	The location to which the supergroup is connected. Can't be a live location.
address	String	Location address; 1-64 characters, as defined by the chat owner

BotCommand

This object represents a bot command.

Field	Type	Description
command	String	Text of the command; 1-32 characters. Can contain only lowercase English letters, digits and underscores.
description	String	Description of the command; 1-256 characters.

BotCommandScope

This object represents the scope to which bot commands are applied. Currently, the following 7 scopes are supported:

Determining list of commands

The following algorithm is used to determine the list of commands for a particular user viewing the bot menu. The first list of commands which is set is returned:

Commands in the chat with the bot

• botCommandScopeChat + language_code
• botCommandScopeChat
• botCommandScopeAllPrivateChats + language_code
• botCommandScopeAllPrivateChats
• botCommandScopeDefault + language_code
• botCommandScopeDefault

Commands in group and supergroup chats

• botCommandScopeChatMember + language_code
• botCommandScopeChatMember
• botCommandScopeChatAdministrators + language_code (administrators only)
• botCommandScopeChatAdministrators (administrators only)
• botCommandScopeChat + language_code
• botCommandScopeChat
• botCommandScopeAllChatAdministrators + language_code (administrators only)
• botCommandScopeAllChatAdministrators (administrators only)
• botCommandScopeAllGroupChats + language_code
• botCommandScopeAllGroupChats
• botCommandScopeDefault + language_code
• botCommandScopeDefault

BotCommandScopeDefault

Represents the default scope of bot commands. Default commands are used if no commands with a narrower scope are specified for the user.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Scope type, must be default

BotCommandScopeAllPrivateChats

Represents the scope of bot commands, covering all private chats.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Scope type, must be all_private_chats

BotCommandScopeAllGroupChats

Represents the scope of bot commands, covering all group and supergroup chats.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Scope type, must be all_group_chats

BotCommandScopeAllChatAdministrators

Represents the scope of bot commands, covering all group and supergroup chat administrators.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Scope type, must be all_chat_administrators

BotCommandScopeChat

Represents the scope of bot commands, covering a specific chat.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Scope type, must be chat
chat_id	Integer or String	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup (in the format @supergroupusername )

BotCommandScopeChatAdministrators

Represents the scope of bot commands, covering all administrators of a specific group or supergroup chat.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Scope type, must be chat_administrators
chat_id	Integer or String	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup (in the format @supergroupusername )

BotCommandScopeChatMember

Represents the scope of bot commands, covering a specific member of a group or supergroup chat.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Scope type, must be chat_member
chat_id	Integer or String	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup (in the format @supergroupusername )
user_id	Integer	Unique identifier of the target user

MenuButton

This object describes the bot's menu button in a private chat. It should be one of

If a menu button other than MenuButtonDefault is set for a private chat, then it is applied in the chat. Otherwise the default menu button is applied. By default, the menu button opens the list of bot commands.

MenuButtonCommands

Represents a menu button, which opens the bot's list of commands.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the button, must be commands

MenuButtonWebApp

Represents a menu button, which launches a Web App.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the button, must be web_app
text	String	Text on the button
web_app	WebAppInfo	Description of the Web App that will be launched when the user presses the button. The Web App will be able to send an arbitrary message on behalf of the user using the method answerWebAppQuery.

MenuButtonDefault

Describes that no specific value for the menu button was set.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the button, must be default

ResponseParameters

Describes why a request was unsuccessful.

Field	Type	Description
migrate_to_chat_id	Integer	Optional. The group has been migrated to a supergroup with the specified identifier. This number may have more than 32 significant bits and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this identifier.
retry_after	Integer	Optional. In case of exceeding flood control, the number of seconds left to wait before the request can be repeated

InputMedia

This object represents the content of a media message to be sent. It should be one of

InputMediaPhoto

Represents a photo to be sent.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be photo
media	String	File to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” to upload a new one using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name> name. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the photo to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the photo caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode

InputMediaVideo

Represents a video to be sent.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be video
media	String	File to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” to upload a new one using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name> name. More information on Sending Files »
thumb	InputFile or String	Optional. Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail's width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can't be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the video to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the video caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
width	Integer	Optional. Video width
height	Integer	Optional. Video height
duration	Integer	Optional. Video duration in seconds
supports_streaming	Boolean	Optional. Pass True if the uploaded video is suitable for streaming

InputMediaAnimation

Represents an animation file (GIF or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound) to be sent.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be animation
media	String	File to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” to upload a new one using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name> name. More information on Sending Files »
thumb	InputFile or String	Optional. Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail's width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can't be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the animation to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the animation caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
width	Integer	Optional. Animation width
height	Integer	Optional. Animation height
duration	Integer	Optional. Animation duration in seconds

InputMediaAudio

Represents an audio file to be treated as music to be sent.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be audio
media	String	File to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” to upload a new one using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name> name. More information on Sending Files »
thumb	InputFile or String	Optional. Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail's width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can't be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the audio to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the audio caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
duration	Integer	Optional. Duration of the audio in seconds
performer	String	Optional. Performer of the audio
title	String	Optional. Title of the audio

InputMediaDocument

Represents a general file to be sent.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be document
media	String	File to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” to upload a new one using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name> name. More information on Sending Files »
thumb	InputFile or String	Optional. Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail's width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can't be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the document to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the document caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
disable_content_type_detection	Boolean	Optional. Disables automatic server-side content type detection for files uploaded using multipart/form-data. Always True, if the document is sent as part of an album.

InputFile

This object represents the contents of a file to be uploaded. Must be posted using multipart/form-data in the usual way that files are uploaded via the browser.

Sending files

There are three ways to send files (photos, stickers, audio, media, etc.):

1. If the file is already stored somewhere on the Telegram servers, you don't need to reupload it: each file object has a file_id field, simply pass this file_id as a parameter instead of uploading. There are no limits for files sent this way.
2. Provide Telegram with an HTTP URL for the file to be sent. Telegram will download and send the file. 5 MB max size for photos and 20 MB max for other types of content.
3. Post the file using multipart/form-data in the usual way that files are uploaded via the browser. 10 MB max size for photos, 50 MB for other files.

Sending by file_id

• It is not possible to change the file type when resending by file_id. I.e. a video can't be sent as a photo, a photo can't be sent as a document, etc.
• It is not possible to resend thumbnails.
• Resending a photo by file_id will send all of its sizes.
• file_id is unique for each individual bot and can't be transferred from one bot to another.
• file_id uniquely identifies a file, but a file can have different valid file_ids even for the same bot.

Sending by URL

• When sending by URL the target file must have the correct MIME type (e.g., audio/mpeg for sendAudio, etc.).
• In sendDocument, sending by URL will currently only work for GIF, PDF and ZIP files.
• To use sendVoice, the file must have the type audio/ogg and be no more than 1MB in size. 1-20MB voice notes will be sent as files.
• Other configurations may work but we can't guarantee that they will.

Inline mode objects

Objects and methods used in the inline mode are described in the Inline mode section.

Available methods

All methods in the Bot API are case-insensitive. We support GET and POST HTTP methods. Use either URL query string or application/json or application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data for passing parameters in Bot API requests.
On successful call, a JSON-object containing the result will be returned.

getMe

A simple method for testing your bot's authentication token. Requires no parameters. Returns basic information about the bot in form of a User object.

logOut

Use this method to log out from the cloud Bot API server before launching the bot locally. You must log out the bot before running it locally, otherwise there is no guarantee that the bot will receive updates. After a successful call, you can immediately log in on a local server, but will not be able to log in back to the cloud Bot API server for 10 minutes. Returns True on success. Requires no parameters.

close

Use this method to close the bot instance before moving it from one local server to another. You need to delete the webhook before calling this method to ensure that the bot isn't launched again after server restart. The method will return error 429 in the first 10 minutes after the bot is launched. Returns True on success. Requires no parameters.

sendMessage

Use this method to send text messages. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
text	String	Yes	Text of the message to be sent, 1-4096 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the message text. See formatting options for more details.
entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in message text, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
disable_web_page_preview	Boolean	Optional	Disables link previews for links in this message
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

Formatting options

The Bot API supports basic formatting for messages. You can use bold, italic, underlined, strikethrough, and spoiler text, as well as inline links and pre-formatted code in your bots' messages. Telegram clients will render them accordingly. You can use either markdown-style or HTML-style formatting.

Note that Telegram clients will display an alert to the user before opening an inline link ('Open this link?' together with the full URL).

Message entities can be nested, providing following restrictions are met:
— If two entities have common characters, then one of them is fully contained inside another.
— bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, and spoiler entities can contain and can be part of any other entities, except pre and code.
— All other entities can't contain each other.

Links tg://user?id=<user_id> can be used to mention a user by their ID without using a username. Please note:

• These links will work only if they are used inside an inline link or in an inline keyboard button. For example, they will not work, when used in a message text.
• These mentions are only guaranteed to work if the user has contacted the bot in the past, has sent a callback query to the bot via an inline button or is a member in the group where he was mentioned.

MarkdownV2 style

To use this mode, pass MarkdownV2 in the parse_mode field. Use the following syntax in your message:

• Any character with code between 1 and 126 inclusively can be escaped anywhere with a preceding '\' character, in which case it is treated as an ordinary character and not a part of the markup. This implies that '\' character usually must be escaped with a preceding '\' character.
• Inside pre and code entities, all '`' and '\' characters must be escaped with a preceding '\' character.
• Inside (. ) part of inline link definition, all ')' and '\' must be escaped with a preceding '\' character.
• In all other places characters '_', '*', '[', ']', '(', ')', '

HTML style

To use this mode, pass HTML in the parse_mode field. The following tags are currently supported:

• Only the tags mentioned above are currently supported.
• All < , > and & symbols that are not a part of a tag or an HTML entity must be replaced with the corresponding HTML entities ( < with &lt; , > with &gt; and & with &amp; ).
• All numerical HTML entities are supported.
• The API currently supports only the following named HTML entities: &lt; , &gt; , &amp; and &quot; .
• Use nested pre and code tags, to define programming language for pre entity.
• Programming language can't be specified for standalone code tags.

Markdown style

This is a legacy mode, retained for backward compatibility. To use this mode, pass Markdown in the parse_mode field. Use the following syntax in your message:

• Entities must not be nested, use parse mode MarkdownV2 instead.
• There is no way to specify underline and strikethrough entities, use parse mode MarkdownV2 instead.
• To escape characters '_', '*', '`', '[' outside of an entity, prepend the characters '\' before them.
• Escaping inside entities is not allowed, so entity must be closed first and reopened again: use _snake_\__case_ for italic snake_case and *2*\**2=4* for bold 2*2=4 .

forwardMessage

Use this method to forward messages of any kind. Service messages can't be forwarded. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
from_chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the chat where the original message was sent (or channel username in the format @channelusername )
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the forwarded message from forwarding and saving
message_id	Integer	Yes	Message identifier in the chat specified in from_chat_id

copyMessage

Use this method to copy messages of any kind. Service messages and invoice messages can't be copied. A quiz poll can be copied only if the value of the field correct_option_id is known to the bot. The method is analogous to the method forwardMessage, but the copied message doesn't have a link to the original message. Returns the MessageId of the sent message on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
from_chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the chat where the original message was sent (or channel username in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Yes	Message identifier in the chat specified in from_chat_id
caption	String	Optional	New caption for media, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing. If not specified, the original caption is kept
parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the new caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the new caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendPhoto

Use this method to send photos. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
photo	InputFile or String	Yes	Photo to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a photo that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a photo from the Internet, or upload a new photo using multipart/form-data. The photo must be at most 10 MB in size. The photo's width and height must not exceed 10000 in total. Width and height ratio must be at most 20. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional	Photo caption (may also be used when resending photos by file_id), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the photo caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendAudio

Use this method to send audio files, if you want Telegram clients to display them in the music player. Your audio must be in the .MP3 or .M4A format. On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send audio files of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.

For sending voice messages, use the sendVoice method instead.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
audio	InputFile or String	Yes	Audio file to send. Pass a file_id as String to send an audio file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get an audio file from the Internet, or upload a new one using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional	Audio caption, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the audio caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
duration	Integer	Optional	Duration of the audio in seconds
performer	String	Optional	Performer
title	String	Optional	Track name
thumb	InputFile or String	Optional	Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail's width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can't be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendDocument

Use this method to send general files. On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send files of any type of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
document	InputFile or String	Yes	File to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or upload a new one using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files »
thumb	InputFile or String	Optional	Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail's width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can't be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional	Document caption (may also be used when resending documents by file_id), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the document caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
disable_content_type_detection	Boolean	Optional	Disables automatic server-side content type detection for files uploaded using multipart/form-data
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendVideo

Use this method to send video files, Telegram clients support MPEG4 videos (other formats may be sent as Document). On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send video files of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
video	InputFile or String	Yes	Video to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a video that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a video from the Internet, or upload a new video using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files »
duration	Integer	Optional	Duration of sent video in seconds
width	Integer	Optional	Video width
height	Integer	Optional	Video height
thumb	InputFile or String	Optional	Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail's width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can't be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional	Video caption (may also be used when resending videos by file_id), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the video caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
supports_streaming	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the uploaded video is suitable for streaming
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendAnimation

Use this method to send animation files (GIF or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound). On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send animation files of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
animation	InputFile or String	Yes	Animation to send. Pass a file_id as String to send an animation that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get an animation from the Internet, or upload a new animation using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files »
duration	Integer	Optional	Duration of sent animation in seconds
width	Integer	Optional	Animation width
height	Integer	Optional	Animation height
thumb	InputFile or String	Optional	Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail's width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can't be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional	Animation caption (may also be used when resending animation by file_id), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the animation caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendVoice

Use this method to send audio files, if you want Telegram clients to display the file as a playable voice message. For this to work, your audio must be in an .OGG file encoded with OPUS (other formats may be sent as Audio or Document). On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send voice messages of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
voice	InputFile or String	Yes	Audio file to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or upload a new one using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files »
caption	String	Optional	Voice message caption, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the voice message caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
duration	Integer	Optional	Duration of the voice message in seconds
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendVideoNote

As of v.4.0, Telegram clients support rounded square MPEG4 videos of up to 1 minute long. Use this method to send video messages. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
video_note	InputFile or String	Yes	Video note to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a video note that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended) or upload a new video using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files ». Sending video notes by a URL is currently unsupported
duration	Integer	Optional	Duration of sent video in seconds
length	Integer	Optional	Video width and height, i.e. diameter of the video message
thumb	InputFile or String	Optional	Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail's width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can't be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendMediaGroup

Use this method to send a group of photos, videos, documents or audios as an album. Documents and audio files can be only grouped in an album with messages of the same type. On success, an array of Messages that were sent is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
media	Array of InputMediaAudio, InputMediaDocument, InputMediaPhoto and InputMediaVideo	Yes	A JSON-serialized array describing messages to be sent, must include 2-10 items
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends messages silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent messages from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the messages are a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found

sendLocation

Use this method to send point on the map. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
latitude	Float number	Yes	Latitude of the location
longitude	Float number	Yes	Longitude of the location
horizontal_accuracy	Float number	Optional	The radius of uncertainty for the location, measured in meters; 0-1500
live_period	Integer	Optional	Period in seconds for which the location will be updated (see Live Locations, should be between 60 and 86400.
heading	Integer	Optional	For live locations, a direction in which the user is moving, in degrees. Must be between 1 and 360 if specified.
proximity_alert_radius	Integer	Optional	For live locations, a maximum distance for proximity alerts about approaching another chat member, in meters. Must be between 1 and 100000 if specified.
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

editMessageLiveLocation

Use this method to edit live location messages. A location can be edited until its live_period expires or editing is explicitly disabled by a call to stopMessageLiveLocation. On success, if the edited message is not an inline message, the edited Message is returned, otherwise True is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Identifier of the message to edit
inline_message_id	String	Optional	Required if chat_id and message_id are not specified. Identifier of the inline message
latitude	Float number	Yes	Latitude of new location
longitude	Float number	Yes	Longitude of new location
horizontal_accuracy	Float number	Optional	The radius of uncertainty for the location, measured in meters; 0-1500
heading	Integer	Optional	Direction in which the user is moving, in degrees. Must be between 1 and 360 if specified.
proximity_alert_radius	Integer	Optional	The maximum distance for proximity alerts about approaching another chat member, in meters. Must be between 1 and 100000 if specified.
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for a new inline keyboard.

stopMessageLiveLocation

Use this method to stop updating a live location message before live_period expires. On success, if the message is not an inline message, the edited Message is returned, otherwise True is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Identifier of the message with live location to stop
inline_message_id	String	Optional	Required if chat_id and message_id are not specified. Identifier of the inline message
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for a new inline keyboard.

sendVenue

Use this method to send information about a venue. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
latitude	Float number	Yes	Latitude of the venue
longitude	Float number	Yes	Longitude of the venue
title	String	Yes	Name of the venue
address	String	Yes	Address of the venue
foursquare_id	String	Optional	Foursquare identifier of the venue
foursquare_type	String	Optional	Foursquare type of the venue, if known. (For example, “arts_entertainment/default”, “arts_entertainment/aquarium” or “food/icecream”.)
google_place_id	String	Optional	Google Places identifier of the venue
google_place_type	String	Optional	Google Places type of the venue. (See supported types.)
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendContact

Use this method to send phone contacts. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
phone_number	String	Yes	Contact's phone number
first_name	String	Yes	Contact's first name
last_name	String	Optional	Contact's last name
vcard	String	Optional	Additional data about the contact in the form of a vCard, 0-2048 bytes
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendPoll

Use this method to send a native poll. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
question	String	Yes	Poll question, 1-300 characters
options	Array of String	Yes	A JSON-serialized list of answer options, 2-10 strings 1-100 characters each
is_anonymous	Boolean	Optional	True, if the poll needs to be anonymous, defaults to True
type	String	Optional	Poll type, “quiz” or “regular”, defaults to “regular”
allows_multiple_answers	Boolean	Optional	True, if the poll allows multiple answers, ignored for polls in quiz mode, defaults to False
correct_option_id	Integer	Optional	0-based identifier of the correct answer option, required for polls in quiz mode
explanation	String	Optional	Text that is shown when a user chooses an incorrect answer or taps on the lamp icon in a quiz-style poll, 0-200 characters with at most 2 line feeds after entities parsing
explanation_parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the explanation. See formatting options for more details.
explanation_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the poll explanation, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
open_period	Integer	Optional	Amount of time in seconds the poll will be active after creation, 5-600. Can't be used together with close_date.
close_date	Integer	Optional	Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the poll will be automatically closed. Must be at least 5 and no more than 600 seconds in the future. Can't be used together with open_period.
is_closed	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the poll needs to be immediately closed. This can be useful for poll preview.
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendDice

Use this method to send an animated emoji that will display a random value. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
emoji	String	Optional	Emoji on which the dice throw animation is based. Currently, must be one of “”, “”, “”, “”, “”, or “”. Dice can have values 1-6 for “”, “” and “”, values 1-5 for “” and “”, and values 1-64 for “”. Defaults to “”
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

sendChatAction

Use this method when you need to tell the user that something is happening on the bot's side. The status is set for 5 seconds or less (when a message arrives from your bot, Telegram clients clear its typing status). Returns True on success.

Example: The ImageBot needs some time to process a request and upload the image. Instead of sending a text message along the lines of “Retrieving image, please wait…”, the bot may use sendChatAction with action = upload_photo. The user will see a “sending photo” status for the bot.

We only recommend using this method when a response from the bot will take a noticeable amount of time to arrive.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
action	String	Yes	Type of action to broadcast. Choose one, depending on what the user is about to receive: typing for text messages, upload_photo for photos, record_video or upload_video for videos, record_voice or upload_voice for voice notes, upload_document for general files, choose_sticker for stickers, find_location for location data, record_video_note or upload_video_note for video notes.

getUserProfilePhotos

Use this method to get a list of profile pictures for a user. Returns a UserProfilePhotos object.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
user_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target user
offset	Integer	Optional	Sequential number of the first photo to be returned. By default, all photos are returned.
limit	Integer	Optional	Limits the number of photos to be retrieved. Values between 1-100 are accepted. Defaults to 100.

getFile

Use this method to get basic information about a file and prepare it for downloading. For the moment, bots can download files of up to 20MB in size. On success, a File object is returned. The file can then be downloaded via the link https://api.tlgr.org/file/bot<token>/<file_path> , where <file_path> is taken from the response. It is guaranteed that the link will be valid for at least 1 hour. When the link expires, a new one can be requested by calling getFile again.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
file_id	String	Yes	File identifier to get information about

Note: This function may not preserve the original file name and MIME type. You should save the file's MIME type and name (if available) when the File object is received.

banChatMember

Use this method to ban a user in a group, a supergroup or a channel. In the case of supergroups and channels, the user will not be able to return to the chat on their own using invite links, etc., unless unbanned first. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target group or username of the target supergroup or channel (in the format @channelusername )
user_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target user
until_date	Integer	Optional	Date when the user will be unbanned, unix time. If user is banned for more than 366 days or less than 30 seconds from the current time they are considered to be banned forever. Applied for supergroups and channels only.
revoke_messages	Boolean	Optional	Pass True to delete all messages from the chat for the user that is being removed. If False, the user will be able to see messages in the group that were sent before the user was removed. Always True for supergroups and channels.

unbanChatMember

Use this method to unban a previously banned user in a supergroup or channel. The user will not return to the group or channel automatically, but will be able to join via link, etc. The bot must be an administrator for this to work. By default, this method guarantees that after the call the user is not a member of the chat, but will be able to join it. So if the user is a member of the chat they will also be removed from the chat. If you don't want this, use the parameter only_if_banned. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target group or username of the target supergroup or channel (in the format @channelusername )
user_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target user
only_if_banned	Boolean	Optional	Do nothing if the user is not banned

restrictChatMember

Use this method to restrict a user in a supergroup. The bot must be an administrator in the supergroup for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Pass True for all permissions to lift restrictions from a user. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup (in the format @supergroupusername )
user_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target user
permissions	ChatPermissions	Yes	A JSON-serialized object for new user permissions
until_date	Integer	Optional	Date when restrictions will be lifted for the user, unix time. If user is restricted for more than 366 days or less than 30 seconds from the current time, they are considered to be restricted forever

promoteChatMember

Use this method to promote or demote a user in a supergroup or a channel. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Pass False for all boolean parameters to demote a user. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
user_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target user
is_anonymous	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator's presence in the chat is hidden
can_manage_chat	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator can access the chat event log, chat statistics, message statistics in channels, see channel members, see anonymous administrators in supergroups and ignore slow mode. Implied by any other administrator privilege
can_post_messages	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator can create channel posts, channels only
can_edit_messages	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator can edit messages of other users and can pin messages, channels only
can_delete_messages	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator can delete messages of other users
can_manage_video_chats	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator can manage video chats
can_restrict_members	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator can restrict, ban or unban chat members
can_promote_members	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator can add new administrators with a subset of their own privileges or demote administrators that he has promoted, directly or indirectly (promoted by administrators that were appointed by him)
can_change_info	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator can change chat title, photo and other settings
can_invite_users	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator can invite new users to the chat
can_pin_messages	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the administrator can pin messages, supergroups only

setChatAdministratorCustomTitle

Use this method to set a custom title for an administrator in a supergroup promoted by the bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup (in the format @supergroupusername )
user_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target user
custom_title	String	Yes	New custom title for the administrator; 0-16 characters, emoji are not allowed

banChatSenderChat

Use this method to ban a channel chat in a supergroup or a channel. Until the chat is unbanned, the owner of the banned chat won't be able to send messages on behalf of any of their channels. The bot must be an administrator in the supergroup or channel for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
sender_chat_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target sender chat

unbanChatSenderChat

Use this method to unban a previously banned channel chat in a supergroup or channel. The bot must be an administrator for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
sender_chat_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target sender chat

setChatPermissions

Use this method to set default chat permissions for all members. The bot must be an administrator in the group or a supergroup for this to work and must have the can_restrict_members administrator rights. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup (in the format @supergroupusername )
permissions	ChatPermissions	Yes	A JSON-serialized object for new default chat permissions

exportChatInviteLink

Use this method to generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns the new invite link as String on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )

Note: Each administrator in a chat generates their own invite links. Bots can't use invite links generated by other administrators. If you want your bot to work with invite links, it will need to generate its own link using exportChatInviteLink or by calling the getChat method. If your bot needs to generate a new primary invite link replacing its previous one, use exportChatInviteLink again.

createChatInviteLink

Use this method to create an additional invite link for a chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. The link can be revoked using the method revokeChatInviteLink. Returns the new invite link as ChatInviteLink object.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
name	String	Optional	Invite link name; 0-32 characters
expire_date	Integer	Optional	Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the link will expire
member_limit	Integer	Optional	The maximum number of users that can be members of the chat simultaneously after joining the chat via this invite link; 1-99999
creates_join_request	Boolean	Optional	True, if users joining the chat via the link need to be approved by chat administrators. If True, member_limit can't be specified

editChatInviteLink

Use this method to edit a non-primary invite link created by the bot. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns the edited invite link as a ChatInviteLink object.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
invite_link	String	Yes	The invite link to edit
name	String	Optional	Invite link name; 0-32 characters
expire_date	Integer	Optional	Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the link will expire
member_limit	Integer	Optional	The maximum number of users that can be members of the chat simultaneously after joining the chat via this invite link; 1-99999
creates_join_request	Boolean	Optional	True, if users joining the chat via the link need to be approved by chat administrators. If True, member_limit can't be specified

revokeChatInviteLink

Use this method to revoke an invite link created by the bot. If the primary link is revoked, a new link is automatically generated. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns the revoked invite link as ChatInviteLink object.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier of the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
invite_link	String	Yes	The invite link to revoke

approveChatJoinRequest

Use this method to approve a chat join request. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_invite_users administrator right. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
user_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target user

declineChatJoinRequest

Use this method to decline a chat join request. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_invite_users administrator right. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
user_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target user

setChatPhoto

Use this method to set a new profile photo for the chat. Photos can't be changed for private chats. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
photo	InputFile	Yes	New chat photo, uploaded using multipart/form-data

deleteChatPhoto

Use this method to delete a chat photo. Photos can't be changed for private chats. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )

setChatTitle

Use this method to change the title of a chat. Titles can't be changed for private chats. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
title	String	Yes	New chat title, 1-255 characters

setChatDescription

Use this method to change the description of a group, a supergroup or a channel. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
description	String	Optional	New chat description, 0-255 characters

pinChatMessage

Use this method to add a message to the list of pinned messages in a chat. If the chat is not a private chat, the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the 'can_pin_messages' administrator right in a supergroup or 'can_edit_messages' administrator right in a channel. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Yes	Identifier of a message to pin
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if it is not necessary to send a notification to all chat members about the new pinned message. Notifications are always disabled in channels and private chats.

unpinChatMessage

Use this method to remove a message from the list of pinned messages in a chat. If the chat is not a private chat, the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the 'can_pin_messages' administrator right in a supergroup or 'can_edit_messages' administrator right in a channel. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Optional	Identifier of a message to unpin. If not specified, the most recent pinned message (by sending date) will be unpinned.

unpinAllChatMessages

Use this method to clear the list of pinned messages in a chat. If the chat is not a private chat, the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the 'can_pin_messages' administrator right in a supergroup or 'can_edit_messages' administrator right in a channel. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )

leaveChat

Use this method for your bot to leave a group, supergroup or channel. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup or channel (in the format @channelusername )

getChat

Use this method to get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.). Returns a Chat object on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup or channel (in the format @channelusername )

getChatAdministrators

Use this method to get a list of administrators in a chat, which aren't bots. Returns an Array of ChatMember objects.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup or channel (in the format @channelusername )

getChatMemberCount

Use this method to get the number of members in a chat. Returns Int on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup or channel (in the format @channelusername )

getChatMember

Use this method to get information about a member of a chat. Returns a ChatMember object on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup or channel (in the format @channelusername )
user_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier of the target user

setChatStickerSet

Use this method to set a new group sticker set for a supergroup. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Use the field can_set_sticker_set optionally returned in getChat requests to check if the bot can use this method. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup (in the format @supergroupusername )
sticker_set_name	String	Yes	Name of the sticker set to be set as the group sticker set

deleteChatStickerSet

Use this method to delete a group sticker set from a supergroup. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Use the field can_set_sticker_set optionally returned in getChat requests to check if the bot can use this method. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup (in the format @supergroupusername )

answerCallbackQuery

Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. The answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert. On success, True is returned.

Alternatively, the user can be redirected to the specified Game URL. For this option to work, you must first create a game for your bot via @BotFather and accept the terms. Otherwise, you may use links like t.me/your_bot?start=XXXX that open your bot with a parameter.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
callback_query_id	String	Yes	Unique identifier for the query to be answered
text	String	Optional	Text of the notification. If not specified, nothing will be shown to the user, 0-200 characters
show_alert	Boolean	Optional	If True, an alert will be shown by the client instead of a notification at the top of the chat screen. Defaults to false.
url	String	Optional	URL that will be opened by the user's client. If you have created a Game and accepted the conditions via @BotFather, specify the URL that opens your game — note that this will only work if the query comes from a callback_game button.

setMyCommands

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
commands	Array of BotCommand	Yes	A JSON-serialized list of bot commands to be set as the list of the bot's commands. At most 100 commands can be specified.
scope	BotCommandScope	Optional	A JSON-serialized object, describing scope of users for which the commands are relevant. Defaults to BotCommandScopeDefault.
language_code	String	Optional	A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code. If empty, commands will be applied to all users from the given scope, for whose language there are no dedicated commands

deleteMyCommands

Use this method to delete the list of the bot's commands for the given scope and user language. After deletion, higher level commands will be shown to affected users. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
scope	BotCommandScope	Optional	A JSON-serialized object, describing scope of users for which the commands are relevant. Defaults to BotCommandScopeDefault.
language_code	String	Optional	A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code. If empty, commands will be applied to all users from the given scope, for whose language there are no dedicated commands

getMyCommands

Use this method to get the current list of the bot's commands for the given scope and user language. Returns an Array of BotCommand objects. If commands aren't set, an empty list is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
scope	BotCommandScope	Optional	A JSON-serialized object, describing scope of users. Defaults to BotCommandScopeDefault.
language_code	String	Optional	A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code or an empty string

setChatMenuButton

Use this method to change the bot's menu button in a private chat, or the default menu button. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer	Optional	Unique identifier for the target private chat. If not specified, default bot's menu button will be changed
menu_button	MenuButton	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for the bot's new menu button. Defaults to MenuButtonDefault

getChatMenuButton

Use this method to get the current value of the bot's menu button in a private chat, or the default menu button. Returns MenuButton on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer	Optional	Unique identifier for the target private chat. If not specified, default bot's menu button will be returned

setMyDefaultAdministratorRights

Use this method to change the default administrator rights requested by the bot when it's added as an administrator to groups or channels. These rights will be suggested to users, but they are are free to modify the list before adding the bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
rights	ChatAdministratorRights	Optional	A JSON-serialized object describing new default administrator rights. If not specified, the default administrator rights will be cleared.
for_channels	Boolean	Optional	Pass True to change the default administrator rights of the bot in channels. Otherwise, the default administrator rights of the bot for groups and supergroups will be changed.

getMyDefaultAdministratorRights

Use this method to get the current default administrator rights of the bot. Returns ChatAdministratorRights on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
for_channels	Boolean	Optional	Pass True to get default administrator rights of the bot in channels. Otherwise, default administrator rights of the bot for groups and supergroups will be returned.

Inline mode methods

Methods and objects used in the inline mode are described in the Inline mode section.

Updating messages

The following methods allow you to change an existing message in the message history instead of sending a new one with a result of an action. This is most useful for messages with inline keyboards using callback queries, but can also help reduce clutter in conversations with regular chat bots.

Please note, that it is currently only possible to edit messages without reply_markup or with inline keyboards.

editMessageText

Use this method to edit text and game messages. On success, if the edited message is not an inline message, the edited Message is returned, otherwise True is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Identifier of the message to edit
inline_message_id	String	Optional	Required if chat_id and message_id are not specified. Identifier of the inline message
text	String	Yes	New text of the message, 1-4096 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the message text. See formatting options for more details.
entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in message text, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
disable_web_page_preview	Boolean	Optional	Disables link previews for links in this message
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard.

editMessageCaption

Use this method to edit captions of messages. On success, if the edited message is not an inline message, the edited Message is returned, otherwise True is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Identifier of the message to edit
inline_message_id	String	Optional	Required if chat_id and message_id are not specified. Identifier of the inline message
caption	String	Optional	New caption of the message, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the message caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard.

editMessageMedia

Use this method to edit animation, audio, document, photo, or video messages. If a message is part of a message album, then it can be edited only to an audio for audio albums, only to a document for document albums and to a photo or a video otherwise. When an inline message is edited, a new file can't be uploaded; use a previously uploaded file via its file_id or specify a URL. On success, if the edited message is not an inline message, the edited Message is returned, otherwise True is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Identifier of the message to edit
inline_message_id	String	Optional	Required if chat_id and message_id are not specified. Identifier of the inline message
media	InputMedia	Yes	A JSON-serialized object for a new media content of the message
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for a new inline keyboard.

editMessageReplyMarkup

Use this method to edit only the reply markup of messages. On success, if the edited message is not an inline message, the edited Message is returned, otherwise True is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Identifier of the message to edit
inline_message_id	String	Optional	Required if chat_id and message_id are not specified. Identifier of the inline message
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard.

stopPoll

Use this method to stop a poll which was sent by the bot. On success, the stopped Poll is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Yes	Identifier of the original message with the poll
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for a new message inline keyboard.

deleteMessage

Use this method to delete a message, including service messages, with the following limitations:
— A message can only be deleted if it was sent less than 48 hours ago.
— A dice message in a private chat can only be deleted if it was sent more than 24 hours ago.
— Bots can delete outgoing messages in private chats, groups, and supergroups.
— Bots can delete incoming messages in private chats.
— Bots granted can_post_messages permissions can delete outgoing messages in channels.
— If the bot is an administrator of a group, it can delete any message there.
— If the bot has can_delete_messages permission in a supergroup or a channel, it can delete any message there.
Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
message_id	Integer	Yes	Identifier of the message to delete

Stickers

The following methods and objects allow your bot to handle stickers and sticker sets.

Sticker

This object represents a sticker.

Field	Type	Description
file_id	String	Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id	String	Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
type	String	Type of the sticker, currently one of “regular”, “mask”, “custom_emoji”. The type of the sticker is independent from its format, which is determined by the fields is_animated and is_video.
width	Integer	Sticker width
height	Integer	Sticker height
is_animated	Boolean	True, if the sticker is animated
is_video	Boolean	True, if the sticker is a video sticker
thumb	PhotoSize	Optional. Sticker thumbnail in the .WEBP or .JPG format
emoji	String	Optional. Emoji associated with the sticker
set_name	String	Optional. Name of the sticker set to which the sticker belongs
premium_animation	File	Optional. For premium regular stickers, premium animation for the sticker
mask_position	MaskPosition	Optional. For mask stickers, the position where the mask should be placed
custom_emoji_id	String	Optional. For custom emoji stickers, unique identifier of the custom emoji
file_size	Integer	Optional. File size in bytes

StickerSet

This object represents a sticker set.

Field	Type	Description
name	String	Sticker set name
title	String	Sticker set title
sticker_type	String	Type of stickers in the set, currently one of “regular”, “mask”, “custom_emoji”
is_animated	Boolean	True, if the sticker set contains animated stickers
is_video	Boolean	True, if the sticker set contains video stickers
stickers	Array of Sticker	List of all set stickers
thumb	PhotoSize	Optional. Sticker set thumbnail in the .WEBP, .TGS, or .WEBM format

MaskPosition

This object describes the position on faces where a mask should be placed by default.

Field	Type	Description
point	String	The part of the face relative to which the mask should be placed. One of “forehead”, “eyes”, “mouth”, or “chin”.
x_shift	Float number	Shift by X-axis measured in widths of the mask scaled to the face size, from left to right. For example, choosing -1.0 will place mask just to the left of the default mask position.
y_shift	Float number	Shift by Y-axis measured in heights of the mask scaled to the face size, from top to bottom. For example, 1.0 will place the mask just below the default mask position.
scale	Float number	Mask scaling coefficient. For example, 2.0 means double size.

sendSticker

Use this method to send static .WEBP, animated .TGS, or video .WEBM stickers. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
sticker	InputFile or String	Yes	Sticker to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a .WEBP file from the Internet, or upload a new one using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files »
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

getStickerSet

Use this method to get a sticker set. On success, a StickerSet object is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	String	Yes	Name of the sticker set

getCustomEmojiStickers

Use this method to get information about custom emoji stickers by their identifiers. Returns an Array of Sticker objects.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
custom_emoji_ids	Array of String	Yes	List of custom emoji identifiers. At most 200 custom emoji identifiers can be specified.

uploadStickerFile

Use this method to upload a .PNG file with a sticker for later use in createNewStickerSet and addStickerToSet methods (can be used multiple times). Returns the uploaded File on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
user_id	Integer	Yes	User identifier of sticker file owner
png_sticker	InputFile	Yes	PNG image with the sticker, must be up to 512 kilobytes in size, dimensions must not exceed 512px, and either width or height must be exactly 512px. More information on Sending Files »

createNewStickerSet

Use this method to create a new sticker set owned by a user. The bot will be able to edit the sticker set thus created. You must use exactly one of the fields png_sticker, tgs_sticker, or webm_sticker. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
user_id	Integer	Yes	User identifier of created sticker set owner
name	String	Yes	Short name of sticker set, to be used in t.me/addstickers/ URLs (e.g., animals). Can contain only English letters, digits and underscores. Must begin with a letter, can't contain consecutive underscores and must end in "_by_<bot_username>" . <bot_username> is case insensitive. 1-64 characters.
title	String	Yes	Sticker set title, 1-64 characters
png_sticker	InputFile or String	Optional	PNG image with the sticker, must be up to 512 kilobytes in size, dimensions must not exceed 512px, and either width or height must be exactly 512px. Pass a file_id as a String to send a file that already exists on the Telegram servers, pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or upload a new one using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files »
tgs_sticker	InputFile	Optional	TGS animation with the sticker, uploaded using multipart/form-data. See https://core.tlgr.org/stickers#animated-sticker-requirements for technical requirements
webm_sticker	InputFile	Optional	WEBM video with the sticker, uploaded using multipart/form-data. See https://core.tlgr.org/stickers#video-sticker-requirements for technical requirements
sticker_type	String	Optional	Type of stickers in the set, pass “regular” or “mask”. Custom emoji sticker sets can't be created via the Bot API at the moment. By default, a regular sticker set is created.
emojis	String	Yes	One or more emoji corresponding to the sticker
mask_position	MaskPosition	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for position where the mask should be placed on faces

addStickerToSet

Use this method to add a new sticker to a set created by the bot. You must use exactly one of the fields png_sticker, tgs_sticker, or webm_sticker. Animated stickers can be added to animated sticker sets and only to them. Animated sticker sets can have up to 50 stickers. Static sticker sets can have up to 120 stickers. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
user_id	Integer	Yes	User identifier of sticker set owner
name	String	Yes	Sticker set name
png_sticker	InputFile or String	Optional	PNG image with the sticker, must be up to 512 kilobytes in size, dimensions must not exceed 512px, and either width or height must be exactly 512px. Pass a file_id as a String to send a file that already exists on the Telegram servers, pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or upload a new one using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files »
tgs_sticker	InputFile	Optional	TGS animation with the sticker, uploaded using multipart/form-data. See https://core.tlgr.org/stickers#animated-sticker-requirements for technical requirements
webm_sticker	InputFile	Optional	WEBM video with the sticker, uploaded using multipart/form-data. See https://core.tlgr.org/stickers#video-sticker-requirements for technical requirements
emojis	String	Yes	One or more emoji corresponding to the sticker
mask_position	MaskPosition	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for position where the mask should be placed on faces

setStickerPositionInSet

Use this method to move a sticker in a set created by the bot to a specific position. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
sticker	String	Yes	File identifier of the sticker
position	Integer	Yes	New sticker position in the set, zero-based

deleteStickerFromSet

Use this method to delete a sticker from a set created by the bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
sticker	String	Yes	File identifier of the sticker

setStickerSetThumb

Use this method to set the thumbnail of a sticker set. Animated thumbnails can be set for animated sticker sets only. Video thumbnails can be set only for video sticker sets only. Returns True on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	String	Yes	Sticker set name
user_id	Integer	Yes	User identifier of the sticker set owner
thumb	InputFile or String	Optional	A PNG image with the thumbnail, must be up to 128 kilobytes in size and have width and height exactly 100px, or a TGS animation with the thumbnail up to 32 kilobytes in size; see https://core.tlgr.org/stickers#animated-sticker-requirements for animated sticker technical requirements, or a WEBM video with the thumbnail up to 32 kilobytes in size; see https://core.tlgr.org/stickers#video-sticker-requirements for video sticker technical requirements. Pass a file_id as a String to send a file that already exists on the Telegram servers, pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or upload a new one using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files ». Animated sticker set thumbnails can't be uploaded via HTTP URL.

Inline mode

The following methods and objects allow your bot to work in inline mode.
Please see our Introduction to Inline bots for more details.

To enable this option, send the /setinline command to @BotFather and provide the placeholder text that the user will see in the input field after typing your bot's name.

InlineQuery

This object represents an incoming inline query. When the user sends an empty query, your bot could return some default or trending results.

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Unique identifier for this query
from	User	Sender
query	String	Text of the query (up to 256 characters)
offset	String	Offset of the results to be returned, can be controlled by the bot
chat_type	String	Optional. Type of the chat from which the inline query was sent. Can be either “sender” for a private chat with the inline query sender, “private”, “group”, “supergroup”, or “channel”. The chat type should be always known for requests sent from official clients and most third-party clients, unless the request was sent from a secret chat
location	Location	Optional. Sender location, only for bots that request user location

answerInlineQuery

Use this method to send answers to an inline query. On success, True is returned.
No more than 50 results per query are allowed.

InlineQueryResult

This object represents one result of an inline query. Telegram clients currently support results of the following 20 types:

Note: All URLs passed in inline query results will be available to end users and therefore must be assumed to be public.

InlineQueryResultArticle

Represents a link to an article or web page.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be article
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 Bytes
title	String	Title of the result
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Content of the message to be sent
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
url	String	Optional. URL of the result
hide_url	Boolean	Optional. Pass True if you don't want the URL to be shown in the message
description	String	Optional. Short description of the result
thumb_url	String	Optional. Url of the thumbnail for the result
thumb_width	Integer	Optional. Thumbnail width
thumb_height	Integer	Optional. Thumbnail height

InlineQueryResultPhoto

Represents a link to a photo. By default, this photo will be sent by the user with optional caption. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the photo.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be photo
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
photo_url	String	A valid URL of the photo. Photo must be in JPEG format. Photo size must not exceed 5MB
thumb_url	String	URL of the thumbnail for the photo
photo_width	Integer	Optional. Width of the photo
photo_height	Integer	Optional. Height of the photo
title	String	Optional. Title for the result
description	String	Optional. Short description of the result
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the photo to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the photo caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the photo

InlineQueryResultGif

Represents a link to an animated GIF file. By default, this animated GIF file will be sent by the user with optional caption. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the animation.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be gif
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
gif_url	String	A valid URL for the GIF file. File size must not exceed 1MB
gif_width	Integer	Optional. Width of the GIF
gif_height	Integer	Optional. Height of the GIF
gif_duration	Integer	Optional. Duration of the GIF in seconds
thumb_url	String	URL of the static (JPEG or GIF) or animated (MPEG4) thumbnail for the result
thumb_mime_type	String	Optional. MIME type of the thumbnail, must be one of “image/jpeg”, “image/gif”, or “video/mp4”. Defaults to “image/jpeg”
title	String	Optional. Title for the result
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the GIF file to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the GIF animation

InlineQueryResultMpeg4Gif

Represents a link to a video animation (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound). By default, this animated MPEG-4 file will be sent by the user with optional caption. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the animation.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be mpeg4_gif
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
mpeg4_url	String	A valid URL for the MPEG4 file. File size must not exceed 1MB
mpeg4_width	Integer	Optional. Video width
mpeg4_height	Integer	Optional. Video height
mpeg4_duration	Integer	Optional. Video duration in seconds
thumb_url	String	URL of the static (JPEG or GIF) or animated (MPEG4) thumbnail for the result
thumb_mime_type	String	Optional. MIME type of the thumbnail, must be one of “image/jpeg”, “image/gif”, or “video/mp4”. Defaults to “image/jpeg”
title	String	Optional. Title for the result
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the MPEG-4 file to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the video animation

InlineQueryResultVideo

Represents a link to a page containing an embedded video player or a video file. By default, this video file will be sent by the user with an optional caption. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the video.

If an InlineQueryResultVideo message contains an embedded video (e.g., YouTube), you must replace its content using input_message_content.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be video
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
video_url	String	A valid URL for the embedded video player or video file
mime_type	String	MIME type of the content of the video URL, “text/html” or “video/mp4”
thumb_url	String	URL of the thumbnail (JPEG only) for the video
title	String	Title for the result
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the video to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the video caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
video_width	Integer	Optional. Video width
video_height	Integer	Optional. Video height
video_duration	Integer	Optional. Video duration in seconds
description	String	Optional. Short description of the result
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the video. This field is required if InlineQueryResultVideo is used to send an HTML-page as a result (e.g., a YouTube video).

InlineQueryResultAudio

Represents a link to an MP3 audio file. By default, this audio file will be sent by the user. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the audio.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be audio
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
audio_url	String	A valid URL for the audio file
title	String	Title
caption	String	Optional. Caption, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the audio caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
performer	String	Optional. Performer
audio_duration	Integer	Optional. Audio duration in seconds
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the audio

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will ignore them.

InlineQueryResultVoice

Represents a link to a voice recording in an .OGG container encoded with OPUS. By default, this voice recording will be sent by the user. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the the voice message.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be voice
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
voice_url	String	A valid URL for the voice recording
title	String	Recording title
caption	String	Optional. Caption, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the voice message caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
voice_duration	Integer	Optional. Recording duration in seconds
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the voice recording

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will ignore them.

InlineQueryResultDocument

Represents a link to a file. By default, this file will be sent by the user with an optional caption. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the file. Currently, only .PDF and .ZIP files can be sent using this method.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be document
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
title	String	Title for the result
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the document to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the document caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
document_url	String	A valid URL for the file
mime_type	String	MIME type of the content of the file, either “application/pdf” or “application/zip”
description	String	Optional. Short description of the result
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the file
thumb_url	String	Optional. URL of the thumbnail (JPEG only) for the file
thumb_width	Integer	Optional. Thumbnail width
thumb_height	Integer	Optional. Thumbnail height

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will ignore them.

InlineQueryResultLocation

Represents a location on a map. By default, the location will be sent by the user. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the location.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be location
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 Bytes
latitude	Float number	Location latitude in degrees
longitude	Float number	Location longitude in degrees
title	String	Location title
horizontal_accuracy	Float number	Optional. The radius of uncertainty for the location, measured in meters; 0-1500
live_period	Integer	Optional. Period in seconds for which the location can be updated, should be between 60 and 86400.
heading	Integer	Optional. For live locations, a direction in which the user is moving, in degrees. Must be between 1 and 360 if specified.
proximity_alert_radius	Integer	Optional. For live locations, a maximum distance for proximity alerts about approaching another chat member, in meters. Must be between 1 and 100000 if specified.
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the location
thumb_url	String	Optional. Url of the thumbnail for the result
thumb_width	Integer	Optional. Thumbnail width
thumb_height	Integer	Optional. Thumbnail height

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will ignore them.

InlineQueryResultVenue

Represents a venue. By default, the venue will be sent by the user. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the venue.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be venue
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 Bytes
latitude	Float	Latitude of the venue location in degrees
longitude	Float	Longitude of the venue location in degrees
title	String	Title of the venue
address	String	Address of the venue
foursquare_id	String	Optional. Foursquare identifier of the venue if known
foursquare_type	String	Optional. Foursquare type of the venue, if known. (For example, “arts_entertainment/default”, “arts_entertainment/aquarium” or “food/icecream”.)
google_place_id	String	Optional. Google Places identifier of the venue
google_place_type	String	Optional. Google Places type of the venue. (See supported types.)
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the venue
thumb_url	String	Optional. Url of the thumbnail for the result
thumb_width	Integer	Optional. Thumbnail width
thumb_height	Integer	Optional. Thumbnail height

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will ignore them.

InlineQueryResultContact

Represents a contact with a phone number. By default, this contact will be sent by the user. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the contact.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be contact
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 Bytes
phone_number	String	Contact's phone number
first_name	String	Contact's first name
last_name	String	Optional. Contact's last name
vcard	String	Optional. Additional data about the contact in the form of a vCard, 0-2048 bytes
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the contact
thumb_url	String	Optional. Url of the thumbnail for the result
thumb_width	Integer	Optional. Thumbnail width
thumb_height	Integer	Optional. Thumbnail height

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will ignore them.

InlineQueryResultGame

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be game
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
game_short_name	String	Short name of the game
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after October 1, 2016. Older clients will not display any inline results if a game result is among them.

InlineQueryResultCachedPhoto

Represents a link to a photo stored on the Telegram servers. By default, this photo will be sent by the user with an optional caption. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the photo.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be photo
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
photo_file_id	String	A valid file identifier of the photo
title	String	Optional. Title for the result
description	String	Optional. Short description of the result
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the photo to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the photo caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the photo

InlineQueryResultCachedGif

Represents a link to an animated GIF file stored on the Telegram servers. By default, this animated GIF file will be sent by the user with an optional caption. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with specified content instead of the animation.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be gif
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
gif_file_id	String	A valid file identifier for the GIF file
title	String	Optional. Title for the result
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the GIF file to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the GIF animation

InlineQueryResultCachedMpeg4Gif

Represents a link to a video animation (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound) stored on the Telegram servers. By default, this animated MPEG-4 file will be sent by the user with an optional caption. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the animation.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be mpeg4_gif
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
mpeg4_file_id	String	A valid file identifier for the MPEG4 file
title	String	Optional. Title for the result
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the MPEG-4 file to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the video animation

InlineQueryResultCachedSticker

Represents a link to a sticker stored on the Telegram servers. By default, this sticker will be sent by the user. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the sticker.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be sticker
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
sticker_file_id	String	A valid file identifier of the sticker
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the sticker

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016 for static stickers and after 06 July, 2019 for animated stickers. Older clients will ignore them.

InlineQueryResultCachedDocument

Represents a link to a file stored on the Telegram servers. By default, this file will be sent by the user with an optional caption. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the file.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be document
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
title	String	Title for the result
document_file_id	String	A valid file identifier for the file
description	String	Optional. Short description of the result
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the document to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the document caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the file

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will ignore them.

InlineQueryResultCachedVideo

Represents a link to a video file stored on the Telegram servers. By default, this video file will be sent by the user with an optional caption. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the video.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be video
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
video_file_id	String	A valid file identifier for the video file
title	String	Title for the result
description	String	Optional. Short description of the result
caption	String	Optional. Caption of the video to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the video caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the video

InlineQueryResultCachedVoice

Represents a link to a voice message stored on the Telegram servers. By default, this voice message will be sent by the user. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the voice message.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be voice
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
voice_file_id	String	A valid file identifier for the voice message
title	String	Voice message title
caption	String	Optional. Caption, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the voice message caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the voice message

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will ignore them.

InlineQueryResultCachedAudio

Represents a link to an MP3 audio file stored on the Telegram servers. By default, this audio file will be sent by the user. Alternatively, you can use input_message_content to send a message with the specified content instead of the audio.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Type of the result, must be audio
id	String	Unique identifier for this result, 1-64 bytes
audio_file_id	String	A valid file identifier for the audio file
caption	String	Optional. Caption, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the audio caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message
input_message_content	InputMessageContent	Optional. Content of the message to be sent instead of the audio

Note: This will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will ignore them.

InputMessageContent

This object represents the content of a message to be sent as a result of an inline query. Telegram clients currently support the following 5 types:

InputTextMessageContent

Represents the content of a text message to be sent as the result of an inline query.

Field	Type	Description
message_text	String	Text of the message to be sent, 1-4096 characters
parse_mode	String	Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the message text. See formatting options for more details.
entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. List of special entities that appear in message text, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
disable_web_page_preview	Boolean	Optional. Disables link previews for links in the sent message

InputLocationMessageContent

Represents the content of a location message to be sent as the result of an inline query.

Field	Type	Description
latitude	Float	Latitude of the location in degrees
longitude	Float	Longitude of the location in degrees
horizontal_accuracy	Float number	Optional. The radius of uncertainty for the location, measured in meters; 0-1500
live_period	Integer	Optional. Period in seconds for which the location can be updated, should be between 60 and 86400.
heading	Integer	Optional. For live locations, a direction in which the user is moving, in degrees. Must be between 1 and 360 if specified.
proximity_alert_radius	Integer	Optional. For live locations, a maximum distance for proximity alerts about approaching another chat member, in meters. Must be between 1 and 100000 if specified.

InputVenueMessageContent

Represents the content of a venue message to be sent as the result of an inline query.

Field	Type	Description
latitude	Float	Latitude of the venue in degrees
longitude	Float	Longitude of the venue in degrees
title	String	Name of the venue
address	String	Address of the venue
foursquare_id	String	Optional. Foursquare identifier of the venue, if known
foursquare_type	String	Optional. Foursquare type of the venue, if known. (For example, “arts_entertainment/default”, “arts_entertainment/aquarium” or “food/icecream”.)
google_place_id	String	Optional. Google Places identifier of the venue
google_place_type	String	Optional. Google Places type of the venue. (See supported types.)

InputContactMessageContent

Represents the content of a contact message to be sent as the result of an inline query.

Field	Type	Description
phone_number	String	Contact's phone number
first_name	String	Contact's first name
last_name	String	Optional. Contact's last name
vcard	String	Optional. Additional data about the contact in the form of a vCard, 0-2048 bytes

InputInvoiceMessageContent

Represents the content of an invoice message to be sent as the result of an inline query.

Field	Type	Description
title	String	Product name, 1-32 characters
description	String	Product description, 1-255 characters
payload	String	Bot-defined invoice payload, 1-128 bytes. This will not be displayed to the user, use for your internal processes.
provider_token	String	Payment provider token, obtained via @BotFather
currency	String	Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code, see more on currencies
prices	Array of LabeledPrice	Price breakdown, a JSON-serialized list of components (e.g. product price, tax, discount, delivery cost, delivery tax, bonus, etc.)
max_tip_amount	Integer	Optional. The maximum accepted amount for tips in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). For example, for a maximum tip of US$ 1.45 pass max_tip_amount = 145 . See the exp parameter in currencies.json, it shows the number of digits past the decimal point for each currency (2 for the majority of currencies). Defaults to 0
suggested_tip_amounts	Array of Integer	Optional. A JSON-serialized array of suggested amounts of tip in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). At most 4 suggested tip amounts can be specified. The suggested tip amounts must be positive, passed in a strictly increased order and must not exceed max_tip_amount.
provider_data	String	Optional. A JSON-serialized object for data about the invoice, which will be shared with the payment provider. A detailed description of the required fields should be provided by the payment provider.
photo_url	String	Optional. URL of the product photo for the invoice. Can be a photo of the goods or a marketing image for a service.
photo_size	Integer	Optional. Photo size in bytes
photo_width	Integer	Optional. Photo width
photo_height	Integer	Optional. Photo height
need_name	Boolean	Optional. Pass True if you require the user's full name to complete the order
need_phone_number	Boolean	Optional. Pass True if you require the user's phone number to complete the order
need_email	Boolean	Optional. Pass True if you require the user's email address to complete the order
need_shipping_address	Boolean	Optional. Pass True if you require the user's shipping address to complete the order
send_phone_number_to_provider	Boolean	Optional. Pass True if the user's phone number should be sent to provider
send_email_to_provider	Boolean	Optional. Pass True if the user's email address should be sent to provider
is_flexible	Boolean	Optional. Pass True if the final price depends on the shipping method

ChosenInlineResult

Represents a result of an inline query that was chosen by the user and sent to their chat partner.

Field	Type	Description
result_id	String	The unique identifier for the result that was chosen
from	User	The user that chose the result
location	Location	Optional. Sender location, only for bots that require user location
inline_message_id	String	Optional. Identifier of the sent inline message. Available only if there is an inline keyboard attached to the message. Will be also received in callback queries and can be used to edit the message.
query	String	The query that was used to obtain the result

Note: It is necessary to enable inline feedback via @BotFather in order to receive these objects in updates.

answerWebAppQuery

Use this method to set the result of an interaction with a Web App and send a corresponding message on behalf of the user to the chat from which the query originated. On success, a SentWebAppMessage object is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
web_app_query_id	String	Yes	Unique identifier for the query to be answered
result	InlineQueryResult	Yes	A JSON-serialized object describing the message to be sent

SentWebAppMessage

Describes an inline message sent by a Web App on behalf of a user.

Field	Type	Description
inline_message_id	String	Optional. Identifier of the sent inline message. Available only if there is an inline keyboard attached to the message.

Payments

Your bot can accept payments from Telegram users. Please see the introduction to payments for more details on the process and how to set up payments for your bot. Please note that users will need Telegram v.4.0 or higher to use payments (released on May 18, 2017).

sendInvoice

Use this method to send invoices. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername )
title	String	Yes	Product name, 1-32 characters
description	String	Yes	Product description, 1-255 characters
payload	String	Yes	Bot-defined invoice payload, 1-128 bytes. This will not be displayed to the user, use for your internal processes.
provider_token	String	Yes	Payment provider token, obtained via @BotFather
currency	String	Yes	Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code, see more on currencies
prices	Array of LabeledPrice	Yes	Price breakdown, a JSON-serialized list of components (e.g. product price, tax, discount, delivery cost, delivery tax, bonus, etc.)
max_tip_amount	Integer	Optional	The maximum accepted amount for tips in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). For example, for a maximum tip of US$ 1.45 pass max_tip_amount = 145 . See the exp parameter in currencies.json, it shows the number of digits past the decimal point for each currency (2 for the majority of currencies). Defaults to 0
suggested_tip_amounts	Array of Integer	Optional	A JSON-serialized array of suggested amounts of tips in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). At most 4 suggested tip amounts can be specified. The suggested tip amounts must be positive, passed in a strictly increased order and must not exceed max_tip_amount.
start_parameter	String	Optional	Unique deep-linking parameter. If left empty, forwarded copies of the sent message will have a Pay button, allowing multiple users to pay directly from the forwarded message, using the same invoice. If non-empty, forwarded copies of the sent message will have a URL button with a deep link to the bot (instead of a Pay button), with the value used as the start parameter
provider_data	String	Optional	JSON-serialized data about the invoice, which will be shared with the payment provider. A detailed description of required fields should be provided by the payment provider.
photo_url	String	Optional	URL of the product photo for the invoice. Can be a photo of the goods or a marketing image for a service. People like it better when they see what they are paying for.
photo_size	Integer	Optional	Photo size in bytes
photo_width	Integer	Optional	Photo width
photo_height	Integer	Optional	Photo height
need_name	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if you require the user's full name to complete the order
need_phone_number	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if you require the user's phone number to complete the order
need_email	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if you require the user's email address to complete the order
need_shipping_address	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if you require the user's shipping address to complete the order
send_phone_number_to_provider	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the user's phone number should be sent to provider
send_email_to_provider	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the user's email address should be sent to provider
is_flexible	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the final price depends on the shipping method
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard. If empty, one 'Pay total price ' button will be shown. If not empty, the first button must be a Pay button.

createInvoiceLink

Use this method to create a link for an invoice. Returns the created invoice link as String on success.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
title	String	Yes	Product name, 1-32 characters
description	String	Yes	Product description, 1-255 characters
payload	String	Yes	Bot-defined invoice payload, 1-128 bytes. This will not be displayed to the user, use for your internal processes.
provider_token	String	Yes	Payment provider token, obtained via BotFather
currency	String	Yes	Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code, see more on currencies
prices	Array of LabeledPrice	Yes	Price breakdown, a JSON-serialized list of components (e.g. product price, tax, discount, delivery cost, delivery tax, bonus, etc.)
max_tip_amount	Integer	Optional	The maximum accepted amount for tips in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). For example, for a maximum tip of US$ 1.45 pass max_tip_amount = 145 . See the exp parameter in currencies.json, it shows the number of digits past the decimal point for each currency (2 for the majority of currencies). Defaults to 0
suggested_tip_amounts	Array of Integer	Optional	A JSON-serialized array of suggested amounts of tips in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). At most 4 suggested tip amounts can be specified. The suggested tip amounts must be positive, passed in a strictly increased order and must not exceed max_tip_amount.
provider_data	String	Optional	JSON-serialized data about the invoice, which will be shared with the payment provider. A detailed description of required fields should be provided by the payment provider.
photo_url	String	Optional	URL of the product photo for the invoice. Can be a photo of the goods or a marketing image for a service.
photo_size	Integer	Optional	Photo size in bytes
photo_width	Integer	Optional	Photo width
photo_height	Integer	Optional	Photo height
need_name	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if you require the user's full name to complete the order
need_phone_number	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if you require the user's phone number to complete the order
need_email	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if you require the user's email address to complete the order
need_shipping_address	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if you require the user's shipping address to complete the order
send_phone_number_to_provider	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the user's phone number should be sent to the provider
send_email_to_provider	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the user's email address should be sent to the provider
is_flexible	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the final price depends on the shipping method

answerShippingQuery

If you sent an invoice requesting a shipping address and the parameter is_flexible was specified, the Bot API will send an Update with a shipping_query field to the bot. Use this method to reply to shipping queries. On success, True is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
shipping_query_id	String	Yes	Unique identifier for the query to be answered
ok	Boolean	Yes	Pass True if delivery to the specified address is possible and False if there are any problems (for example, if delivery to the specified address is not possible)
shipping_options	Array of ShippingOption	Optional	Required if ok is True. A JSON-serialized array of available shipping options.
error_message	String	Optional	Required if ok is False. Error message in human readable form that explains why it is impossible to complete the order (e.g. "Sorry, delivery to your desired address is unavailable'). Telegram will display this message to the user.

answerPreCheckoutQuery

Once the user has confirmed their payment and shipping details, the Bot API sends the final confirmation in the form of an Update with the field pre_checkout_query. Use this method to respond to such pre-checkout queries. On success, True is returned. Note: The Bot API must receive an answer within 10 seconds after the pre-checkout query was sent.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
pre_checkout_query_id	String	Yes	Unique identifier for the query to be answered
ok	Boolean	Yes	Specify True if everything is alright (goods are available, etc.) and the bot is ready to proceed with the order. Use False if there are any problems.
error_message	String	Optional	Required if ok is False. Error message in human readable form that explains the reason for failure to proceed with the checkout (e.g. "Sorry, somebody just bought the last of our amazing black T-shirts while you were busy filling out your payment details. Please choose a different color or garment!"). Telegram will display this message to the user.

LabeledPrice

This object represents a portion of the price for goods or services.

Field	Type	Description
label	String	Portion label
amount	Integer	Price of the product in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). For example, for a price of US$ 1.45 pass amount = 145 . See the exp parameter in currencies.json, it shows the number of digits past the decimal point for each currency (2 for the majority of currencies).

Invoice

This object contains basic information about an invoice.

Field	Type	Description
title	String	Product name
description	String	Product description
start_parameter	String	Unique bot deep-linking parameter that can be used to generate this invoice
currency	String	Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code
total_amount	Integer	Total price in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). For example, for a price of US$ 1.45 pass amount = 145 . See the exp parameter in currencies.json, it shows the number of digits past the decimal point for each currency (2 for the majority of currencies).

ShippingAddress

This object represents a shipping address.

Field	Type	Description
country_code	String	Two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
state	String	State, if applicable
city	String	City
street_line1	String	First line for the address
street_line2	String	Second line for the address
post_code	String	Address post code

OrderInfo

This object represents information about an order.

Field	Type	Description
name	String	Optional. User name
phone_number	String	Optional. User's phone number
email	String	Optional. User email
shipping_address	ShippingAddress	Optional. User shipping address

ShippingOption

This object represents one shipping option.

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Shipping option identifier
title	String	Option title
prices	Array of LabeledPrice	List of price portions

SuccessfulPayment

This object contains basic information about a successful payment.

Field	Type	Description
currency	String	Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code
total_amount	Integer	Total price in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). For example, for a price of US$ 1.45 pass amount = 145 . See the exp parameter in currencies.json, it shows the number of digits past the decimal point for each currency (2 for the majority of currencies).
invoice_payload	String	Bot specified invoice payload
shipping_option_id	String	Optional. Identifier of the shipping option chosen by the user
order_info	OrderInfo	Optional. Order information provided by the user
telegram_payment_charge_id	String	Telegram payment identifier
provider_payment_charge_id	String	Provider payment identifier

ShippingQuery

This object contains information about an incoming shipping query.

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Unique query identifier
from	User	User who sent the query
invoice_payload	String	Bot specified invoice payload
shipping_address	ShippingAddress	User specified shipping address

PreCheckoutQuery

This object contains information about an incoming pre-checkout query.

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Unique query identifier
from	User	User who sent the query
currency	String	Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code
total_amount	Integer	Total price in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). For example, for a price of US$ 1.45 pass amount = 145 . See the exp parameter in currencies.json, it shows the number of digits past the decimal point for each currency (2 for the majority of currencies).
invoice_payload	String	Bot specified invoice payload
shipping_option_id	String	Optional. Identifier of the shipping option chosen by the user
order_info	OrderInfo	Optional. Order information provided by the user

Telegram Passport

Telegram Passport is a unified authorization method for services that require personal identification. Users can upload their documents once, then instantly share their data with services that require real-world ID (finance, ICOs, etc.). Please see the manual for details.

PassportData

Describes Telegram Passport data shared with the bot by the user.

Field	Type	Description
data	Array of EncryptedPassportElement	Array with information about documents and other Telegram Passport elements that was shared with the bot
credentials	EncryptedCredentials	Encrypted credentials required to decrypt the data

PassportFile

This object represents a file uploaded to Telegram Passport. Currently all Telegram Passport files are in JPEG format when decrypted and don't exceed 10MB.

Field	Type	Description
file_id	String	Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id	String	Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
file_size	Integer	File size in bytes
file_date	Integer	Unix time when the file was uploaded

EncryptedPassportElement

Describes documents or other Telegram Passport elements shared with the bot by the user.

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Element type. One of “personal_details”, “passport”, “driver_license”, “identity_card”, “internal_passport”, “address”, “utility_bill”, “bank_statement”, “rental_agreement”, “passport_registration”, “temporary_registration”, “phone_number”, “email”.
data	String	Optional. Base64-encoded encrypted Telegram Passport element data provided by the user, available for “personal_details”, “passport”, “driver_license”, “identity_card”, “internal_passport” and “address” types. Can be decrypted and verified using the accompanying EncryptedCredentials.
phone_number	String	Optional. User's verified phone number, available only for “phone_number” type
email	String	Optional. User's verified email address, available only for “email” type
files	Array of PassportFile	Optional. Array of encrypted files with documents provided by the user, available for “utility_bill”, “bank_statement”, “rental_agreement”, “passport_registration” and “temporary_registration” types. Files can be decrypted and verified using the accompanying EncryptedCredentials.
front_side	PassportFile	Optional. Encrypted file with the front side of the document, provided by the user. Available for “passport”, “driver_license”, “identity_card” and “internal_passport”. The file can be decrypted and verified using the accompanying EncryptedCredentials.
reverse_side	PassportFile	Optional. Encrypted file with the reverse side of the document, provided by the user. Available for “driver_license” and “identity_card”. The file can be decrypted and verified using the accompanying EncryptedCredentials.
selfie	PassportFile	Optional. Encrypted file with the selfie of the user holding a document, provided by the user; available for “passport”, “driver_license”, “identity_card” and “internal_passport”. The file can be decrypted and verified using the accompanying EncryptedCredentials.
translation	Array of PassportFile	Optional. Array of encrypted files with translated versions of documents provided by the user. Available if requested for “passport”, “driver_license”, “identity_card”, “internal_passport”, “utility_bill”, “bank_statement”, “rental_agreement”, “passport_registration” and “temporary_registration” types. Files can be decrypted and verified using the accompanying EncryptedCredentials.
hash	String	Base64-encoded element hash for using in PassportElementErrorUnspecified

EncryptedCredentials

Describes data required for decrypting and authenticating EncryptedPassportElement. See the Telegram Passport Documentation for a complete description of the data decryption and authentication processes.

Field	Type	Description
data	String	Base64-encoded encrypted JSON-serialized data with unique user's payload, data hashes and secrets required for EncryptedPassportElement decryption and authentication
hash	String	Base64-encoded data hash for data authentication
secret	String	Base64-encoded secret, encrypted with the bot's public RSA key, required for data decryption

setPassportDataErrors

Informs a user that some of the Telegram Passport elements they provided contains errors. The user will not be able to re-submit their Passport to you until the errors are fixed (the contents of the field for which you returned the error must change). Returns True on success.

Use this if the data submitted by the user doesn't satisfy the standards your service requires for any reason. For example, if a birthday date seems invalid, a submitted document is blurry, a scan shows evidence of tampering, etc. Supply some details in the error message to make sure the user knows how to correct the issues.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
user_id	Integer	Yes	User identifier
errors	Array of PassportElementError	Yes	A JSON-serialized array describing the errors

PassportElementError

This object represents an error in the Telegram Passport element which was submitted that should be resolved by the user. It should be one of:

PassportElementErrorDataField

Represents an issue in one of the data fields that was provided by the user. The error is considered resolved when the field's value changes.

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Error source, must be data
type	String	The section of the user's Telegram Passport which has the error, one of “personal_details”, “passport”, “driver_license”, “identity_card”, “internal_passport”, “address”
field_name	String	Name of the data field which has the error
data_hash	String	Base64-encoded data hash
message	String	Error message

PassportElementErrorFrontSide

Represents an issue with the front side of a document. The error is considered resolved when the file with the front side of the document changes.

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Error source, must be front_side
type	String	The section of the user's Telegram Passport which has the issue, one of “passport”, “driver_license”, “identity_card”, “internal_passport”
file_hash	String	Base64-encoded hash of the file with the front side of the document
message	String	Error message

PassportElementErrorReverseSide

Represents an issue with the reverse side of a document. The error is considered resolved when the file with reverse side of the document changes.

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Error source, must be reverse_side
type	String	The section of the user's Telegram Passport which has the issue, one of “driver_license”, “identity_card”
file_hash	String	Base64-encoded hash of the file with the reverse side of the document
message	String	Error message

PassportElementErrorSelfie

Represents an issue with the selfie with a document. The error is considered resolved when the file with the selfie changes.

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Error source, must be selfie
type	String	The section of the user's Telegram Passport which has the issue, one of “passport”, “driver_license”, “identity_card”, “internal_passport”
file_hash	String	Base64-encoded hash of the file with the selfie
message	String	Error message

PassportElementErrorFile

Represents an issue with a document scan. The error is considered resolved when the file with the document scan changes.

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Error source, must be file
type	String	The section of the user's Telegram Passport which has the issue, one of “utility_bill”, “bank_statement”, “rental_agreement”, “passport_registration”, “temporary_registration”
file_hash	String	Base64-encoded file hash
message	String	Error message

PassportElementErrorFiles

Represents an issue with a list of scans. The error is considered resolved when the list of files containing the scans changes.

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Error source, must be files
type	String	The section of the user's Telegram Passport which has the issue, one of “utility_bill”, “bank_statement”, “rental_agreement”, “passport_registration”, “temporary_registration”
file_hashes	Array of String	List of base64-encoded file hashes
message	String	Error message

PassportElementErrorTranslationFile

Represents an issue with one of the files that constitute the translation of a document. The error is considered resolved when the file changes.

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Error source, must be translation_file
type	String	Type of element of the user's Telegram Passport which has the issue, one of “passport”, “driver_license”, “identity_card”, “internal_passport”, “utility_bill”, “bank_statement”, “rental_agreement”, “passport_registration”, “temporary_registration”
file_hash	String	Base64-encoded file hash
message	String	Error message

PassportElementErrorTranslationFiles

Represents an issue with the translated version of a document. The error is considered resolved when a file with the document translation change.

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Error source, must be translation_files
type	String	Type of element of the user's Telegram Passport which has the issue, one of “passport”, “driver_license”, “identity_card”, “internal_passport”, “utility_bill”, “bank_statement”, “rental_agreement”, “passport_registration”, “temporary_registration”
file_hashes	Array of String	List of base64-encoded file hashes
message	String	Error message

PassportElementErrorUnspecified

Represents an issue in an unspecified place. The error is considered resolved when new data is added.

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Error source, must be unspecified
type	String	Type of element of the user's Telegram Passport which has the issue
element_hash	String	Base64-encoded element hash
message	String	Error message

Games

Your bot can offer users HTML5 games to play solo or to compete against each other in groups and one-on-one chats. Create games via @BotFather using the /newgame command. Please note that this kind of power requires responsibility: you will need to accept the terms for each game that your bots will be offering.

• Games are a new type of content on Telegram, represented by the Game and InlineQueryResultGame objects.
• Once you've created a game via BotFather, you can send games to chats as regular messages using the sendGame method, or use inline mode with InlineQueryResultGame.
• If you send the game message without any buttons, it will automatically have a 'Play GameName' button. When this button is pressed, your bot gets a CallbackQuery with the game_short_name of the requested game. You provide the correct URL for this particular user and the app opens the game in the in-app browser.
• You can manually add multiple buttons to your game message. Please note that the first button in the first row must always launch the game, using the field callback_game in InlineKeyboardButton. You can add extra buttons according to taste: e.g., for a description of the rules, or to open the game's official community.
• To make your game more attractive, you can upload a GIF animation that demostrates the game to the users via BotFather (see Lumberjack for example).
• A game message will also display high scores for the current chat. Use setGameScore to post high scores to the chat with the game, add the edit_message parameter to automatically update the message with the current scoreboard.
• Use getGameHighScores to get data for in-game high score tables.
• You can also add an extra sharing button for users to share their best score to different chats.
• For examples of what can be done using this new stuff, check the @gamebot and @gamee bots.

sendGame

Use this method to send a game. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	Integer	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat
game_short_name	String	Yes	Short name of the game, serves as the unique identifier for the game. Set up your games via @BotFather.
disable_notification	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
reply_to_message_id	Integer	Optional	If the message is a reply, ID of the original message
allow_sending_without_reply	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found
reply_markup	InlineKeyboardMarkup	Optional	A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard. If empty, one 'Play game_title' button will be shown. If not empty, the first button must launch the game.

This object represents a game. Use BotFather to create and edit games, their short names will act as unique identifiers.

Field	Type	Description
title	String	Title of the game
description	String	Description of the game
photo	Array of PhotoSize	Photo that will be displayed in the game message in chats.
text	String	Optional. Brief description of the game or high scores included in the game message. Can be automatically edited to include current high scores for the game when the bot calls setGameScore, or manually edited using editMessageText. 0-4096 characters.
text_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. Special entities that appear in text, such as usernames, URLs, bot commands, etc.
animation	Animation	Optional. Animation that will be displayed in the game message in chats. Upload via BotFather

CallbackGame

A placeholder, currently holds no information. Use BotFather to set up your game.

setGameScore

Use this method to set the score of the specified user in a game message. On success, if the message is not an inline message, the Message is returned, otherwise True is returned. Returns an error, if the new score is not greater than the user's current score in the chat and force is False.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
user_id	Integer	Yes	User identifier
score	Integer	Yes	New score, must be non-negative
force	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the high score is allowed to decrease. This can be useful when fixing mistakes or banning cheaters
disable_edit_message	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the game message should not be automatically edited to include the current scoreboard
chat_id	Integer	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Unique identifier for the target chat
message_id	Integer	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Identifier of the sent message
inline_message_id	String	Optional	Required if chat_id and message_id are not specified. Identifier of the inline message

getGameHighScores

Use this method to get data for high score tables. Will return the score of the specified user and several of their neighbors in a game. Returns an Array of GameHighScore objects.

This method will currently return scores for the target user, plus two of their closest neighbors on each side. Will also return the top three users if the user and their neighbors are not among them. Please note that this behavior is subject to change.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
user_id	Integer	Yes	Target user id
chat_id	Integer	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Unique identifier for the target chat
message_id	Integer	Optional	Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Identifier of the sent message
inline_message_id	String	Optional	Required if chat_id and message_id are not specified. Identifier of the inline message

GameHighScore

This object represents one row of the high scores table for a game.

Field	Type	Description
position	Integer	Position in high score table for the game
user	User	User
score	Integer	Score

And that's about all we've got for now.
If you've got any questions, please check out our Bot FAQ »

API Telegram

Telegram offers two kinds of APIs, one is Bot API which allows to create programs that use Bots and HTTPs as protocol. Telegram API and TDLib allows to build customized Telegram clients and is much more powerful than Bot API.

sgcWebSockets supports TDLib through tdjson library, which means that you can build your own telegram client. TDLib takes care of all network implementation details, encryption and local data storage. TDLib supports all Telegram features.

TDLib (Telegram Database Library) Advantages

Cross-platform: can be used on Windows, Android, iOS, MacOS, Linux.

Easy to use: uses json messages to communicate between application and telegram.

High-performance: In the Telegram Bot API, each TDLib instance handles more than 24000 bots.

Consistent: TDLib guarantees that all updates will be delivered in the right order.

Reliable: TDLib remains stable on slow and unreliable internet connections.

Secure: All local data is encrypted using a user-provided encryption key.

Fully Asynchronous: Requests to TDLib don't block each other. Responses will be sent when they are available.

Configuration

TDLib requires other third-parties libraries: OpenSSL and ZLib. These libraries must be deployed with tdjson library.

* Windows versions requires VCRuntime which can be download from microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52685

Copy the following libraries in the same directory where is your application:

Windows 32	Windows 64
tdjson.dll	tdjson.dll
libcrypto-1_1.dll	libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
libssl-1_1.dll	libssl-1_1-x64.dll
zlib1.dll	zlib1.dll

Deploy the library libtdjson.dylib to your device and you can set where is the library using SetTDJsonPath, example:

if you deploy to "Contents\MacOS\", you must set the path in System.SysUtils.GetCurrentDir folder.

Deploy the library libtdjson.so to your device and set the library path calling the method SetTDJsonPath.

Deploy the library libtdjsonandroid.so to your device. Example: if you deploy an Android64 library, set RemotePath in Project/Deployment to "library\lib\arm64-v8a\". If is Android32, set RemotePath to "library\lib\armeabi-v7a\"

Copy the library libtdjson.a to these directories:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\<IDE Version>\lib\iosDevice64\debug

C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\<IDE Version>\lib\iosDevice64\release

Creating your Telegram Application

In order to obtain an API id and develop your own application using the Telegram API you need to do the following:

Sign up for Telegram using any application.

Log in to your Telegram core: https://my.telegram.org.

Go to API development tools and fill out the form.

You will get basic addresses as well as the api_id and api_hash parameters required for user authorization.

For the moment each number can only have one api_id connected to it.

These values must be set in Telegram.API property of Telegram component. In order to authenticate, you can authenticate as an user or as a bot, there are 2 properties which you can set to login to Telegram:

PhoneNumber: if you login as an user, you must set your phone number (with international code), example: +34699123456

BotToken: if you login as a bot, set your token in this property (as provided by telegram).

DatabaseDirectory: allows to specify where is the tdlib database. Leave empty and will take the default configuration.

The following parameters can be configured:

ApplicationVersion: application version, example: 1.0

DeviceModel: device model, example: desktop

LanguageCode: user language code, example: en.

SystemVersion: verison of operating system, example: windows.

Optionally, you can configure the path where is located tdjson library using SetTDJsonPath method. Just pass the path before start a new telegram session.

Once you have configured Telegram Component, you can set Active property to true and program will try to connect to Telegram.

Authorization

There are two events which can be called by library in order to get an Authentication Code (delivered in Telegram Application, not SMS) or to provide a password.

This event is called when Telegram sends an Authorization Code to Telegram Application and user must copy this code and set in Code argument of this event.

This event is called when Telegram requires that user set a password.

Authorization Status

Once authorization has started, you can check the status of authorization OnAuthorizationStatus event, this event is called every time there is a change in status of authorization. Some values of Status are:

• authorizationStateWaitTdlibParameters
• authorizationStateWaitEncryptionKey
• authorizationStateWaitPhoneNumber
• authorizationStateWaitCode
• authorizationStateLoggingOut
• authorizationStateClosed
• authorizationStateReady

Connection Status

Once connection has started, you can check the status of connection OnConnectionStatus event, this event is called every time there is a change in status of connection. Some values of Status are:

• connectionStateConnecting
• connectionStateUpdating
• connectionStateReady

Methods

TsgcTDLib_Telegram API Component support the most following methods.

aChatId: Id of Chat which message will be sent aText: Text of Message.

InlineKeyboard: Optional Buttons (only bots).

aChatId: Id of Chat which message will be sent aText: Text of Message.

InlineKeyboard: Optional Buttons (only bots).

• Bold: **bold**
• Italic: __italic__
• Strike: —strike—
• Underline:

aChatId: Id of Chat which message will be sent aFilePath: full file path of photo

Width: witdh of photo.

Height: width of photo.

InlineKeyboard: Optional Buttons (only bots).

aChatId: Id of Chat which message will be sent aFilePath: full file path of video aWidth: witdh of video.

Height: width of video.

aDuration: duration of video in seconds.

aInlineKeyboard: Optional Buttons (only bots).

aChatId: Id of Chat which message will be sent aInvoice: Text of Message.

aInlineKeyboard: Optional Buttons (only bots).

aSuperGroupId: Identifier of the supergroup or channel.

aSupergroupMembersFilter: The type of users to return. By default null aOffset: Number of users to skip.

aLimit: The maximum number of users be returned; up to 200.

aTitle: Title of the new SuperGroup

aIsChannel: True, if a channel chat should be created. aDescription: Chat Description.

aUserId: Identifier of the user.

aForce: If true, the chat will be created without network request. In this case all information about the chat except its type, title and photo can be incorrect

aChatId: Chat identifier

aFromMessageId: Identifier of the message starting from which history must be fetched; use 0 to get results from the last message.

aOffset: Specify 0 to get results from exactly the from_message_id or a negative offset up to 99 to get additionally some newer messages.

aLimit: The maximum number of messages to be returned

aServer: Server name of proxy.

aPort: Number of proxy port.

aUserName: Username for logging in; may be empty.

aPassword: Password for logging in; may be empty.

aHTTPOnly: Pass true, if the proxy supports only HTTP requests and doesn't support transparent TCP connections via HTTP CONNECT method.

aServer: Server name of proxy.

aPort: Number of proxy port. aSecret: The proxy's secret in hexadecimal encoding.

aServer: Server name of proxy.

aPort: Number of proxy port.

aUserName: Username for logging in; may be empty.

aPassword: Password for logging in; may be empty.

aSponsorChatId: ID of the sponsor Chat

aMessageId: ID of the message

Example How to send a Text Message

Example How to send a method not implemented

You can Send Any JSON message using TDLibSend method, example: join a telegram chat.

Check the following url to know all JSON methods: Telegram JSON API.

Events

This event is called when JSON message is received by Telegram API component and is still not processed. Set Handled property to True if you process this event manually or don't want that event is processed by component. You can use this event to log all messages too.

This event is called when a New Message Text has been received, read MessageText parameter to access to message text properties.

• ChatId: Chat Identifier.
• MessageId: Message Identifier.
• SenderUserId: Sender Identifier.
• Text: Text of message.

This event is called when a New Document Message is received. Access to MessageDocument to get access to Document properties.

• ChatId: Chat Identifier.
• MessageId: Message Identifier.
• SenderUserId: Sender Identifier (read SenderChat and SenderUser from tdlib 1.7.+).
• FileName: Name of Document.
• DocumentId: Document Identifier.
• LocalPath: full path to local file if exists.
• MimeType: Mime-type of document.
• Size: Size of Document.
• RemoteDocumentId: Remote Document Identifier.

This event is called when a New Photo Message is received. Access to MessagePhoto to get access to Photo properties.

• ChatId: Chat Identifier.
• MessageId: Message Identifier.
• SenderUserId: Sender Identifier (read SenderChat and SenderUser from tdlib 1.7.+).
• PhotoId: Photo Identifier.
• LocalPath: full path to local file if exists.
• Size: Size of Photo.
• RemotePhotoId: Remote Photo Identifier.

This event is called when a New Video Message is received. Access to MessageVideo to get access to Video properties.

• ChatId: Chat Identifier.
• MessageId: Message Identifier.
• SenderUserId: Sender Identifier (read SenderChat and SenderUser from tdlib 1.7.+).
• VideoId: Photo Identifier.
• LocalPath: full path to local file if exists.
• Width: width of video.
• Height: height of video.
• Duration: duration in seconds of video.
• Size: Size of Video.
• RemoteVideoId: Remote Photo Identifier.

This event is called when a New Sponsored Message has been received (after calling the method getChatSponsoredMessage)

• SponsorChatId: Sponsor Chat Identifier.
• MessageId: Message Identifier.
• Text: Text of message.

This event is called when a new chat is received.

• ChatId: Chat Identifier.
• ChatType: Chat Type (chatTypeSupergroup, chatTypePrivate. )
• Title: Chat name.
• SuperGroupId: Group Id if is a SuperGroup.
• IsChannel: returns if is channel or not.

This event is called when a new incoming callback query is received; for bots only.

• Id: Unique query identifier.
• SenderUserId: Identifier of the user who sent the query.
• ChatId: Identifier of the chat, in which que query was sent.
• MessageId: Identifier of the message, from which the query originated.
• ChatInstance: Identifier that uniquely corresponds to the chat to which the message was sent.
• PayloadData: the payload from a general callback button.
  • Data: Data that was attached to the callback button.

  This event is called when a new Event is received by API Component. Can be used to process some events not implemented by API Component.

  • Event: Event name (events like: updateOption, updateUser. )
  • Text: full JSON message

  This event is called if there is any exception when processing Telegram API Data.

  Properties

  MyId: returns the User Identifier of current user.

  Full Code Sample

  Check the following code sample which shows how connect to Telegram API, ask user to introduce a Code (if required by Telegram API), send a message when connection is ready and Log Text Messages received.

   
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