# 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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#### May 8, 2026

Bot API 10.0

Guest Mode

- Introduced support for guest mode, allowing bots to receive certain messages and issue replies within chats they are not a member of.
- Added the field supports_guest_queries to the class User.
- Added the fields guest_bot_caller_user and guest_bot_caller_chat to the class Message.
- Added the field guest_query_id to the class Message.
- Added the field guest_message to the class Update.
- Added the class SentGuestMessage and the method answerGuestQuery.

Chat Management

- Added the field can_react_to_messages to the classes ChatMemberRestricted and ChatPermissions.
- Added the parameter return_bots to the method getChatAdministrators.
- Added the method deleteAllMessageReactions.
- Added the method deleteMessageReaction.
- Added the ability to see certain messages sent by other bots in groups.

Polls

- Added the classes InputMediaSticker, InputMediaLocation, and InputMediaVenue.
- Added the class PollMedia, representing a media in a poll.
- Added the field media to the class Poll, allowing bots to see media in polls.
- Added the field explanation_media to the class Poll, allowing bots to see media in quiz explanations.
- Added the field media to the class PollOption, allowing bots to see media in poll options.
- Added the class InputPollMedia and the parameters media and explanation_media to the method sendPoll, allowing bots to add media to polls.
- Added the class InputPollOptionMedia and the field media to the class InputPollOption, allowing bots to add media to poll options.
- Added the field members_only to the class Poll.
- Added the parameter members_only to the method sendPoll.
- Added the field country_codes to the class Poll.
- Added the parameter country_codes to the method sendPoll.
- Decreased the minimum number of poll options from 2 to 1.

Live photos

- Added the class LivePhoto, which represents a photo with a short video.
- Added the class InputMediaLivePhoto.
- Added the field live_photo to the classes Message and ExternalReplyInfo.
- Added the method sendLivePhoto, allowing bots to send live photos.
- Added the class PaidMediaLivePhoto, which describes a paid media with a live photo.
- Added the class InputPaidMediaLivePhoto, allowing bots to send live photos as paid media.
- Allowed to use live photos in sendMediaGroup and editMessageMedia,

General

- Allowed Business Bots to manage user accounts without a Telegram Premium subscription.
- Added the ability to send messages to other bots via username if both bots enabled bot-to-bot communication.
- Added the ability to reply to other bots from a business bot if the business bot enabled bot-to-bot communication.
- Allowed bots to pass an empty text in the method sendMessageDraft.
- Added the class BotAccessSettings and the method getManagedBotAccessSettings.
- Added the method setManagedBotAccessSettings.
- Added the method getUserPersonalChatMessages.

#### April 3, 2026

Bot API 9.6

Managed Bots

- Added the field can_manage_bots to the class User.
- Added the class KeyboardButtonRequestManagedBot and the field request_managed_bot to the class KeyboardButton.
- Added the class ManagedBotCreated and the field managed_bot_created to the class Message.
- Added updates about the creation of managed bots and the change of their token, represented by the class ManagedBotUpdated and the field managed_bot in the class Update.
- Added the methods getManagedBotToken and replaceManagedBotToken.
- Added the class PreparedKeyboardButton and the method savePreparedKeyboardButton, allowing bots to request users, chats and managed bots from Mini Apps.
- Added the method requestChat to the class WebApp.
- Added support for `https://t.me/newbot/{manager_bot_username}/{suggested_bot_username}[?name={suggested_bot_name}]` links, allowing bots to request the creation of a managed bot via a link.

Polls

- Added support for quizzes with multiple correct answers.
- Replaced the field correct_option_id with the field correct_option_ids in the class Poll.
- Replaced the parameter correct_option_id with the parameter correct_option_ids in the method sendPoll.
- Allowed to pass allows_multiple_answers for quizzes in the method sendPoll.
- Increased the maximum time for automatic poll closure to 2628000 seconds.
- Added the field allows_revoting to the class Poll.
- Added the parameter allows_revoting to the method sendPoll.
- Added the parameter shuffle_options to the method sendPoll.
- Added the parameter allow_adding_options to the method sendPoll.
- Added the parameter hide_results_until_closes to the method sendPoll.
- Added the fields description and description_entities to the class Poll.
- Added the parameters description, description_parse_mode, and description_entities to the method sendPoll.
- Added the field persistent_id to the class PollOption, representing a persistent identifier for the option.
- Added the field option_persistent_ids to the class PollAnswer.
- Added the fields added_by_user and added_by_chat to the class PollOption, denoting the user and the chat which added the option.
- Added the field addition_date to the class PollOption, describing the date when the option was added.
- Added the class PollOptionAdded and the field poll_option_added to the class Message.
- Added the class PollOptionDeleted and the field poll_option_deleted to the class Message.
- Added the field poll_option_id to the class ReplyParameters, allowing bots to reply to a specific poll option.
- Added the field reply_to_poll_option_id to the class Message.
- Allowed “date_time” entities in checklist title, checklist task text, TextQuote, ReplyParameters quote, sendGift, and giftPremiumSubscription.

#### March 1, 2026

Bot API 9.5

- Added the MessageEntity type “date_time”, allowing bots to show a formatted date and time to the user.
- Allowed all bots to use the method sendMessageDraft.
- Added the field tag to the classes ChatMemberMember and ChatMemberRestricted.
- Added the method setChatMemberTag.
- Added the field can_edit_tag to the classes ChatMemberRestricted and ChatPermissions.
- Added the field can_manage_tags to the classes ChatMemberAdministrator and ChatAdministratorRights.
- Added the parameter can_manage_tags to the method promoteChatMember.
- Added the field sender_tag to the class Message.
- Added the field iconCustomEmojiId to the class BottomButton.

#### February 9, 2026

Bot API 9.4

- Allowed bots to use custom emoji in messages directly sent by the bot to private, group and supergroup chats if the owner of the bot has a Telegram Premium subscription.
- Allowed bots to create topics in private chats using the method createForumTopic.
- Allowed bots to prevent users from creating and deleting topics in private chats through a new setting in the @BotFather Mini App.
- Added the field allows_users_to_create_topics to the class User.
- Added the field icon_custom_emoji_id to the classes KeyboardButton and InlineKeyboardButton, allowing bots to show a custom emoji on buttons if they are able to use custom emoji in the message.
- Added the field style to the classes KeyboardButton and InlineKeyboardButton, allowing bots to change the color of buttons.
- Added the class ChatOwnerLeft and the field chat_owner_left to the class Message.
- Added the class ChatOwnerChanged and the field chat_owner_changed to the class Message.
- Added the methods setMyProfilePhoto and removeMyProfilePhoto, allowing bots to manage their profile picture.
- Added the class VideoQuality and the field qualities to the class Video allowing bots to get information about other available qualities of a video.
- Added the field first_profile_audio to the class ChatFullInfo.
- Added the class UserProfileAudios and the method getUserProfileAudios, allowing bots to fetch a list of audios added to the profile of a user.
- Added the field rarity to the class UniqueGiftModel.
- Added the field is_burned to the class UniqueGift.

See earlier changes »

### 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.telegram.org/bot<token>/METHOD_NAME`. Like this for example:

    https://api.telegram.org/bot123456:ABC-DEF1234ghIkl-zyx57W2v1u123ew11/getMe

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

- URL query string
- application/x-www-form-urlencoded
- application/json (except for uploading files)
- multipart/form-data (use to upload files)

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.

> Please see our FAQ for examples.

### 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.telegram.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 fields 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 identifier 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. This update may at times be triggered by changes to message fields that are either unavailable or not actively used by your bot.
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. This update may at times be triggered by changes to message fields that are either unavailable or not actively used by your bot.
business_connection | BusinessConnection | Optional. The bot was connected to or disconnected from a business account, or a user edited an existing connection with the bot
business_message | Message | Optional. New message from a connected business account
edited_business_message | Message | Optional. New version of a message from a connected business account
deleted_business_messages | BusinessMessagesDeleted | Optional. Messages were deleted from a connected business account
guest_message | Message | Optional. New guest message. The bot can use the field Message.guest_query_id and the method answerGuestQuery to send a message in response.
message_reaction | MessageReactionUpdated | Optional. A reaction to a message was changed by a user. The bot must be an administrator in the chat and must explicitly specify `"message_reaction"` in the list of allowed_updates to receive these updates. The update isn't received for reactions set by bots.
message_reaction_count | MessageReactionCountUpdated | Optional. Reactions to a message with anonymous reactions were changed. The bot must be an administrator in the chat and must explicitly specify `"message_reaction_count"` in the list of allowed_updates to receive these updates. The updates are grouped and can be sent with delay up to a few minutes.
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
purchased_paid_media | PaidMediaPurchased | Optional. A user purchased paid media with a non-empty payload sent by the bot in a non-channel chat
poll | Poll | Optional. New poll state. Bots receive only updates about manually 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.
chat_boost | ChatBoostUpdated | Optional. A chat boost was added or changed. The bot must be an administrator in the chat to receive these updates.
removed_chat_boost | ChatBoostRemoved | Optional. A boost was removed from a chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat to receive these updates.
managed_bot | ManagedBotUpdated | Optional. A new bot was created to be managed by the bot, or token or owner of a managed bot was changed

#### getUpdates

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

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

offset

Integer

Optional

Identifier of the first update to be returned. Must be greater by one than the highest among the identifiers of previously received updates. By default, updates starting with the earliest unconfirmed update are returned. An update is considered confirmed as soon as getUpdates is called with an offset higher than its update_id. The negative offset can be specified to retrieve updates starting from -offset update from the end of the updates queue. All previous updates will be forgotten.

limit | Integer | Optional | Limits the number of updates to be retrieved. Values between 1-100 are accepted. Defaults to 100.
timeout | Integer | Optional | Timeout in seconds for long polling. Defaults to 0, i.e. usual short polling. Should be positive, short polling should be used for testing purposes only.

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, message_reaction, and message_reaction_count (default). If not specified, the previous setting will be used.
Please note that this parameter doesn't affect updates created before the call to getUpdates, so unwanted updates may be received for a short period of time.

> 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 (a request with response HTTP status code different from `2XY`), we will repeat the request and 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, message_reaction, and message_reaction_count (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.

#### User

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_guest_queries | Boolean | Optional. True, if the bot supports guest queries from chats it is not a member of. Returned only in getMe.
supports_inline_queries | Boolean | Optional. True, if the bot supports inline queries. Returned only in getMe.
can_connect_to_business | Boolean | Optional. True, if the bot can be connected to a user account to manage it. Returned only in getMe.
has_main_web_app | Boolean | Optional. True, if the bot has a main Web App. Returned only in getMe.
has_topics_enabled | Boolean | Optional. True, if the bot has forum topic mode enabled in private chats. Returned only in getMe.
allows_users_to_create_topics | Boolean | Optional. True, if the bot allows users to create and delete topics in private chats. Returned only in getMe.
can_manage_bots | Boolean | Optional. True, if other bots can be created to be controlled by the bot. Returned only in getMe.

#### Chat

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 the 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
is_forum | True | Optional. True, if the supergroup chat is a forum (has topics enabled)
is_direct_messages | True | Optional. True, if the chat is the direct messages chat of a channel

#### ChatFullInfo

This object contains full information about 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 the 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
is_forum | True | Optional. True, if the supergroup chat is a forum (has topics enabled)
is_direct_messages | True | Optional. True, if the chat is the direct messages chat of a channel
accent_color_id | Integer | Identifier of the accent color for the chat name and backgrounds of the chat photo, reply header, and link preview. See accent colors for more details.
max_reaction_count | Integer | The maximum number of reactions that can be set on a message in the chat
photo | ChatPhoto | Optional. Chat photo
active_usernames | Array of String | Optional. If non-empty, the list of all active chat usernames; for private chats, supergroups and channels
birthdate | Birthdate | Optional. For private chats, the date of birth of the user
business_intro | BusinessIntro | Optional. For private chats with business accounts, the intro of the business
business_location | BusinessLocation | Optional. For private chats with business accounts, the location of the business
business_opening_hours | BusinessOpeningHours | Optional. For private chats with business accounts, the opening hours of the business
personal_chat | Chat | Optional. For private chats, the personal channel of the user
parent_chat | Chat | Optional. Information about the corresponding channel chat; for direct messages chats only
available_reactions | Array of ReactionType | Optional. List of available reactions allowed in the chat. If omitted, then all emoji reactions are allowed.
background_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional. Custom emoji identifier of the emoji chosen by the chat for the reply header and link preview background
profile_accent_color_id | Integer | Optional. Identifier of the accent color for the chat's profile background. See profile accent colors for more details.
profile_background_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional. Custom emoji identifier of the emoji chosen by the chat for its profile background
emoji_status_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional. Custom emoji identifier of the emoji status of the chat or the other party in a private chat
emoji_status_expiration_date | Integer | Optional. Expiration date of the emoji status of the chat or the other party in a private chat, in Unix time, if any
bio | String | Optional. Bio of the other party in a private chat
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
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
join_to_send_messages | True | Optional. True, if users need to join the supergroup before they can send messages
join_by_request | True | Optional. True, if all users directly joining the supergroup without using an invite link need to be approved by supergroup administrators
description | String | Optional. Description, for groups, supergroups and channel chats
invite_link | String | Optional. Primary invite link, for groups, supergroups and channel chats
pinned_message | Message | Optional. The most recent pinned message (by sending date)
permissions | ChatPermissions | Optional. Default chat member permissions, for groups and supergroups
accepted_gift_types | AcceptedGiftTypes | Information about types of gifts that are accepted by the chat or by the corresponding user for private chats
can_send_paid_media | True | Optional. True, if paid media messages can be sent or forwarded to the channel chat. The field is available only for channel chats.
slow_mode_delay | Integer | Optional. For supergroups, the minimum allowed delay between consecutive messages sent by each unprivileged user; in seconds
unrestrict_boost_count | Integer | Optional. For supergroups, the minimum number of boosts that a non-administrator user needs to add in order to ignore slow mode and chat permissions
message_auto_delete_time | Integer | Optional. The time after which all messages sent to the chat will be automatically deleted; in seconds
has_aggressive_anti_spam_enabled | True | Optional. True, if aggressive anti-spam checks are enabled in the supergroup. The field is only available to chat administrators.
has_hidden_members | True | Optional. True, if non-administrators can only get the list of bots and administrators in the chat
has_protected_content | True | Optional. True, if messages from the chat can't be forwarded to other chats
has_visible_history | True | Optional. True, if new chat members will have access to old messages; available only to chat administrators
sticker_set_name | String | Optional. For supergroups, name of the group sticker set
can_set_sticker_set | True | Optional. True, if the bot can change the group sticker set
custom_emoji_sticker_set_name | String | Optional. For supergroups, the name of the group's custom emoji sticker set. Custom emoji from this set can be used by all users and bots in the group.

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.

location | ChatLocation | Optional. For supergroups, the location to which the supergroup is connected
rating | UserRating | Optional. For private chats, the rating of the user if any
first_profile_audio | Audio | Optional. For private chats, the first audio added to the profile of the user
unique_gift_colors | UniqueGiftColors | Optional. The color scheme based on a unique gift that must be used for the chat's name, message replies and link previews
paid_message_star_count | Integer | Optional. The number of Telegram Stars a general user have to pay to send a message to the chat

#### Message

This object represents a message.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
message_id | Integer | Unique message identifier inside this chat. In specific instances (e.g., message containing a video sent to a big chat), the server might automatically schedule a message instead of sending it immediately. In such cases, this field will be 0 and the relevant message will be unusable until it is actually sent
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional. Unique identifier of a message thread or forum topic to which the message belongs; for supergroups and private chats only
direct_messages_topic | DirectMessagesTopic | Optional. Information about the direct messages chat topic that contains the message
from | User | Optional. Sender of the message; may be empty for messages sent to channels. For backward compatibility, if the message was sent on behalf of a chat, the field contains a fake sender user in non-channel chats
sender_chat | Chat | Optional. Sender of the message when sent on behalf of a chat. For example, the supergroup itself for messages sent by its anonymous administrators or a linked channel for messages automatically forwarded to the channel's discussion group. For backward compatibility, if the message was sent on behalf of a chat, the field from contains a fake sender user in non-channel chats.
sender_boost_count | Integer | Optional. If the sender of the message boosted the chat, the number of boosts added by the user
sender_business_bot | User | Optional. The bot that actually sent the message on behalf of the business account. Available only for outgoing messages sent on behalf of the connected business account.
sender_tag | String | Optional. Tag or custom title of the sender of the message; for supergroups only
date | Integer | Date the message was sent in Unix time. It is always a positive number, representing a valid date.
guest_query_id | String | Optional. The unique identifier for the guest query. Use this identifier with the method answerGuestQuery to send a response message. If non-empty, the message belongs to the chat where the guest bot was summoned, which may not coincide with other existing bot chats sharing the same identifier.
business_connection_id | String | Optional. Unique identifier of the business connection from which the message was received. If non-empty, the message belongs to a chat of the corresponding business account that is independent from any potential bot chat which might share the same identifier.
chat | Chat | Chat the message belongs to
forward_origin | MessageOrigin | Optional. Information about the original message for forwarded messages
is_topic_message | True | Optional. True, if the message is sent to a topic in a forum supergroup or a private chat with the bot
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 in the same chat and message thread, 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.
external_reply | ExternalReplyInfo | Optional. Information about the message that is being replied to, which may come from another chat or forum topic
quote | TextQuote | Optional. For replies that quote part of the original message, the quoted part of the message
reply_to_story | Story | Optional. For replies to a story, the original story
reply_to_checklist_task_id | Integer | Optional. Identifier of the specific checklist task that is being replied to
reply_to_poll_option_id | String | Optional. Persistent identifier of the specific poll option that is being replied to
via_bot | User | Optional. Bot through which the message was sent
guest_bot_caller_user | User | Optional. For a message sent by a guest bot, this is the user whose original message triggered the bot's response
guest_bot_caller_chat | Chat | Optional. For a message sent by a guest bot, this is the chat whose original message triggered the bot's response
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
is_from_offline | True | Optional. True, if the message was sent by an implicit action, for example, as an away or a greeting business message, or as a scheduled message
is_paid_post | True | Optional. True, if the message is a paid post. Note that such posts must not be deleted for 24 hours to receive the payment and can't be edited.
media_group_id | String | Optional. The unique identifier inside this chat 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
paid_star_count | Integer | Optional. The number of Telegram Stars that were paid by the sender of the message to send it
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
link_preview_options | LinkPreviewOptions | Optional. Options used for link preview generation for the message, if it is a text message and link preview options were changed
suggested_post_info | SuggestedPostInfo | Optional. Information about suggested post parameters if the message is a suggested post in a channel direct messages chat. If the message is an approved or declined suggested post, then it can't be edited.
effect_id | String | Optional. Unique identifier of the message effect added to the message
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
live_photo | LivePhoto | Optional. Message is a live photo, information about the live photo. For backward compatibility, when this field is set, the photo field will also be set
paid_media | PaidMediaInfo | Optional. Message contains paid media; information about the paid media
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
story | Story | Optional. Message is a forwarded story
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, paid media, 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
show_caption_above_media | True | Optional. True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
has_media_spoiler | True | Optional. True, if the message media is covered by a spoiler animation
checklist | Checklist | Optional. Message is a checklist
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)
chat_owner_left | ChatOwnerLeft | Optional. Service message: chat owner has left
chat_owner_changed | ChatOwnerChanged | Optional. Service message: chat owner has changed
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 | MaybeInaccessibleMessage | Optional. Specified message was pinned. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain further reply_to_message fields even if it itself is 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 »
refunded_payment | RefundedPayment | Optional. Message is a service message about a refunded payment, information about the payment. More about payments »
users_shared | UsersShared | Optional. Service message: users were shared with the bot
chat_shared | ChatShared | Optional. Service message: a chat was shared with the bot
gift | GiftInfo | Optional. Service message: a regular gift was sent or received
unique_gift | UniqueGiftInfo | Optional. Service message: a unique gift was sent or received
gift_upgrade_sent | GiftInfo | Optional. Service message: upgrade of a gift was purchased after the gift was sent
connected_website | String | Optional. The domain name of the website on which the user has logged in. More about Telegram Login »
write_access_allowed | WriteAccessAllowed | Optional. Service message: the user allowed the bot to write messages after adding it to the attachment or side menu, launching a Web App from a link, or accepting an explicit request from a Web App sent by the method requestWriteAccess
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.
boost_added | ChatBoostAdded | Optional. Service message: user boosted the chat
chat_background_set | ChatBackground | Optional. Service message: chat background set
checklist_tasks_done | ChecklistTasksDone | Optional. Service message: some tasks in a checklist were marked as done or not done
checklist_tasks_added | ChecklistTasksAdded | Optional. Service message: tasks were added to a checklist
direct_message_price_changed | DirectMessagePriceChanged | Optional. Service message: the price for paid messages in the corresponding direct messages chat of a channel has changed
forum_topic_created | ForumTopicCreated | Optional. Service message: forum topic created
forum_topic_edited | ForumTopicEdited | Optional. Service message: forum topic edited
forum_topic_closed | ForumTopicClosed | Optional. Service message: forum topic closed
forum_topic_reopened | ForumTopicReopened | Optional. Service message: forum topic reopened
general_forum_topic_hidden | GeneralForumTopicHidden | Optional. Service message: the 'General' forum topic hidden
general_forum_topic_unhidden | GeneralForumTopicUnhidden | Optional. Service message: the 'General' forum topic unhidden
giveaway_created | GiveawayCreated | Optional. Service message: a scheduled giveaway was created
giveaway | Giveaway | Optional. The message is a scheduled giveaway message
giveaway_winners | GiveawayWinners | Optional. A giveaway with public winners was completed
giveaway_completed | GiveawayCompleted | Optional. Service message: a giveaway without public winners was completed
managed_bot_created | ManagedBotCreated | Optional. Service message: user created a bot that will be managed by the current bot
paid_message_price_changed | PaidMessagePriceChanged | Optional. Service message: the price for paid messages has changed in the chat
poll_option_added | PollOptionAdded | Optional. Service message: answer option was added to a poll
poll_option_deleted | PollOptionDeleted | Optional. Service message: answer option was deleted from a poll
suggested_post_approved | SuggestedPostApproved | Optional. Service message: a suggested post was approved
suggested_post_approval_failed | SuggestedPostApprovalFailed | Optional. Service message: approval of a suggested post has failed
suggested_post_declined | SuggestedPostDeclined | Optional. Service message: a suggested post was declined
suggested_post_paid | SuggestedPostPaid | Optional. Service message: payment for a suggested post was received
suggested_post_refunded | SuggestedPostRefunded | Optional. Service message: payment for a suggested post was refunded
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. In specific instances (e.g., message containing a video sent to a big chat), the server might automatically schedule a message instead of sending it immediately. In such cases, this field will be 0 and the relevant message will be unusable until it is actually sent

#### InaccessibleMessage

This object describes a message that was deleted or is otherwise inaccessible to the bot.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
chat | Chat | Chat the message belonged to
message_id | Integer | Unique message identifier inside the chat
date | Integer | Always 0. The field can be used to differentiate regular and inaccessible messages.

#### MaybeInaccessibleMessage

This object describes a message that can be inaccessible to the bot. It can be one of

- Message
- InaccessibleMessage

#### 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` or `#hashtag@chatusername`), “cashtag” (`$USD` or `$USD@chatusername`), “bot_command” (`/start@jobs_bot`), “url” (`https://telegram.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), “blockquote” (block quotation), “expandable_blockquote” (collapsed-by-default block quotation), “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), or “date_time” (for formatted date and time)

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
unix_time | Integer | Optional. For “date_time” only, the Unix time associated with the entity
date_time_format | String | Optional. For “date_time” only, the string that defines the formatting of the date and time. See date-time entity formatting for more details.

#### TextQuote

This object contains information about the quoted part of a message that is replied to by the given message.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
text | String | Text of the quoted part of a message that is replied to by the given message
entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. Special entities that appear in the quote. Currently, only bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoiler, custom_emoji, and date_time entities are kept in quotes.
position | Integer | Approximate quote position in the original message in UTF-16 code units as specified by the sender
is_manual | True | Optional. True, if the quote was chosen manually by the message sender. Otherwise, the quote was added automatically by the server.

#### ExternalReplyInfo

This object contains information about a message that is being replied to, which may come from another chat or forum topic.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
origin | MessageOrigin | Origin of the message replied to by the given message
chat | Chat | Optional. Chat the original message belongs to. Available only if the chat is a supergroup or a channel.
message_id | Integer | Optional. Unique message identifier inside the original chat. Available only if the original chat is a supergroup or a channel.
link_preview_options | LinkPreviewOptions | Optional. Options used for link preview generation for the original message, if it is a text message
animation | Animation | Optional. Message is an animation, information about the animation
audio | Audio | Optional. Message is an audio file, information about the file
document | Document | Optional. Message is a general file, information about the file
live_photo | LivePhoto | Optional. Message is a live photo, information about the live photo
paid_media | PaidMediaInfo | Optional. Message contains paid media; information about the paid media
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
story | Story | Optional. Message is a forwarded story
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
has_media_spoiler | True | Optional. True, if the message media is covered by a spoiler animation
checklist | Checklist | Optional. Message is a checklist
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 »
giveaway | Giveaway | Optional. Message is a scheduled giveaway, information about the giveaway
giveaway_winners | GiveawayWinners | Optional. A giveaway with public winners was completed
invoice | Invoice | Optional. Message is an invoice for a payment, information about the invoice. More about payments »
location | Location | Optional. Message is a shared location, information about the location
poll | Poll | Optional. Message is a native poll, information about the poll
venue | Venue | Optional. Message is a venue, information about the venue

#### ReplyParameters

Describes reply parameters for the message that is being sent.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
message_id | Integer | Identifier of the message that will be replied to in the current chat, or in the chat chat_id if it is specified
chat_id | Integer or String | Optional. If the message to be replied to is from a different chat, unique identifier for the chat or username of the bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`. Not supported for messages sent on behalf of a business account and messages from channel direct messages chats.
allow_sending_without_reply | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if the message should be sent even if the specified message to be replied to is not found. Always False for replies in another chat or forum topic. Always True for messages sent on behalf of a business account.
quote | String | Optional. Quoted part of the message to be replied to; 0-1024 characters after entities parsing. The quote must be an exact substring of the message to be replied to, including bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoiler, custom_emoji, and date_time entities. The message will fail to send if the quote isn't found in the original message.
quote_parse_mode | String | Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the quote. See formatting options for more details.
quote_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the quote. It can be specified instead of quote_parse_mode.
quote_position | Integer | Optional. Position of the quote in the original message in UTF-16 code units
checklist_task_id | Integer | Optional. Identifier of the specific checklist task to be replied to
poll_option_id | String | Optional. Persistent identifier of the specific poll option to be replied to

#### MessageOrigin

This object describes the origin of a message. It can be one of

- MessageOriginUser
- MessageOriginHiddenUser
- MessageOriginChat
- MessageOriginChannel

#### MessageOriginUser

The message was originally sent by a known user.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the message origin, always “user”
date | Integer | Date the message was sent originally in Unix time
sender_user | User | User that sent the message originally

#### MessageOriginHiddenUser

The message was originally sent by an unknown user.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the message origin, always “hidden_user”
date | Integer | Date the message was sent originally in Unix time
sender_user_name | String | Name of the user that sent the message originally

#### MessageOriginChat

The message was originally sent on behalf of a chat to a group chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the message origin, always “chat”
date | Integer | Date the message was sent originally in Unix time
sender_chat | Chat | Chat that sent the message originally
author_signature | String | Optional. For messages originally sent by an anonymous chat administrator, original message author signature

#### MessageOriginChannel

The message was originally sent to a channel chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the message origin, always “channel”
date | Integer | Date the message was sent originally in Unix time
chat | Chat | Channel chat to which the message was originally sent
message_id | Integer | Unique message identifier inside the chat
author_signature | String | Optional. Signature of the original post author

#### 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 the sender
height | Integer | Video height as defined by the sender
duration | Integer | Duration of the video in seconds as defined by the sender
thumbnail | PhotoSize | Optional. Animation thumbnail as defined by the sender
file_name | String | Optional. Original animation filename as defined by the sender
mime_type | String | Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by the 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 the sender
performer | String | Optional. Performer of the audio as defined by the sender or by audio tags
title | String | Optional. Title of the audio as defined by the sender or by audio tags
file_name | String | Optional. Original filename as defined by the sender
mime_type | String | Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by the 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.
thumbnail | 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.
thumbnail | PhotoSize | Optional. Document thumbnail as defined by the sender
file_name | String | Optional. Original filename as defined by the sender
mime_type | String | Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by the 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.

#### LivePhoto

This object represents a live photo.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
photo | Array of PhotoSize | Optional. Available sizes of the corresponding static photo
file_id | String | Identifier for the video file which can be used to download or reuse the file
file_unique_id | String | Unique identifier for the video 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 the sender
height | Integer | Video height as defined by the sender
duration | Integer | Duration of the video in seconds as defined by the sender
mime_type | String | Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by the 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.

#### Story

This object represents a story.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
chat | Chat | Chat that posted the story
id | Integer | Unique identifier for the story in the chat

#### VideoQuality

This object represents a video file of a specific quality.

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
height | Integer | Video height
codec | String | Codec that was used to encode the video, for example, “h264”, “h265”, or “av01”
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 the sender
height | Integer | Video height as defined by the sender
duration | Integer | Duration of the video in seconds as defined by the sender
thumbnail | PhotoSize | Optional. Video thumbnail
cover | Array of PhotoSize | Optional. Available sizes of the cover of the video in the message
start_timestamp | Integer | Optional. Timestamp in seconds from which the video will play in the message
qualities | Array of VideoQuality | Optional. List of available qualities of the video
file_name | String | Optional. Original filename as defined by the sender
mime_type | String | Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by the 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 the sender
duration | Integer | Duration of the video in seconds as defined by the sender
thumbnail | 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 the sender
mime_type | String | Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by the 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.

#### PaidMediaInfo

Describes the paid media added to a message.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
star_count | Integer | The number of Telegram Stars that must be paid to buy access to the media
paid_media | Array of PaidMedia | Information about the paid media

#### PaidMedia

This object describes paid media. Currently, it can be one of

- PaidMediaLivePhoto
- PaidMediaPhoto
- PaidMediaPreview
- PaidMediaVideo

#### PaidMediaLivePhoto

The paid media is a live photo.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the paid media, always “live_photo”
live_photo | LivePhoto | The photo

#### PaidMediaPhoto

The paid media is a photo.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the paid media, always “photo”
photo | Array of PhotoSize | The photo

#### PaidMediaPreview

The paid media isn't available before the payment.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the paid media, always “preview”
width | Integer | Optional. Media width as defined by the sender
height | Integer | Optional. Media height as defined by the sender
duration | Integer | Optional. Duration of the media in seconds as defined by the sender

#### PaidMediaVideo

The paid media is a video.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the paid media, always “video”
video | Video | The video

#### 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

#### Dice

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

#### PollMedia

At most one of the optional fields can be present in any given object.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
animation | Animation | Optional. Media is an animation, information about the animation
audio | Audio | Optional. Media is an audio file, information about the file; currently, can't be received in a poll option
document | Document | Optional. Media is a general file, information about the file; currently, can't be received in a poll option
live_photo | LivePhoto | Optional. Media is a live photo, information about the live photo
location | Location | Optional. Media is a shared location, information about the location
photo | Array of PhotoSize | Optional. Media is a photo, available sizes of the photo
sticker | Sticker | Optional. Media is a sticker, information about the sticker; currently, for poll options only
venue | Venue | Optional. Media is a venue, information about the venue
video | Video | Optional. Media is a video, information about the video

#### InputPollMedia

This object represents the content of a poll description or a quiz explanation to be sent. It should be one of

- InputMediaAnimation
- InputMediaAudio
- InputMediaDocument
- InputMediaLivePhoto
- InputMediaLocation
- InputMediaPhoto
- InputMediaVenue
- InputMediaVideo

#### InputPollOptionMedia

This object represents the content of a poll option to be sent. It should be one of

- InputMediaAnimation
- InputMediaLivePhoto
- InputMediaLocation
- InputMediaPhoto
- InputMediaSticker
- InputMediaVenue
- InputMediaVideo

#### PollOption

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

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
persistent_id | String | Unique identifier of the option, persistent on option addition and deletion
text | String | Option text, 1-100 characters
text_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. Special entities that appear in the option text. Currently, only custom emoji entities are allowed in poll option texts
media | PollMedia | Optional. Media added to the poll option
voter_count | Integer | Number of users who voted for this option; may be 0 if unknown
added_by_user | User | Optional. User who added the option; omitted if the option wasn't added by a user after poll creation
added_by_chat | Chat | Optional. Chat that added the option; omitted if the option wasn't added by a chat after poll creation
addition_date | Integer | Optional. Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the option was added; omitted if the option existed in the original poll

#### InputPollOption

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

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
text | String | Option text, 1-100 characters
text_parse_mode | String | Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the text. See formatting options for more details. Currently, only custom emoji entities are allowed
text_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the poll option text. It can be specified instead of text_parse_mode
media | InputPollOptionMedia | Optional. Media added to the poll option

#### PollAnswer

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

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
poll_id | String | Unique poll identifier
voter_chat | Chat | Optional. The chat that changed the answer to the poll, if the voter is anonymous
user | User | Optional. The user that changed the answer to the poll, if the voter isn't anonymous
option_ids | Array of Integer | 0-based identifiers of chosen answer options. May be empty if the vote was retracted.
option_persistent_ids | Array of String | Persistent identifiers of the chosen answer options. May be empty if the vote was retracted.

#### Poll

This object contains information about a poll.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
id | String | Unique poll identifier
question | String | Poll question, 1-300 characters
question_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. Special entities that appear in the question. Currently, only custom emoji entities are allowed in poll questions
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
allows_revoting | Boolean | True, if the poll allows to change the chosen answer options
members_only | Boolean | True if voting is limited to users who have been members of the chat where the poll was originally sent for more than 24 hours
country_codes | Array of String | Optional. A list of two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes indicating the countries from which users can vote in the poll. If omitted, then users from any country can participate in the poll.
correct_option_ids | Array of Integer | Optional. Array of 0-based identifiers of the correct answer options. Available only for polls in quiz mode which are closed or were 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
explanation_media | PollMedia | Optional. Media added to the quiz 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
description | String | Optional. Description of the poll; for polls inside the Message object only
description_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. Special entities like usernames, URLs, bot commands, etc. that appear in the description
media | PollMedia | Optional. Media added to the poll description; for polls inside the Message object only

#### ChecklistTask

Describes a task in a checklist.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
id | Integer | Unique identifier of the task
text | String | Text of the task
text_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. Special entities that appear in the task text
completed_by_user | User | Optional. User that completed the task; omitted if the task wasn't completed by a user
completed_by_chat | Chat | Optional. Chat that completed the task; omitted if the task wasn't completed by a chat
completion_date | Integer | Optional. Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the task was completed; 0 if the task wasn't completed

#### Checklist

Describes a checklist.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
title | String | Title of the checklist
title_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. Special entities that appear in the checklist title
tasks | Array of ChecklistTask | List of tasks in the checklist
others_can_add_tasks | True | Optional. True, if users other than the creator of the list can add tasks to the list
others_can_mark_tasks_as_done | True | Optional. True, if users other than the creator of the list can mark tasks as done or not done

#### InputChecklistTask

Describes a task to add to a checklist.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
id | Integer | Unique identifier of the task; must be positive and unique among all task identifiers currently present in the checklist
text | String | Text of the task; 1-100 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode | String | Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the text. See formatting options for more details.
text_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. List of special entities that appear in the text, which can be specified instead of parse_mode. Currently, only bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoiler, custom_emoji, and date_time entities are allowed.

#### InputChecklist

Describes a checklist to create.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
title | String | Title of the checklist; 1-255 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode | String | Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the title. See formatting options for more details.
title_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. List of special entities that appear in the title, which can be specified instead of parse_mode. Currently, only bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoiler, custom_emoji, and date_time entities are allowed.
tasks | Array of InputChecklistTask | List of 1-30 tasks in the checklist
others_can_add_tasks | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if other users can add tasks to the checklist
others_can_mark_tasks_as_done | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if other users can mark tasks as done or not done in the checklist

#### ChecklistTasksDone

Describes a service message about checklist tasks marked as done or not done.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
checklist_message | Message | Optional. Message containing the checklist whose tasks were marked as done or not done. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain the reply_to_message field even if it itself is a reply.
marked_as_done_task_ids | Array of Integer | Optional. Identifiers of the tasks that were marked as done
marked_as_not_done_task_ids | Array of Integer | Optional. Identifiers of the tasks that were marked as not done

#### ChecklistTasksAdded

Describes a service message about tasks added to a checklist.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
checklist_message | Message | Optional. Message containing the checklist to which the tasks were added. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain the reply_to_message field even if it itself is a reply.
tasks | Array of ChecklistTask | List of tasks added to the checklist

#### Location

This object represents a point on the map.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
latitude | Float | Latitude as defined by the sender
longitude | Float | Longitude as defined by the sender
horizontal_accuracy | Float | 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

#### ManagedBotCreated

This object contains information about the bot that was created to be managed by the current bot.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
bot | User | Information about the bot. The bot's token can be fetched using the method getManagedBotToken.

#### ManagedBotUpdated

This object contains information about the creation, token update, or owner update of a bot that is managed by the current bot.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
user | User | User that created the bot
bot | User | Information about the bot. Token of the bot can be fetched using the method getManagedBotToken.

#### PollOptionAdded

Describes a service message about an option added to a poll.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
poll_message | MaybeInaccessibleMessage | Optional. Message containing the poll to which the option was added, if known. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain the reply_to_message field even if it itself is a reply.
option_persistent_id | String | Unique identifier of the added option
option_text | String | Option text
option_text_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. Special entities that appear in the option_text

#### PollOptionDeleted

Describes a service message about an option deleted from a poll.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
poll_message | MaybeInaccessibleMessage | Optional. Message containing the poll from which the option was deleted, if known. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain the reply_to_message field even if it itself is a reply.
option_persistent_id | String | Unique identifier of the deleted option
option_text | String | Option text
option_text_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. Special entities that appear in the option_text

#### ChatBoostAdded

This object represents a service message about a user boosting a chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
boost_count | Integer | Number of boosts added by the user

#### BackgroundFill

This object describes the way a background is filled based on the selected colors. Currently, it can be one of

- BackgroundFillSolid
- BackgroundFillGradient
- BackgroundFillFreeformGradient

#### BackgroundFillSolid

The background is filled using the selected color.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the background fill, always “solid”
color | Integer | The color of the background fill in the RGB24 format

#### BackgroundFillGradient

The background is a gradient fill.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the background fill, always “gradient”
top_color | Integer | Top color of the gradient in the RGB24 format
bottom_color | Integer | Bottom color of the gradient in the RGB24 format
rotation_angle | Integer | Clockwise rotation angle of the background fill in degrees; 0-359

#### BackgroundFillFreeformGradient

The background is a freeform gradient that rotates after every message in the chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the background fill, always “freeform_gradient”
colors | Array of Integer | A list of the 3 or 4 base colors that are used to generate the freeform gradient in the RGB24 format

#### BackgroundType

This object describes the type of a background. Currently, it can be one of

- BackgroundTypeFill
- BackgroundTypeWallpaper
- BackgroundTypePattern
- BackgroundTypeChatTheme

#### BackgroundTypeFill

The background is automatically filled based on the selected colors.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the background, always “fill”
fill | BackgroundFill | The background fill
dark_theme_dimming | Integer | Dimming of the background in dark themes, as a percentage; 0-100

#### BackgroundTypeWallpaper

The background is a wallpaper in the JPEG format.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the background, always “wallpaper”
document | Document | Document with the wallpaper
dark_theme_dimming | Integer | Dimming of the background in dark themes, as a percentage; 0-100
is_blurred | True | Optional. True, if the wallpaper is downscaled to fit in a 450x450 square and then box-blurred with radius 12
is_moving | True | Optional. True, if the background moves slightly when the device is tilted

#### BackgroundTypePattern

The background is a .PNG or .TGV (gzipped subset of SVG with MIME type “application/x-tgwallpattern”) pattern to be combined with the background fill chosen by the user.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the background, always “pattern”
document | Document | Document with the pattern
fill | BackgroundFill | The background fill that is combined with the pattern
intensity | Integer | Intensity of the pattern when it is shown above the filled background; 0-100
is_inverted | True | Optional. True, if the background fill must be applied only to the pattern itself. All other pixels are black in this case. For dark themes only
is_moving | True | Optional. True, if the background moves slightly when the device is tilted

#### BackgroundTypeChatTheme

The background is taken directly from a built-in chat theme.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the background, always “chat_theme”
theme_name | String | Name of the chat theme, which is usually an emoji

#### ChatBackground

This object represents a chat background.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | BackgroundType | Type of the background

#### ForumTopicCreated

This object represents a service message about a new forum topic created in the chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | String | Name of the topic
icon_color | Integer | Color of the topic icon in RGB format
icon_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional. Unique identifier of the custom emoji shown as the topic icon
is_name_implicit | True | Optional. True, if the name of the topic wasn't specified explicitly by its creator and likely needs to be changed by the bot

#### ForumTopicClosed

This object represents a service message about a forum topic closed in the chat. Currently holds no information.

#### ForumTopicEdited

This object represents a service message about an edited forum topic.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | String | Optional. New name of the topic, if it was edited
icon_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional. New identifier of the custom emoji shown as the topic icon, if it was edited; an empty string if the icon was removed

#### ForumTopicReopened

This object represents a service message about a forum topic reopened in the chat. Currently holds no information.

#### GeneralForumTopicHidden

This object represents a service message about General forum topic hidden in the chat. Currently holds no information.

#### GeneralForumTopicUnhidden

This object represents a service message about General forum topic unhidden in the chat. Currently holds no information.

#### SharedUser

This object contains information about a user that was shared with the bot using a KeyboardButtonRequestUsers button.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---

user_id

Integer

Identifier of the shared user. 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 64-bit integers or double-precision float types are safe for storing these identifiers. The bot may not have access to the user and could be unable to use this identifier, unless the user is already known to the bot by some other means.

first_name | String | Optional. First name of the user, if the name was requested by the bot
last_name | String | Optional. Last name of the user, if the name was requested by the bot
username | String | Optional. Username of the user, if the username was requested by the bot
photo | Array of PhotoSize | Optional. Available sizes of the chat photo, if the photo was requested by the bot

#### UsersShared

This object contains information about the users whose identifiers were shared with the bot using a KeyboardButtonRequestUsers button.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
request_id | Integer | Identifier of the request
users | Array of SharedUser | Information about users shared with the bot.

#### ChatShared

This object contains information about a chat that was shared with the bot using a KeyboardButtonRequestChat button.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
request_id | Integer | Identifier of the request

chat_id

Integer

Identifier of the shared 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 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this identifier. The bot may not have access to the chat and could be unable to use this identifier, unless the chat is already known to the bot by some other means.

title | String | Optional. Title of the chat, if the title was requested by the bot.
username | String | Optional. Username of the chat, if the username was requested by the bot and available.
photo | Array of PhotoSize | Optional. Available sizes of the chat photo, if the photo was requested by the bot

#### WriteAccessAllowed

This object represents a service message about a user allowing a bot to write messages after adding it to the attachment menu, launching a Web App from a link, or accepting an explicit request from a Web App sent by the method requestWriteAccess.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
from_request | Boolean | Optional. True, if the access was granted after the user accepted an explicit request from a Web App sent by the method requestWriteAccess
web_app_name | String | Optional. Name of the Web App, if the access was granted when the Web App was launched from a link
from_attachment_menu | Boolean | Optional. True, if the access was granted when the bot was added to the attachment or side menu

#### 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

#### PaidMessagePriceChanged

Describes a service message about a change in the price of paid messages within a chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
paid_message_star_count | Integer | The new number of Telegram Stars that must be paid by non-administrator users of the supergroup chat for each sent message

#### DirectMessagePriceChanged

Describes a service message about a change in the price of direct messages sent to a channel chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
are_direct_messages_enabled | Boolean | True, if direct messages are enabled for the channel chat; false otherwise
direct_message_star_count | Integer | Optional. The new number of Telegram Stars that must be paid by users for each direct message sent to the channel. Does not apply to users who have been exempted by administrators. Defaults to 0.

#### SuggestedPostApproved

Describes a service message about the approval of a suggested post.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
suggested_post_message | Message | Optional. Message containing the suggested post. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain the reply_to_message field even if it itself is a reply.
price | SuggestedPostPrice | Optional. Amount paid for the post
send_date | Integer | Date when the post will be published

#### SuggestedPostApprovalFailed

Describes a service message about the failed approval of a suggested post. Currently, only caused by insufficient user funds at the time of approval.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
suggested_post_message | Message | Optional. Message containing the suggested post whose approval has failed. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain the reply_to_message field even if it itself is a reply.
price | SuggestedPostPrice | Expected price of the post

#### SuggestedPostDeclined

Describes a service message about the rejection of a suggested post.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
suggested_post_message | Message | Optional. Message containing the suggested post. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain the reply_to_message field even if it itself is a reply.
comment | String | Optional. Comment with which the post was declined

#### SuggestedPostPaid

Describes a service message about a successful payment for a suggested post.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
suggested_post_message | Message | Optional. Message containing the suggested post. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain the reply_to_message field even if it itself is a reply.
currency | String | Currency in which the payment was made. Currently, one of “XTR” for Telegram Stars or “TON” for toncoins
amount | Integer | Optional. The amount of the currency that was received by the channel in nanotoncoins; for payments in toncoins only
star_amount | StarAmount | Optional. The amount of Telegram Stars that was received by the channel; for payments in Telegram Stars only

#### SuggestedPostRefunded

Describes a service message about a payment refund for a suggested post.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
suggested_post_message | Message | Optional. Message containing the suggested post. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain the reply_to_message field even if it itself is a reply.
reason | String | Reason for the refund. Currently, one of “post_deleted” if the post was deleted within 24 hours of being posted or removed from scheduled messages without being posted, or “payment_refunded” if the payer refunded their payment.

#### GiveawayCreated

This object represents a service message about the creation of a scheduled giveaway.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
prize_star_count | Integer | Optional. The number of Telegram Stars to be split between giveaway winners; for Telegram Star giveaways only

#### Giveaway

This object represents a message about a scheduled giveaway.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
chats | Array of Chat | The list of chats which the user must join to participate in the giveaway
winners_selection_date | Integer | Point in time (Unix timestamp) when winners of the giveaway will be selected
winner_count | Integer | The number of users which are supposed to be selected as winners of the giveaway
only_new_members | True | Optional. True, if only users who join the chats after the giveaway started should be eligible to win
has_public_winners | True | Optional. True, if the list of giveaway winners will be visible to everyone
prize_description | String | Optional. Description of additional giveaway prize
country_codes | Array of String | Optional. A list of two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes indicating the countries from which eligible users for the giveaway must come. If empty, then all users can participate in the giveaway. Users with a phone number that was bought on Fragment can always participate in giveaways.
prize_star_count | Integer | Optional. The number of Telegram Stars to be split between giveaway winners; for Telegram Star giveaways only
premium_subscription_month_count | Integer | Optional. The number of months the Telegram Premium subscription won from the giveaway will be active for; for Telegram Premium giveaways only

#### GiveawayWinners

This object represents a message about the completion of a giveaway with public winners.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
chat | Chat | The chat that created the giveaway
giveaway_message_id | Integer | Identifier of the message with the giveaway in the chat
winners_selection_date | Integer | Point in time (Unix timestamp) when winners of the giveaway were selected
winner_count | Integer | Total number of winners in the giveaway
winners | Array of User | List of up to 100 winners of the giveaway
additional_chat_count | Integer | Optional. The number of other chats the user had to join in order to be eligible for the giveaway
prize_star_count | Integer | Optional. The number of Telegram Stars that were split between giveaway winners; for Telegram Star giveaways only
premium_subscription_month_count | Integer | Optional. The number of months the Telegram Premium subscription won from the giveaway will be active for; for Telegram Premium giveaways only
unclaimed_prize_count | Integer | Optional. Number of undistributed prizes
only_new_members | True | Optional. True, if only users who had joined the chats after the giveaway started were eligible to win
was_refunded | True | Optional. True, if the giveaway was canceled because the payment for it was refunded
prize_description | String | Optional. Description of additional giveaway prize

#### GiveawayCompleted

This object represents a service message about the completion of a giveaway without public winners.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
winner_count | Integer | Number of winners in the giveaway
unclaimed_prize_count | Integer | Optional. Number of undistributed prizes
giveaway_message | Message | Optional. Message with the giveaway that was completed, if it wasn't deleted
is_star_giveaway | True | Optional. True, if the giveaway is a Telegram Star giveaway. Otherwise, currently, the giveaway is a Telegram Premium giveaway.

#### LinkPreviewOptions

Describes the options used for link preview generation.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
is_disabled | Boolean | Optional. True, if the link preview is disabled
url | String | Optional. URL to use for the link preview. If empty, then the first URL found in the message text will be used
prefer_small_media | Boolean | Optional. True, if the media in the link preview is supposed to be shrunk; ignored if the URL isn't explicitly specified or media size change isn't supported for the preview
prefer_large_media | Boolean | Optional. True, if the media in the link preview is supposed to be enlarged; ignored if the URL isn't explicitly specified or media size change isn't supported for the preview
show_above_text | Boolean | Optional. True, if the link preview must be shown above the message text; otherwise, the link preview will be shown below the message text

#### SuggestedPostPrice

Describes the price of a suggested post.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
currency | String | Currency in which the post will be paid. Currently, must be one of “XTR” for Telegram Stars or “TON” for toncoins
amount | Integer | The amount of the currency that will be paid for the post in the smallest units of the currency, i.e. Telegram Stars or nanotoncoins. Currently, price in Telegram Stars must be between 5 and 100000, and price in nanotoncoins must be between 10000000 and 10000000000000.

#### SuggestedPostInfo

Contains information about a suggested post.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
state | String | State of the suggested post. Currently, it can be one of “pending”, “approved”, “declined”.
price | SuggestedPostPrice | Optional. Proposed price of the post. If the field is omitted, then the post is unpaid.
send_date | Integer | Optional. Proposed send date of the post. If the field is omitted, then the post can be published at any time within 30 days at the sole discretion of the user or administrator who approves it.

#### SuggestedPostParameters

Contains parameters of a post that is being suggested by the bot.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
price | SuggestedPostPrice | Optional. Proposed price for the post. If the field is omitted, then the post is unpaid.
send_date | Integer | Optional. Proposed send date of the post. If specified, then the date must be between 300 second and 2678400 seconds (30 days) in the future. If the field is omitted, then the post can be published at any time within 30 days at the sole discretion of the user who approves it.

#### DirectMessagesTopic

Describes a topic of a direct messages chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
topic_id | Integer | Unique identifier of the topic. 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.
user | User | Optional. Information about the user that created the topic. Currently, it is always present

#### 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)

#### UserProfileAudios

This object represents the audios displayed on a user's profile.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
total_count | Integer | Total number of profile audios for the target user
audios | Array of Audio | Requested profile audios

#### File

This object represents a file ready to be downloaded. The file can be downloaded via the link `https://api.telegram.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.telegram.org/file/bot<token>/<file_path>` to get the file.

#### WebAppInfo

Describes a Web App.

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). Not supported in channels and for messages sent on behalf of a business account.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
keyboard | Array of Array of KeyboardButton | Array of button rows, each represented by an Array of KeyboardButton objects
is_persistent | Boolean | Optional. Requests clients to always show the keyboard when the regular keyboard is hidden. Defaults to false, in which case the custom keyboard can be hidden and opened with a keyboard icon.
resize_keyboard | Boolean | Optional. Requests clients to resize the keyboard vertically for optimal fit (e.g., make the keyboard smaller if there are just two rows of buttons). Defaults to false, in which case the custom keyboard is always of the same height as the app's standard keyboard.
one_time_keyboard | Boolean | Optional. Requests clients to hide the keyboard as soon as it's been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to false.
input_field_placeholder | String | Optional. The placeholder to be shown in the input field when the keyboard is active; 1-64 characters

selective

Boolean

Optional. Use this parameter if you want to show the keyboard to 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 to a message in the same chat and forum topic, sender of the original message.
Example: A user requests to change the bot's language, bot replies to the request with a keyboard to select the new language. Other users in the group don't see the keyboard.

#### KeyboardButton

This object represents one button of the reply keyboard. At most one of the fields other than text, icon_custom_emoji_id, and style must be used to specify the type of the button. For simple text buttons, String can be used instead of this object to specify the button text.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
text | String | Text of the button. If none of the fields other than text, icon_custom_emoji_id, and style are used, it will be sent as a message when the button is pressed
icon_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional. Unique identifier of the custom emoji shown before the text of the button. Can only be used by bots that purchased additional usernames on Fragment or in the messages directly sent by the bot to private, group and supergroup chats if the owner of the bot has a Telegram Premium subscription.
style | String | Optional. Style of the button. Must be one of “danger” (red), “success” (green) or “primary” (blue). If omitted, then an app-specific style is used.
request_users | KeyboardButtonRequestUsers | Optional. If specified, pressing the button will open a list of suitable users. Identifiers of selected users will be sent to the bot in a “users_shared” service message. Available in private chats only.
request_chat | KeyboardButtonRequestChat | Optional. If specified, pressing the button will open a list of suitable chats. Tapping on a chat will send its identifier to the bot in a “chat_shared” service message. Available in private chats only.
request_managed_bot | KeyboardButtonRequestManagedBot | Optional. If specified, pressing the button will ask the user to create and share a bot that will be managed by the current bot. Available for bots that enabled management of other bots in the @BotFather Mini App. Available in private chats only.
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.

#### KeyboardButtonRequestUsers

This object defines the criteria used to request suitable users. Information about the selected users will be shared with the bot when the corresponding button is pressed. More about requesting users »

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
request_id | Integer | Signed 32-bit identifier of the request that will be received back in the UsersShared object. Must be unique within the message
user_is_bot | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request bots, pass False to request regular users. If not specified, no additional restrictions are applied.
user_is_premium | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request premium users, pass False to request non-premium users. If not specified, no additional restrictions are applied.
max_quantity | Integer | Optional. The maximum number of users to be selected; 1-10. Defaults to 1.
request_name | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request the users' first and last names
request_username | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request the users' usernames
request_photo | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request the users' photos

#### KeyboardButtonRequestChat

This object defines the criteria used to request a suitable chat. Information about the selected chat will be shared with the bot when the corresponding button is pressed. The bot will be granted requested rights in the chat if appropriate. More about requesting chats ».

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
request_id | Integer | Signed 32-bit identifier of the request, which will be received back in the ChatShared object. Must be unique within the message
chat_is_channel | Boolean | Pass True to request a channel chat, pass False to request a group or a supergroup chat.
chat_is_forum | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request a forum supergroup, pass False to request a non-forum chat. If not specified, no additional restrictions are applied.
chat_has_username | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request a supergroup or a channel with a username, pass False to request a chat without a username. If not specified, no additional restrictions are applied.
chat_is_created | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request a chat owned by the user. Otherwise, no additional restrictions are applied.
user_administrator_rights | ChatAdministratorRights | Optional. A JSON-serialized object listing the required administrator rights of the user in the chat. The rights must be a superset of bot_administrator_rights. If not specified, no additional restrictions are applied.
bot_administrator_rights | ChatAdministratorRights | Optional. A JSON-serialized object listing the required administrator rights of the bot in the chat. The rights must be a subset of user_administrator_rights. If not specified, no additional restrictions are applied.
bot_is_member | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request a chat with the bot as a member. Otherwise, no additional restrictions are applied.
request_title | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request the chat's title
request_username | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request the chat's username
request_photo | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request the chat's photo

#### KeyboardButtonRequestManagedBot

This object defines the parameters for the creation of a managed bot. Information about the created bot will be shared with the bot using the update managed_bot and a Message with the field managed_bot_created.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
request_id | Integer | Signed 32-bit identifier of the request. Must be unique within the message
suggested_name | String | Optional. Suggested name for the bot
suggested_username | String | Optional. Suggested username for the bot

#### 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). Not supported in channels and for messages sent on behalf of a business account.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
remove_keyboard | True | Requests clients to remove the custom keyboard (user will not be able to summon this keyboard; if you want to hide the keyboard from sight but keep it accessible, use one_time_keyboard in ReplyKeyboardMarkup)

selective

Boolean

Optional. Use this parameter if you want to remove the keyboard for 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 to a message in the same chat and forum topic, sender of the original message.
Example: A user votes in a poll, bot returns confirmation message in reply to the vote and removes the keyboard for that user, while still showing the keyboard with poll options to users who haven't voted yet.

#### 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

#### InlineKeyboardButton

This object represents one button of an inline keyboard. Exactly one of the fields other than text, icon_custom_emoji_id, and style must be used to specify the type of the button.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
text | String | Label text on the button
icon_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional. Unique identifier of the custom emoji shown before the text of the button. Can only be used by bots that purchased additional usernames on Fragment or in the messages directly sent by the bot to private, group and supergroup chats if the owner of the bot has a Telegram Premium subscription.
style | String | Optional. Style of the button. Must be one of “danger” (red), “success” (green) or “primary” (blue). If omitted, then an app-specific style is used.
url | String | Optional. HTTP or tg:// URL to be opened when the button is pressed. Links `tg://user?id=<user_id>` can be used to mention a user by their identifier without using a username, if this is allowed by their privacy settings.
callback_data | String | Optional. Data to be sent in a callback query to the bot when the button is pressed, 1-64 bytes
web_app | WebAppInfo | Optional. 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. Available only in private chats between a user and the bot. Not supported for messages sent on behalf of a business account.
login_url | LoginUrl | Optional. An HTTPS URL used to automatically authorize the user. Can be used as a replacement for the Telegram Login Widget.
switch_inline_query | String | Optional. If set, pressing the button will prompt the user to select one of their chats, open that chat and insert the bot's username and the specified inline query in the input field. May be empty, in which case just the bot's username will be inserted. Not supported for messages sent in channel direct messages chats and on behalf of a business account.

switch_inline_query_current_chat

String

Optional. If set, pressing the button will insert the bot's username and the specified inline query in the current chat's input field. May be empty, in which case only the bot's username will be inserted.
This offers a quick way for the user to open your bot in inline mode in the same chat - good for selecting something from multiple options. Not supported in channels and for messages sent in channel direct messages chats and on behalf of a business account.

switch_inline_query_chosen_chat | SwitchInlineQueryChosenChat | Optional. If set, pressing the button will prompt the user to select one of their chats of the specified type, open that chat and insert the bot's username and the specified inline query in the input field. Not supported for messages sent in channel direct messages chats and on behalf of a business account.
copy_text | CopyTextButton | Optional. Description of the button that copies the specified text to the clipboard.
callback_game | CallbackGame | Optional. Description of the game that will be launched when the user presses the button. NOTE: This type of button must always be the first button in the first row.
pay | Boolean | Optional. Specify True, to send a Pay button. Substrings “” and “XTR” in the buttons's text will be replaced with a Telegram Star icon. NOTE: This type of button must always be the first button in the first row and can only be used in invoice messages.

#### 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.

> Sample bot: @discussbot

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.
NOTE: You must always check the hash of the received data to verify the authentication and the integrity of the data as described in Checking authorization.

forward_text | String | Optional. New text of the button in forwarded messages.
bot_username | String | Optional. Username of a bot, which will be used for user authorization. See Setting up a bot for more details. If not specified, the current bot's username will be assumed. The url's domain must be the same as the domain linked with the bot. See Linking your domain to the bot for more details.
request_write_access | Boolean | Optional. Pass True to request the permission for your bot to send messages to the user.

#### SwitchInlineQueryChosenChat

This object represents an inline button that switches the current user to inline mode in a chosen chat, with an optional default inline query.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
query | String | Optional. The default inline query to be inserted in the input field. If left empty, only the bot's username will be inserted
allow_user_chats | Boolean | Optional. True, if private chats with users can be chosen
allow_bot_chats | Boolean | Optional. True, if private chats with bots can be chosen
allow_group_chats | Boolean | Optional. True, if group and supergroup chats can be chosen
allow_channel_chats | Boolean | Optional. True, if channel chats can be chosen

#### CopyTextButton

This object represents an inline keyboard button that copies specified text to the clipboard.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
text | String | The text to be copied to the clipboard; 1-256 characters

#### 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 | MaybeInaccessibleMessage | Optional. Message sent by the bot with the callback button that originated the query
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. Not supported in channels and for messages sent on behalf of a user account.

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 to a message in the same chat and forum topic, sender of the original message.

> Example: A poll bot for groups runs in privacy mode (only receives commands, replies to its messages and mentions). There could be two ways to create a new poll:

> - 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'.

> The last option is definitely more attractive. And if you use ForceReply in your bot's questions, it will receive the user's answers even if it only receives replies, commands and mentions - without any extra work for the user.

#### ChatPhoto

This object represents a chat photo.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
small_file_id | String | File identifier of small (160x160) 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 (160x160) 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 (640x640) 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 (640x640) 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
subscription_period | Integer | Optional. The number of seconds the subscription will be active for before the next payment
subscription_price | Integer | Optional. The amount of Telegram Stars a user must pay initially and after each subsequent subscription period to be a member of the chat using the 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, get boost list, see hidden supergroup and channel members, report spam messages, ignore slow mode, and send messages to the chat without paying Telegram Stars. 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, or access supergroup statistics
can_promote_members | Boolean | True, if the administrator can add new administrators with a subset of their own privileges or demote administrators that they have 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_stories | Boolean | True, if the administrator can post stories to the chat
can_edit_stories | Boolean | True, if the administrator can edit stories posted by other users, post stories to the chat page, pin chat stories, and access the chat's story archive
can_delete_stories | Boolean | True, if the administrator can delete stories posted by other users
can_post_messages | Boolean | Optional. True, if the administrator can post messages in the channel, approve suggested posts, or access channel statistics; for channels only
can_edit_messages | Boolean | Optional. True, if the administrator can edit messages of other users and can pin messages; for channels only
can_pin_messages | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to pin messages; for groups and supergroups only
can_manage_topics | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to create, rename, close, and reopen forum topics; for supergroups only
can_manage_direct_messages | Boolean | Optional. True, if the administrator can manage direct messages of the channel and decline suggested posts; for channels only
can_manage_tags | Boolean | Optional. True, if the administrator can edit the tags of regular members; for groups and supergroups only. If omitted defaults to the value of can_pin_messages.

#### 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.
via_join_request | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user joined the chat after sending a direct join request without using an invite link and being approved by an administrator
via_chat_folder_invite_link | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user joined the chat via a chat folder invite link

#### ChatMember

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

- ChatMemberOwner
- ChatMemberAdministrator
- ChatMemberMember
- ChatMemberRestricted
- ChatMemberLeft
- ChatMemberBanned

#### 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, get boost list, see hidden supergroup and channel members, report spam messages, ignore slow mode, and send messages to the chat without paying Telegram Stars. 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, or access supergroup statistics
can_promote_members | Boolean | True, if the administrator can add new administrators with a subset of their own privileges or demote administrators that they have 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_stories | Boolean | True, if the administrator can post stories to the chat
can_edit_stories | Boolean | True, if the administrator can edit stories posted by other users, post stories to the chat page, pin chat stories, and access the chat's story archive
can_delete_stories | Boolean | True, if the administrator can delete stories posted by other users
can_post_messages | Boolean | Optional. True, if the administrator can post messages in the channel, approve suggested posts, or access channel statistics; for channels only
can_edit_messages | Boolean | Optional. True, if the administrator can edit messages of other users and can pin messages; for channels only
can_pin_messages | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to pin messages; for groups and supergroups only
can_manage_topics | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to create, rename, close, and reopen forum topics; for supergroups only
can_manage_direct_messages | Boolean | Optional. True, if the administrator can manage direct messages of the channel and decline suggested posts; for channels only
can_manage_tags | Boolean | Optional. True, if the administrator can edit the tags of regular members; for groups and supergroups only. If omitted defaults to the value of can_pin_messages.
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”
tag | String | Optional. Tag of the member
user | User | Information about the user
until_date | Integer | Optional. Date when the user's subscription will expire; Unix time

#### 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”
tag | String | Optional. Tag of the member
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_send_messages | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to send text messages, contacts, giveaways, giveaway winners, invoices, locations and venues
can_send_audios | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to send audios
can_send_documents | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to send documents
can_send_photos | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to send photos
can_send_videos | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to send videos
can_send_video_notes | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to send video notes
can_send_voice_notes | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to send voice notes
can_send_polls | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to send polls and checklists
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
can_react_to_messages | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to react to messages
can_edit_tag | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to edit their own tag
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_manage_topics | Boolean | True, if the user is allowed to create forum topics
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

#### 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

user_chat_id

Integer

Identifier of a private chat with the user who sent the join request. 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. The bot can use this identifier for 5 minutes to send messages until the join request is processed, assuming no other administrator contacted the user.

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, giveaways, giveaway winners, invoices, locations and venues
can_send_audios | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send audios
can_send_documents | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send documents
can_send_photos | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send photos
can_send_videos | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send videos
can_send_video_notes | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send video notes
can_send_voice_notes | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send voice notes
can_send_polls | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send polls and checklists
can_send_other_messages | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to send animations, games, stickers and use inline bots
can_add_web_page_previews | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to add web page previews to their messages
can_react_to_messages | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to react to messages. If omitted, defaults to the value of can_send_messages.
can_edit_tag | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to edit their own tag. If omitted, defaults to the value of can_pin_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
can_manage_topics | Boolean | Optional. True, if the user is allowed to create forum topics. If omitted defaults to the value of can_pin_messages

#### Birthdate

Describes the birthdate of a user.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
day | Integer | Day of the user's birth; 1-31
month | Integer | Month of the user's birth; 1-12
year | Integer | Optional. Year of the user's birth

#### BusinessIntro

Contains information about the start page settings of a Telegram Business account.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
title | String | Optional. Title text of the business intro
message | String | Optional. Message text of the business intro
sticker | Sticker | Optional. Sticker of the business intro

#### BusinessLocation

Contains information about the location of a Telegram Business account.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
address | String | Address of the business
location | Location | Optional. Location of the business

#### BusinessOpeningHoursInterval

Describes an interval of time during which a business is open.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
opening_minute | Integer | The minute's sequence number in a week, starting on Monday, marking the start of the time interval during which the business is open; 0 - 7 * 24 * 60
closing_minute | Integer | The minute's sequence number in a week, starting on Monday, marking the end of the time interval during which the business is open; 0 - 8 * 24 * 60

#### BusinessOpeningHours

Describes the opening hours of a business.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
time_zone_name | String | Unique name of the time zone for which the opening hours are defined
opening_hours | Array of BusinessOpeningHoursInterval | List of time intervals describing business opening hours

#### UserRating

This object describes the rating of a user based on their Telegram Star spendings.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
level | Integer | Current level of the user, indicating their reliability when purchasing digital goods and services. A higher level suggests a more trustworthy customer; a negative level is likely reason for concern.
rating | Integer | Numerical value of the user's rating; the higher the rating, the better
current_level_rating | Integer | The rating value required to get the current level
next_level_rating | Integer | Optional. The rating value required to get to the next level; omitted if the maximum level was reached

#### StoryAreaPosition

Describes the position of a clickable area within a story.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
x_percentage | Float | The abscissa of the area's center, as a percentage of the media width
y_percentage | Float | The ordinate of the area's center, as a percentage of the media height
width_percentage | Float | The width of the area's rectangle, as a percentage of the media width
height_percentage | Float | The height of the area's rectangle, as a percentage of the media height
rotation_angle | Float | The clockwise rotation angle of the rectangle, in degrees; 0-360
corner_radius_percentage | Float | The radius of the rectangle corner rounding, as a percentage of the media width

#### LocationAddress

Describes the physical address of a location.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
country_code | String | The two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the country where the location is located
state | String | Optional. State of the location
city | String | Optional. City of the location
street | String | Optional. Street address of the location

#### StoryAreaType

Describes the type of a clickable area on a story. Currently, it can be one of

- StoryAreaTypeLocation
- StoryAreaTypeSuggestedReaction
- StoryAreaTypeLink
- StoryAreaTypeWeather
- StoryAreaTypeUniqueGift

#### StoryAreaTypeLocation

Describes a story area pointing to a location. Currently, a story can have up to 10 location areas.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the area, always “location”
latitude | Float | Location latitude in degrees
longitude | Float | Location longitude in degrees
address | LocationAddress | Optional. Address of the location

#### StoryAreaTypeSuggestedReaction

Describes a story area pointing to a suggested reaction. Currently, a story can have up to 5 suggested reaction areas.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the area, always “suggested_reaction”
reaction_type | ReactionType | Type of the reaction
is_dark | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if the reaction area has a dark background
is_flipped | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if reaction area corner is flipped

#### StoryAreaTypeLink

Describes a story area pointing to an HTTP or tg:// link. Currently, a story can have up to 3 link areas.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the area, always “link”
url | String | HTTP or tg:// URL to be opened when the area is clicked

#### StoryAreaTypeWeather

Describes a story area containing weather information. Currently, a story can have up to 3 weather areas.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the area, always “weather”
temperature | Float | Temperature, in degree Celsius
emoji | String | Emoji representing the weather
background_color | Integer | A color of the area background in the ARGB format

#### StoryAreaTypeUniqueGift

Describes a story area pointing to a unique gift. Currently, a story can have at most 1 unique gift area.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the area, always “unique_gift”
name | String | Unique name of the gift

#### StoryArea

Describes a clickable area on a story media.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
position | StoryAreaPosition | Position of the area
type | StoryAreaType | Type of the area

#### 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

#### ReactionType

This object describes the type of a reaction. Currently, it can be one of

- ReactionTypeEmoji
- ReactionTypeCustomEmoji
- ReactionTypePaid

#### ReactionTypeEmoji

The reaction is based on an emoji.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the reaction, always “emoji”
emoji | String | Reaction emoji. Currently, it can be one of "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""

#### ReactionTypeCustomEmoji

The reaction is based on a custom emoji.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the reaction, always “custom_emoji”
custom_emoji_id | String | Custom emoji identifier

#### ReactionTypePaid

The reaction is paid.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the reaction, always “paid”

#### ReactionCount

Represents a reaction added to a message along with the number of times it was added.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | ReactionType | Type of the reaction
total_count | Integer | Number of times the reaction was added

#### MessageReactionUpdated

This object represents a change of a reaction on a message performed by a user.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
chat | Chat | The chat containing the message the user reacted to
message_id | Integer | Unique identifier of the message inside the chat
user | User | Optional. The user that changed the reaction, if the user isn't anonymous
actor_chat | Chat | Optional. The chat on behalf of which the reaction was changed, if the user is anonymous
date | Integer | Date of the change in Unix time
old_reaction | Array of ReactionType | Previous list of reaction types that were set by the user
new_reaction | Array of ReactionType | New list of reaction types that have been set by the user

#### MessageReactionCountUpdated

This object represents reaction changes on a message with anonymous reactions.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
chat | Chat | The chat containing the message
message_id | Integer | Unique message identifier inside the chat
date | Integer | Date of the change in Unix time
reactions | Array of ReactionCount | List of reactions that are present on the message

#### ForumTopic

This object represents a forum topic.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
message_thread_id | Integer | Unique identifier of the forum topic
name | String | Name of the topic
icon_color | Integer | Color of the topic icon in RGB format
icon_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional. Unique identifier of the custom emoji shown as the topic icon
is_name_implicit | True | Optional. True, if the name of the topic wasn't specified explicitly by its creator and likely needs to be changed by the bot

#### GiftBackground

This object describes the background of a gift.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
center_color | Integer | Center color of the background in RGB format
edge_color | Integer | Edge color of the background in RGB format
text_color | Integer | Text color of the background in RGB format

#### Gift

This object represents a gift that can be sent by the bot.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
id | String | Unique identifier of the gift
sticker | Sticker | The sticker that represents the gift
star_count | Integer | The number of Telegram Stars that must be paid to send the sticker
upgrade_star_count | Integer | Optional. The number of Telegram Stars that must be paid to upgrade the gift to a unique one
is_premium | True | Optional. True, if the gift can only be purchased by Telegram Premium subscribers
has_colors | True | Optional. True, if the gift can be used (after being upgraded) to customize a user's appearance
total_count | Integer | Optional. The total number of gifts of this type that can be sent by all users; for limited gifts only
remaining_count | Integer | Optional. The number of remaining gifts of this type that can be sent by all users; for limited gifts only
personal_total_count | Integer | Optional. The total number of gifts of this type that can be sent by the bot; for limited gifts only
personal_remaining_count | Integer | Optional. The number of remaining gifts of this type that can be sent by the bot; for limited gifts only
background | GiftBackground | Optional. Background of the gift
unique_gift_variant_count | Integer | Optional. The total number of different unique gifts that can be obtained by upgrading the gift
publisher_chat | Chat | Optional. Information about the chat that published the gift

#### Gifts

This object represent a list of gifts.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
gifts | Array of Gift | The list of gifts

#### UniqueGiftModel

This object describes the model of a unique gift.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | String | Name of the model
sticker | Sticker | The sticker that represents the unique gift
rarity_per_mille | Integer | The number of unique gifts that receive this model for every 1000 gift upgrades. Always 0 for crafted gifts.
rarity | String | Optional. Rarity of the model if it is a crafted model. Currently, can be “uncommon”, “rare”, “epic”, or “legendary”.

#### UniqueGiftSymbol

This object describes the symbol shown on the pattern of a unique gift.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | String | Name of the symbol
sticker | Sticker | The sticker that represents the unique gift
rarity_per_mille | Integer | The number of unique gifts that receive this model for every 1000 gifts upgraded

#### UniqueGiftBackdropColors

This object describes the colors of the backdrop of a unique gift.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
center_color | Integer | The color in the center of the backdrop in RGB format
edge_color | Integer | The color on the edges of the backdrop in RGB format
symbol_color | Integer | The color to be applied to the symbol in RGB format
text_color | Integer | The color for the text on the backdrop in RGB format

#### UniqueGiftBackdrop

This object describes the backdrop of a unique gift.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | String | Name of the backdrop
colors | UniqueGiftBackdropColors | Colors of the backdrop
rarity_per_mille | Integer | The number of unique gifts that receive this backdrop for every 1000 gifts upgraded

#### UniqueGiftColors

This object contains information about the color scheme for a user's name, message replies and link previews based on a unique gift.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
model_custom_emoji_id | String | Custom emoji identifier of the unique gift's model
symbol_custom_emoji_id | String | Custom emoji identifier of the unique gift's symbol
light_theme_main_color | Integer | Main color used in light themes; RGB format
light_theme_other_colors | Array of Integer | List of 1-3 additional colors used in light themes; RGB format
dark_theme_main_color | Integer | Main color used in dark themes; RGB format
dark_theme_other_colors | Array of Integer | List of 1-3 additional colors used in dark themes; RGB format

#### UniqueGift

This object describes a unique gift that was upgraded from a regular gift.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
gift_id | String | Identifier of the regular gift from which the gift was upgraded
base_name | String | Human-readable name of the regular gift from which this unique gift was upgraded
name | String | Unique name of the gift. This name can be used in `https://t.me/nft/...` links and story areas
number | Integer | Unique number of the upgraded gift among gifts upgraded from the same regular gift
model | UniqueGiftModel | Model of the gift
symbol | UniqueGiftSymbol | Symbol of the gift
backdrop | UniqueGiftBackdrop | Backdrop of the gift
is_premium | True | Optional. True, if the original regular gift was exclusively purchaseable by Telegram Premium subscribers
is_burned | True | Optional. True, if the gift was used to craft another gift and isn't available anymore
is_from_blockchain | True | Optional. True, if the gift is assigned from the TON blockchain and can't be resold or transferred in Telegram
colors | UniqueGiftColors | Optional. The color scheme that can be used by the gift's owner for the chat's name, replies to messages and link previews; for business account gifts and gifts that are currently on sale only
publisher_chat | Chat | Optional. Information about the chat that published the gift

#### GiftInfo

Describes a service message about a regular gift that was sent or received.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
gift | Gift | Information about the gift
owned_gift_id | String | Optional. Unique identifier of the received gift for the bot; only present for gifts received on behalf of business accounts
convert_star_count | Integer | Optional. Number of Telegram Stars that can be claimed by the receiver by converting the gift; omitted if conversion to Telegram Stars is impossible
prepaid_upgrade_star_count | Integer | Optional. Number of Telegram Stars that were prepaid for the ability to upgrade the gift
is_upgrade_separate | True | Optional. True, if the gift's upgrade was purchased after the gift was sent
can_be_upgraded | True | Optional. True, if the gift can be upgraded to a unique gift
text | String | Optional. Text of the message that was added to the gift
entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. Special entities that appear in the text
is_private | True | Optional. True, if the sender and gift text are shown only to the gift receiver; otherwise, everyone will be able to see them
unique_gift_number | Integer | Optional. Unique number reserved for this gift when upgraded. See the number field in UniqueGift

#### UniqueGiftInfo

Describes a service message about a unique gift that was sent or received.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
gift | UniqueGift | Information about the gift
origin | String | Origin of the gift. Currently, either “upgrade” for gifts upgraded from regular gifts, “transfer” for gifts transferred from other users or channels, “resale” for gifts bought from other users, “gifted_upgrade” for upgrades purchased after the gift was sent, or “offer” for gifts bought or sold through gift purchase offers
last_resale_currency | String | Optional. For gifts bought from other users, the currency in which the payment for the gift was done. Currently, one of “XTR” for Telegram Stars or “TON” for toncoins.
last_resale_amount | Integer | Optional. For gifts bought from other users, the price paid for the gift in either Telegram Stars or nanotoncoins
owned_gift_id | String | Optional. Unique identifier of the received gift for the bot; only present for gifts received on behalf of business accounts
transfer_star_count | Integer | Optional. Number of Telegram Stars that must be paid to transfer the gift; omitted if the bot cannot transfer the gift
next_transfer_date | Integer | Optional. Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the gift can be transferred. If it is in the past, then the gift can be transferred now

#### OwnedGift

This object describes a gift received and owned by a user or a chat. Currently, it can be one of

- OwnedGiftRegular
- OwnedGiftUnique

#### OwnedGiftRegular

Describes a regular gift owned by a user or a chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the gift, always “regular”
gift | Gift | Information about the regular gift
owned_gift_id | String | Optional. Unique identifier of the gift for the bot; for gifts received on behalf of business accounts only
sender_user | User | Optional. Sender of the gift if it is a known user
send_date | Integer | Date the gift was sent in Unix time
text | String | Optional. Text of the message that was added to the gift
entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional. Special entities that appear in the text
is_private | True | Optional. True, if the sender and gift text are shown only to the gift receiver; otherwise, everyone will be able to see them
is_saved | True | Optional. True, if the gift is displayed on the account's profile page; for gifts received on behalf of business accounts only
can_be_upgraded | True | Optional. True, if the gift can be upgraded to a unique gift; for gifts received on behalf of business accounts only
was_refunded | True | Optional. True, if the gift was refunded and isn't available anymore
convert_star_count | Integer | Optional. Number of Telegram Stars that can be claimed by the receiver instead of the gift; omitted if the gift cannot be converted to Telegram Stars; for gifts received on behalf of business accounts only
prepaid_upgrade_star_count | Integer | Optional. Number of Telegram Stars that were paid for the ability to upgrade the gift
is_upgrade_separate | True | Optional. True, if the gift's upgrade was purchased after the gift was sent; for gifts received on behalf of business accounts only
unique_gift_number | Integer | Optional. Unique number reserved for this gift when upgraded. See the number field in UniqueGift

#### OwnedGiftUnique

Describes a unique gift received and owned by a user or a chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the gift, always “unique”
gift | UniqueGift | Information about the unique gift
owned_gift_id | String | Optional. Unique identifier of the received gift for the bot; for gifts received on behalf of business accounts only
sender_user | User | Optional. Sender of the gift if it is a known user
send_date | Integer | Date the gift was sent in Unix time
is_saved | True | Optional. True, if the gift is displayed on the account's profile page; for gifts received on behalf of business accounts only
can_be_transferred | True | Optional. True, if the gift can be transferred to another owner; for gifts received on behalf of business accounts only
transfer_star_count | Integer | Optional. Number of Telegram Stars that must be paid to transfer the gift; omitted if the bot cannot transfer the gift
next_transfer_date | Integer | Optional. Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the gift can be transferred. If it is in the past, then the gift can be transferred now

#### OwnedGifts

Contains the list of gifts received and owned by a user or a chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
total_count | Integer | The total number of gifts owned by the user or the chat
gifts | Array of OwnedGift | The list of gifts
next_offset | String | Optional. Offset for the next request. If empty, then there are no more results

#### BotAccessSettings

This object describes the access settings of a bot.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
is_access_restricted | Boolean | True, if only selected users can access the bot. The bot's owner can always access it.
added_users | Array of User | Optional. The list of other users who have access to the bot if the access is restricted

#### AcceptedGiftTypes

This object describes the types of gifts that can be gifted to a user or a chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
unlimited_gifts | Boolean | True, if unlimited regular gifts are accepted
limited_gifts | Boolean | True, if limited regular gifts are accepted
unique_gifts | Boolean | True, if unique gifts or gifts that can be upgraded to unique for free are accepted
premium_subscription | Boolean | True, if a Telegram Premium subscription is accepted
gifts_from_channels | Boolean | True, if transfers of unique gifts from channels are accepted

#### StarAmount

Describes an amount of Telegram Stars.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
amount | Integer | Integer amount of Telegram Stars, rounded to 0; can be negative
nanostar_amount | Integer | Optional. The number of 1/1000000000 shares of Telegram Stars; from -999999999 to 999999999; can be negative if and only if amount is non-positive

#### 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:

- BotCommandScopeDefault
- BotCommandScopeAllPrivateChats
- BotCommandScopeAllGroupChats
- BotCommandScopeAllChatAdministrators
- BotCommandScopeChat
- BotCommandScopeChatAdministrators
- BotCommandScopeChatMember

#### 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 `@username`. Channel direct messages chats and channel chats aren't supported.

#### 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 `@username`. Channel direct messages chats and channel chats aren't supported.

#### 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 `@username`. Channel direct messages chats and channel chats aren't supported.
user_id | Integer | Unique identifier of the target user

#### BotName

This object represents the bot's name.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | String | The bot's name

#### BotDescription

This object represents the bot's description.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
description | String | The bot's description

#### BotShortDescription

This object represents the bot's short description.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
short_description | String | The bot's short description

#### MenuButton

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

- MenuButtonCommands
- MenuButtonWebApp
- MenuButtonDefault

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. Alternatively, a `t.me` link to a Web App of the bot can be specified in the object instead of the Web App's URL, in which case the Web App will be opened as if the user pressed the link.

#### MenuButtonDefault

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

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

#### ChatBoostSource

This object describes the source of a chat boost. It can be one of

- ChatBoostSourcePremium
- ChatBoostSourceGiftCode
- ChatBoostSourceGiveaway

#### ChatBoostSourcePremium

The boost was obtained by subscribing to Telegram Premium or by gifting a Telegram Premium subscription to another user.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
source | String | Source of the boost, always “premium”
user | User | User that boosted the chat

#### ChatBoostSourceGiftCode

The boost was obtained by the creation of Telegram Premium gift codes to boost a chat. Each such code boosts the chat 4 times for the duration of the corresponding Telegram Premium subscription.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
source | String | Source of the boost, always “gift_code”
user | User | User for which the gift code was created

#### ChatBoostSourceGiveaway

The boost was obtained by the creation of a Telegram Premium or a Telegram Star giveaway. This boosts the chat 4 times for the duration of the corresponding Telegram Premium subscription for Telegram Premium giveaways and prize_star_count / 500 times for one year for Telegram Star giveaways.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
source | String | Source of the boost, always “giveaway”
giveaway_message_id | Integer | Identifier of a message in the chat with the giveaway; the message could have been deleted already. May be 0 if the message isn't sent yet.
user | User | Optional. User that won the prize in the giveaway if any; for Telegram Premium giveaways only
prize_star_count | Integer | Optional. The number of Telegram Stars to be split between giveaway winners; for Telegram Star giveaways only
is_unclaimed | True | Optional. True, if the giveaway was completed, but there was no user to win the prize

#### ChatBoost

This object contains information about a chat boost.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
boost_id | String | Unique identifier of the boost
add_date | Integer | Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the chat was boosted
expiration_date | Integer | Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the boost will automatically expire, unless the booster's Telegram Premium subscription is prolonged
source | ChatBoostSource | Source of the added boost

#### ChatBoostUpdated

This object represents a boost added to a chat or changed.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
chat | Chat | Chat which was boosted
boost | ChatBoost | Information about the chat boost

#### ChatBoostRemoved

This object represents a boost removed from a chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
chat | Chat | Chat which was boosted
boost_id | String | Unique identifier of the boost
remove_date | Integer | Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the boost was removed
source | ChatBoostSource | Source of the removed boost

#### ChatOwnerLeft

Describes a service message about the chat owner leaving the chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
new_owner | User | Optional. The user who will become the new owner of the chat if the previous owner does not return to the chat

#### ChatOwnerChanged

Describes a service message about an ownership change in the chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
new_owner | User | The new owner of the chat

#### UserChatBoosts

This object represents a list of boosts added to a chat by a user.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
boosts | Array of ChatBoost | The list of boosts added to the chat by the user

#### BusinessBotRights

Represents the rights of a business bot.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
can_reply | True | Optional. True, if the bot can send and edit messages in the private chats that had incoming messages in the last 24 hours
can_read_messages | True | Optional. True, if the bot can mark incoming private messages as read
can_delete_sent_messages | True | Optional. True, if the bot can delete messages sent by the bot
can_delete_all_messages | True | Optional. True, if the bot can delete all private messages in managed chats
can_edit_name | True | Optional. True, if the bot can edit the first and last name of the business account
can_edit_bio | True | Optional. True, if the bot can edit the bio of the business account
can_edit_profile_photo | True | Optional. True, if the bot can edit the profile photo of the business account
can_edit_username | True | Optional. True, if the bot can edit the username of the business account
can_change_gift_settings | True | Optional. True, if the bot can change the privacy settings pertaining to gifts for the business account
can_view_gifts_and_stars | True | Optional. True, if the bot can view gifts and the amount of Telegram Stars owned by the business account
can_convert_gifts_to_stars | True | Optional. True, if the bot can convert regular gifts owned by the business account to Telegram Stars
can_transfer_and_upgrade_gifts | True | Optional. True, if the bot can transfer and upgrade gifts owned by the business account
can_transfer_stars | True | Optional. True, if the bot can transfer Telegram Stars received by the business account to its own account, or use them to upgrade and transfer gifts
can_manage_stories | True | Optional. True, if the bot can post, edit and delete stories on behalf of the business account

#### BusinessConnection

Describes the connection of the bot with a business account.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
id | String | Unique identifier of the business connection
user | User | Business account user that created the business connection
user_chat_id | Integer | Identifier of a private chat with the user who created the business connection. 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.
date | Integer | Date the connection was established in Unix time
rights | BusinessBotRights | Optional. Rights of the business bot
is_enabled | Boolean | True, if the connection is active

#### BusinessMessagesDeleted

This object is received when messages are deleted from a connected business account.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Unique identifier of the business connection
chat | Chat | Information about a chat in the business account. The bot may not have access to the chat or the corresponding user.
message_ids | Array of Integer | The list of identifiers of deleted messages in the chat of the business account

#### 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.

#### SentGuestMessage

Describes an inline message sent by a guest bot.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
inline_message_id | String | Identifier of the sent inline message

#### PreparedInlineMessage

Describes an inline message to be sent by a user of a Mini App.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
id | String | Unique identifier of the prepared message
expiration_date | Integer | Expiration date of the prepared message, in Unix time. Expired prepared messages can no longer be used

#### PreparedKeyboardButton

Describes a keyboard button to be used by a user of a Mini App.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
id | String | Unique identifier of the keyboard button

#### 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

- InputMediaAnimation
- InputMediaAudio
- InputMediaDocument
- InputMediaLivePhoto
- InputMediaPhoto
- InputMediaVideo

#### 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 »

thumbnail

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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
width | Integer | Optional. Animation width
height | Integer | Optional. Animation height
duration | Integer | Optional. Animation duration in seconds
has_spoiler | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if the animation needs to be covered with a spoiler animation

#### 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 »

thumbnail

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 »

thumbnail

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.

#### InputMediaLivePhoto

Represents a live photo to be sent.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the result, must be live_photo
media | String | Video of the live photo to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended) 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 ». Sending live photos by a URL is currently unsupported.
photo | String | The static photo to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended) 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 ». Sending live photos by a URL is currently unsupported.
caption | String | Optional. Caption of the live photo to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode | String | Optional. Mode for parsing entities in the live 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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
has_spoiler | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if the live photo needs to be covered with a spoiler animation

#### InputMediaLocation

Represents a location to be sent.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the result, must be location
latitude | Float | Latitude of the location
longitude | Float | Longitude of the location
horizontal_accuracy | Float | Optional. The radius of uncertainty for the location, measured in meters; 0-1500

#### 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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
has_spoiler | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if the photo needs to be covered with a spoiler animation

#### InputMediaSticker

Represents a sticker file to be sent.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the result, must be sticker
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 .WEBP sticker from the Internet, or pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” to upload a new .WEBP, .TGS, or .WEBM sticker using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name> name. More information on Sending Files »
emoji | String | Optional. Emoji associated with the sticker; only for just uploaded stickers

#### InputMediaVenue

Represents a venue to be sent.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the result, must be venue
latitude | Float | Latitude of the location
longitude | Float | Longitude of the 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, 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.)

#### 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 »

thumbnail

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 »

cover | String | Optional. Cover for the video in the message. 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 »
start_timestamp | Integer | Optional. Start timestamp for the video in the message
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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
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
has_spoiler | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if the video needs to be covered with a spoiler animation

#### 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.

#### InputPaidMedia

This object describes the paid media to be sent. Currently, it can be one of

- InputPaidMediaLivePhoto
- InputPaidMediaPhoto
- InputPaidMediaVideo

#### InputPaidMediaLivePhoto

The paid media to send is a live photo.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the media, must be live_photo
media | String | Video of the live photo to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended) 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 ». Sending live photos by a URL is currently unsupported.
photo | String | The static photo to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended) 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 ». Sending live photos by a URL is currently unsupported.

#### InputPaidMediaPhoto

The paid media to send is a photo.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the media, 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 »

#### InputPaidMediaVideo

The paid media to send is a video.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the media, 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 »

thumbnail

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 »

cover | String | Optional. Cover for the video in the message. 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 »
start_timestamp | Integer | Optional. Start timestamp for the video in the message
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

#### InputProfilePhoto

This object describes a profile photo to set. Currently, it can be one of

- InputProfilePhotoStatic
- InputProfilePhotoAnimated

#### InputProfilePhotoStatic

A static profile photo in the .JPG format.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the profile photo, must be static
photo | String | The static profile photo. Profile photos can't be reused and can only be uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the photo was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »

#### InputProfilePhotoAnimated

An animated profile photo in the MPEG4 format.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the profile photo, must be animated
animation | String | The animated profile photo. Profile photos can't be reused and can only be uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the photo was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »
main_frame_timestamp | Float | Optional. Timestamp in seconds of the frame that will be used as the static profile photo. Defaults to 0.0.

#### InputStoryContent

This object describes the content of a story to post. Currently, it can be one of

- InputStoryContentPhoto
- InputStoryContentVideo

#### InputStoryContentPhoto

Describes a photo to post as a story.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the content, must be photo
photo | String | The photo to post as a story. The photo must be of the size 1080x1920 and must not exceed 10 MB. The photo can't be reused and can only be uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the photo was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »

#### InputStoryContentVideo

Describes a video to post as a story.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the content, must be video

video

String

The video to post as a story. The video must be of the size 720x1280, streamable, encoded with H.265 codec, with key frames added each second in the MPEG4 format, and must not exceed 30 MB. The video can't be reused and can only be uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the video was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »

duration | Float | Optional. Precise duration of the video in seconds; 0-60
cover_frame_timestamp | Float | Optional. Timestamp in seconds of the frame that will be used as the static cover for the story. Defaults to 0.0.
is_animation | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if the video has no sound

#### 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 .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.

#### Accent colors

Colors with identifiers 0 (red), 1 (orange), 2 (purple/violet), 3 (green), 4 (cyan), 5 (blue), 6 (pink) can be customized by app themes. Additionally, the following colors in RGB format are currently in use.

Color identifier | Light colors | Dark colors
--- | --- | ---
7 | E15052 F9AE63 | FF9380 992F37
8 | E0802B FAC534 | ECB04E C35714
9 | A05FF3 F48FFF | C697FF 5E31C8
10 | 27A910 A7DC57 | A7EB6E 167E2D
11 | 27ACCE 82E8D6 | 40D8D0 045C7F
12 | 3391D4 7DD3F0 | 52BFFF 0B5494
13 | DD4371 FFBE9F | FF86A6 8E366E
14 | 247BED F04856 FFFFFF | 3FA2FE E5424F FFFFFF
15 | D67722 1EA011 FFFFFF | FF905E 32A527 FFFFFF
16 | 179E42 E84A3F FFFFFF | 66D364 D5444F FFFFFF
17 | 2894AF 6FC456 FFFFFF | 22BCE2 3DA240 FFFFFF
18 | 0C9AB3 FFAD95 FFE6B5 | 22BCE2 FF9778 FFDA6B
19 | 7757D6 F79610 FFDE8E | 9791FF F2731D FFDB59
20 | 1585CF F2AB1D FFFFFF | 3DA6EB EEA51D FFFFFF

#### Profile accent colors

Currently, the following colors in RGB format are in use for profile backgrounds.

Color identifier | Light colors | Dark colors
--- | --- | ---
0 | BA5650 | 9C4540
1 | C27C3E | 945E2C
2 | 956AC8 | 715099
3 | 49A355 | 33713B
4 | 3E97AD | 387E87
5 | 5A8FBB | 477194
6 | B85378 | 944763
7 | 7F8B95 | 435261
8 | C9565D D97C57 | 994343 AC583E
9 | CF7244 CC9433 | 8F552F A17232
10 | 9662D4 B966B6 | 634691 9250A2
11 | 3D9755 89A650 | 296A43 5F8F44
12 | 3D95BA 50AD98 | 306C7C 3E987E
13 | 538BC2 4DA8BD | 38618C 458BA1
14 | B04F74 D1666D | 884160 A65259
15 | 637482 7B8A97 | 53606E 384654

#### 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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
link_preview_options | LinkPreviewOptions | Optional | Link preview generation options for the 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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a 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, spoiler text, block quotations as well as inline links and pre-formatted code in your bots' messages. Telegram clients will render them accordingly. You can specify text entities directly, or use 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.
- blockquote and expandable_blockquote entities can't be nested.
- All other entities can't contain each other.

Links `tg://user?id=<user_id>` can be used to mention a user by their identifier 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.
- Unless the user is a member of the chat where they were mentioned, these mentions are only guaranteed to work if the user has contacted the bot in private in the past or has sent a callback query to the bot via an inline button and doesn't have Forwarded Messages privacy enabled for the bot.

You can find the list of programming and markup languages for which syntax highlighting is supported at libprisma#supported-languages.

###### Date-time entity formatting

Date-time entity formatting is specified by a format string, which must adhere to the following regular expression: `r|w?[dD]?[tT]?`.

If the format string is empty, the underlying text is displayed as-is; however, the user can still receive the underlying date in their local format. When populated, the format string determines the output based on the presence of the following control characters:

- `r`: Displays the time relative to the current time. Cannot be combined with any other control characters.
- `w`: Displays the day of the week in the user's localized language.
- `d`: Displays the date in short form (e.g., “17.03.22”).
- `D`: Displays the date in long form (e.g., “March 17, 2022”).
- `t`: Displays the time in short form (e.g., “22:45”).
- `T`: Displays the time in long form (e.g., “22:45:00”).

###### MarkdownV2 style

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

    *bold \*text*
    _italic \*text_
    __underline__
    ~strikethrough~
    ||spoiler||
    *bold _italic bold ~italic bold strikethrough ||italic bold strikethrough spoiler||~ __underline italic bold___ bold*
    [inline URL](http://www.example.com/)
    [inline mention of a user](tg://user?id=123456789)
    ![](tg://emoji?id=5368324170671202286)
    ![22:45 tomorrow](tg://time?unix=1647531900&format=wDT)
    ![22:45 tomorrow](tg://time?unix=1647531900&format=t)
    ![22:45 tomorrow](tg://time?unix=1647531900&format=r)
    ![22:45 tomorrow](tg://time?unix=1647531900)
    `inline fixed-width code`
    ```
    pre-formatted fixed-width code block
    ```
    ```python
    pre-formatted fixed-width code block written in the Python programming language
    ```
    >Block quotation started
    >Block quotation continued
    >Block quotation continued
    >Block quotation continued
    >The last line of the block quotation
    **>The expandable block quotation started right after the previous block quotation
    >It is separated from the previous block quotation by an empty bold entity
    >Expandable block quotation continued
    >Hidden by default part of the expandable block quotation started
    >Expandable block quotation continued
    >The last line of the expandable block quotation with the expandability mark||

Please note:

- 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 the `(...)` part of the inline link and custom emoji definition, all ')' and '\' must be escaped with a preceding '\' character.
- In all other places characters '_', '*', '[', ']', '(', ')', '~', '`', '>', '#', '+', '-', '=', '|', '{', '}', '.', '!' must be escaped with the preceding character '\'.
- In case of ambiguity between `italic` and `underline` entities `__` is always greedily treated from left to right as beginning or end of an `underline` entity, so instead of `___italic underline___` use `___italic underline_**__`, adding an empty bold entity as a separator.
- A valid emoji must be provided as an alternative value for the custom emoji. The emoji will be shown instead of the custom emoji in places where a custom emoji cannot be displayed (e.g., system notifications) or if the message is forwarded by a non-premium user. It is recommended to use the emoji from the emoji field of the custom emoji sticker.
- Custom emoji entities can only be used by bots that purchased additional usernames on Fragment or in the messages directly sent by the bot to private, group and supergroup chats if the owner of the bot has a Telegram Premium subscription.
- See date-time entity formatting for more details about supported date-time formats.

###### HTML style

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

    <b>bold</b>, <strong>bold</strong>
    <i>italic</i>, <em>italic</em>
    <u>underline</u>, <ins>underline</ins>
    <s>strikethrough</s>, <strike>strikethrough</strike>, <del>strikethrough</del>
    <span class="tg-spoiler">spoiler</span>, <tg-spoiler>spoiler</tg-spoiler>
    <b>bold <i>italic bold <s>italic bold strikethrough <span class="tg-spoiler">italic bold strikethrough spoiler</span></s> <u>underline italic bold</u></i> bold</b>
    <a href="http://www.example.com/">inline URL</a>
    <a href="tg://user?id=123456789">inline mention of a user</a>
    <tg-emoji emoji-id="5368324170671202286"></tg-emoji>
    <tg-time unix="1647531900" format="wDT">22:45 tomorrow</tg-time>
    <tg-time unix="1647531900" format="t">22:45 tomorrow</tg-time>
    <tg-time unix="1647531900" format="r">22:45 tomorrow</tg-time>
    <tg-time unix="1647531900">22:45 tomorrow</tg-time>
    <code>inline fixed-width code</code>
    <pre>pre-formatted fixed-width code block</pre>
    <pre><code class="language-python">pre-formatted fixed-width code block written in the Python programming language</code></pre>
    <blockquote>Block quotation started\nBlock quotation continued\nThe last line of the block quotation</blockquote>
    <blockquote expandable>Expandable block quotation started\nExpandable block quotation continued\nExpandable block quotation continued\nHidden by default part of the block quotation started\nExpandable block quotation continued\nThe last line of the block quotation</blockquote>

Please note:

- 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.
- A valid emoji must be used as the content of the `tg-emoji` tag. The emoji will be shown instead of the custom emoji in places where a custom emoji cannot be displayed (e.g., system notifications) or if the message is forwarded by a non-premium user. It is recommended to use the emoji from the emoji field of the custom emoji sticker.
- Custom emoji entities can only be used by bots that purchased additional usernames on Fragment or in the messages directly sent by the bot to private, group and supergroup chats if the owner of the bot has a Telegram Premium subscription.
- See date-time entity formatting for more details about supported date-time formats.

###### 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:

    *bold text*
    _italic text_
    [inline URL](http://www.example.com/)
    [inline mention of a user](tg://user?id=123456789)
    `inline fixed-width code`
    ```
    pre-formatted fixed-width code block
    ```
    ```python
    pre-formatted fixed-width code block written in the Python programming language
    ```

Please note:

- Entities must not be nested, use parse mode MarkdownV2 instead.
- There is no way to specify “underline”, “strikethrough”, “spoiler”, “blockquote”, “expandable_blockquote”, “custom_emoji”, and “date_time” entities, use parse mode MarkdownV2 instead.
- To escape characters '_', '*', '`', '[' outside of an entity, prepend the character '\' 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`.

#### Paid Broadcasts

By default, all bots are able to broadcast up to 30 messages per second to their users. Developers can increase this limit by enabling Paid Broadcasts in @BotFather - allowing their bot to broadcast up to 1000 messages per second.

Each message broadcasted over the free amount of 30 messages per second incurs a cost of 0.1 Stars per message, paid with Telegram Stars from the bot's balance. In order to use this feature, a bot must have at least 10,000 Stars on its balance.

> Bots with increased limits are only charged for messages that are broadcasted successfully.

#### forwardMessage

Use this method to forward messages of any kind. Service messages and messages with protected content 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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be forwarded; required if the message is forwarded to a direct messages chat
from_chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the chat where the original message was sent (or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`)
video_start_timestamp | Integer | Optional | New start timestamp for the forwarded video in the 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 forwarded message from forwarding and saving
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; only available when forwarding to private chats
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only
message_id | Integer | Yes | Message identifier in the chat specified in from_chat_id

#### forwardMessages

Use this method to forward multiple messages of any kind. If some of the specified messages can't be found or forwarded, they are skipped. Service messages and messages with protected content can't be forwarded. Album grouping is kept for forwarded messages. On success, an array of MessageId of the sent messages is returned.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the messages will be forwarded; required if the messages are forwarded to a direct messages chat
from_chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the chat where the original messages were sent (or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`)
message_ids | Array of Integer | Yes | A JSON-serialized list of 1-100 identifiers of messages in the chat from_chat_id to forward. The identifiers must be specified in a strictly increasing order.
disable_notification | Boolean | Optional | Sends the messages silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content | Boolean | Optional | Protects the contents of the forwarded messages from forwarding and saving

#### copyMessage

Use this method to copy messages of any kind. Service messages, paid media messages, giveaway messages, giveaway winners 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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
from_chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the chat where the original message was sent (or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`)
message_id | Integer | Yes | Message identifier in the chat specified in from_chat_id
video_start_timestamp | Integer | Optional | New start timestamp for the copied video in the message
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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media. Ignored if a new caption isn't 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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; only available when copying to private chats
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user

#### copyMessages

Use this method to copy messages of any kind. If some of the specified messages can't be found or copied, they are skipped. Service messages, paid media messages, giveaway messages, giveaway winners 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 forwardMessages, but the copied messages don't have a link to the original message. Album grouping is kept for copied messages. On success, an array of MessageId of the sent messages is returned.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the messages will be sent; required if the messages are sent to a direct messages chat
from_chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the chat where the original messages were sent (or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`)
message_ids | Array of Integer | Yes | A JSON-serialized list of 1-100 identifiers of messages in the chat from_chat_id to copy. The identifiers must be specified in a strictly increasing order.
disable_notification | Boolean | Optional | Sends the 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
remove_caption | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to copy the messages without their captions

#### sendPhoto

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

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat

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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
has_spoiler | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the photo needs to be covered with a spoiler animation
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user

#### sendLivePhoto

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

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format `@channelusername`)
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
live_photo | InputFile or String | Yes | Live photo video to send. The video must be no longer than 10 seconds and must not exceed 10 MB in size. Pass a file_id as String to send a video that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended) or upload a new video using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files ». Sending live photos by a URL is currently unsupported.
photo | InputFile or String | Yes | The static photo to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a photo that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended) or upload a new video using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files ». Sending live photos by a URL is currently unsupported.
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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
has_spoiler | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the video needs to be covered with a spoiler animation
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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

thumbnail

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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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 »

thumbnail

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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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

thumbnail

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 »

cover | InputFile or String | Optional | Cover for the video in the message. 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 »
start_timestamp | Integer | Optional | Start timestamp for the video in the message
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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
has_spoiler | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the video needs to be covered with a spoiler animation
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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

thumbnail

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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
has_spoiler | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the animation needs to be covered with a spoiler animation
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a 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, or in .MP3 format, or in .M4A format (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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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

thumbnail

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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user

#### sendPaidMedia

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

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`. If the chat is a channel, all Telegram Star proceeds from this media will be credited to the chat's balance. Otherwise, they will be credited to the bot's balance.
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
star_count | Integer | Yes | The number of Telegram Stars that must be paid to buy access to the media; 1-25000
media | Array of InputPaidMedia | Yes | A JSON-serialized array describing the media to be sent; up to 10 items
payload | String | Optional | Bot-defined paid media payload, 0-128 bytes. This will not be displayed to the user, use it for your internal processes.
caption | String | Optional | Media caption, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode | String | Optional | Mode for parsing entities in the media 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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user

#### sendMediaGroup

Use this method to send a group of photos, live 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 Message objects that were sent is returned.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the messages will be sent; required if the messages are sent to a direct messages chat
media | Array of InputMediaAudio, InputMediaDocument, InputMediaLivePhoto, 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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to

#### sendLocation

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

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
latitude | Float | Yes | Latitude of the location
longitude | Float | Yes | Longitude of the location
horizontal_accuracy | Float | Optional | The radius of uncertainty for the location, measured in meters; 0-1500
live_period | Integer | Optional | Period in seconds during which the location will be updated (see Live Locations, should be between 60 and 86400, or 0x7FFFFFFF for live locations that can be edited indefinitely.
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user

#### sendVenue

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

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
latitude | Float | Yes | Latitude of the venue
longitude | Float | 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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a reply 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`. Polls can't be sent to channel direct messages chats.
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
question | String | Yes | Poll question, 1-300 characters
question_parse_mode | String | Optional | Mode for parsing entities in the question. See formatting options for more details. Currently, only custom emoji entities are allowed
question_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the poll question. It can be specified instead of question_parse_mode
options | Array of InputPollOption | Yes | A JSON-serialized list of 1-12 answer options
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 | Pass True, if the poll allows multiple answers, defaults to False
allows_revoting | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if the poll allows to change chosen answer options, defaults to False for quizzes and to True for regular polls
shuffle_options | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if the poll options must be shown in random order
allow_adding_options | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if answer options can be added to the poll after creation; not supported for anonymous polls and quizzes
hide_results_until_closes | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if poll results must be shown only after the poll closes
members_only | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if voting is limited to users who have been members of the chat where the poll is being sent for more than 24 hours; for channel chats only
country_codes | Array of String | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of 0-12 two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes indicating the countries from which users can vote in the poll; for channel chats only. If omitted or empty, then users from any country can participate in the poll.
correct_option_ids | Array of Integer | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of monotonically increasing 0-based identifiers of the correct answer options, 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. It can be specified instead of explanation_parse_mode
explanation_media | InputPollMedia | Optional | Media added to the quiz explanation
open_period | Integer | Optional | Amount of time in seconds the poll will be active after creation, 5-2628000. 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 2628000 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.
description | String | Optional | Description of the poll to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
description_parse_mode | String | Optional | Mode for parsing entities in the poll description. See formatting options for more details.
description_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the poll description, which can be specified instead of description_parse_mode
media | InputPollMedia | Optional | Media added to the poll description
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user

#### sendChecklist

Use this method to send a checklist on behalf of a connected business account. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot in the format `@username`
checklist | InputChecklist | Yes | A JSON-serialized object for the checklist to send
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
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object for description of the message to reply to
reply_markup | InlineKeyboardMarkup | Optional | A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard

#### 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user

#### sendMessageDraft

Use this method to stream a partial message to a user while the message is being generated. Note that the streamed draft is ephemeral and acts as a temporary 30-second preview - once the output is finalized, you must call sendMessage with the complete message to persist it in the user's chat. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
chat_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier for the target private chat
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread
draft_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the message draft; must be non-zero. Changes of drafts with the same identifier are animated.
text | String | Optional | Text of the message to be sent, 0-4096 characters after entities parsing. Pass an empty text to show a “Thinking…” placeholder.
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

#### 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the action will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`. Channel chats and channel direct messages chats aren't supported.
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread or topic of a forum; for supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only

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.

#### setMessageReaction

Use this method to change the chosen reactions on a message. Service messages of some types can't be reacted to. Automatically forwarded messages from a channel to its discussion group have the same available reactions as messages in the channel. Bots can't use paid reactions. 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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of the target message. If the message belongs to a media group, the reaction is set to the first non-deleted message in the group instead.
reaction | Array of ReactionType | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of reaction types to set on the message. Currently, as non-premium users, bots can set up to one reaction per message. A custom emoji reaction can be used if it is either already present on the message or explicitly allowed by chat administrators. Paid reactions can't be used by bots.
is_big | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to set the reaction with a big animation

#### 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.

#### getUserProfileAudios

Use this method to get a list of profile audios for a user. Returns a UserProfileAudios object.

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

#### setUserEmojiStatus

Changes the emoji status for a given user that previously allowed the bot to manage their emoji status via the Mini App method requestEmojiStatusAccess. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user
emoji_status_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional | Custom emoji identifier of the emoji status to set. Pass an empty string to remove the status.
emoji_status_expiration_date | Integer | Optional | Expiration date of the emoji status, if any

#### 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.telegram.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 `@username`
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 `@username`
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 `@username`
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user
permissions | ChatPermissions | Yes | A JSON-serialized object for new user permissions

use_independent_chat_permissions

Boolean

Optional

Pass True if chat permissions are set independently. Otherwise, the can_send_other_messages and can_add_web_page_previews permissions will imply the can_send_messages, can_send_audios, can_send_documents, can_send_photos, can_send_videos, can_send_video_notes, and can_send_voice_notes permissions; the can_send_polls permission will imply the can_send_messages permission.

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 `@username`
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, get boost list, see hidden supergroup and channel members, report spam messages, ignore slow mode, and send messages to the chat without paying Telegram Stars. Implied by any other administrator privilege.
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, or access supergroup statistics. For backward compatibility, defaults to True for promotions of channel administrators
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 they have 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_post_stories | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the administrator can post stories to the chat
can_edit_stories | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the administrator can edit stories posted by other users, post stories to the chat page, pin chat stories, and access the chat's story archive
can_delete_stories | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the administrator can delete stories posted by other users
can_post_messages | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the administrator can post messages in the channel, approve suggested posts, or access channel statistics; for channels only
can_edit_messages | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the administrator can edit messages of other users and can pin messages; for channels only
can_pin_messages | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the administrator can pin messages; for supergroups only
can_manage_topics | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the user is allowed to create, rename, close, and reopen forum topics; for supergroups only
can_manage_direct_messages | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the administrator can manage direct messages within the channel and decline suggested posts; for channels only
can_manage_tags | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the administrator can edit the tags of regular members; for groups and 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 `@username`
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

#### setChatMemberTag

Use this method to set a tag for a regular member in a group or a supergroup. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_manage_tags 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 supergroup in the format `@username`
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user
tag | String | Optional | New tag for the member; 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 `@username`
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 `@username`
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 `@username`
permissions | ChatPermissions | Yes | A JSON-serialized object for new default chat permissions

use_independent_chat_permissions

Boolean

Optional

Pass True if chat permissions are set independently. Otherwise, the can_send_other_messages and can_add_web_page_previews permissions will imply the can_send_messages, can_send_audios, can_send_documents, can_send_photos, can_send_videos, can_send_video_notes, and can_send_voice_notes permissions; the can_send_polls permission will imply the can_send_messages permission.

#### 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 `@username`

> 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 `@username`
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 `@username`
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

#### createChatSubscriptionInviteLink

Use this method to create a subscription invite link for a channel chat. The bot must have the can_invite_users administrator rights. The link can be edited using the method editChatSubscriptionInviteLink or revoked using the method revokeChatInviteLink. Returns the new invite link as a ChatInviteLink object.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target channel chat or username of the target channel in the format `@username`
name | String | Optional | Invite link name; 0-32 characters
subscription_period | Integer | Yes | The number of seconds the subscription will be active for before the next payment. Currently, it must always be 2592000 (30 days).
subscription_price | Integer | Yes | The amount of Telegram Stars a user must pay initially and after each subsequent subscription period to be a member of the chat; 1-10000

#### editChatSubscriptionInviteLink

Use this method to edit a subscription invite link created by the bot. The bot must have the can_invite_users 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 `@username`
invite_link | String | Yes | The invite link to edit
name | String | Optional | Invite link name; 0-32 characters

#### 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 `@username`
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 `@username`
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 `@username`
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 `@username`
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 `@username`

#### 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 `@username`
title | String | Yes | New chat title, 1-128 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 `@username`
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. In private chats and channel direct messages chats, all non-service messages can be pinned. Conversely, the bot must be an administrator with the 'can_pin_messages' right or the 'can_edit_messages' right to pin messages in groups and channels respectively. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be pinned
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel in the format `@username`
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. In private chats and channel direct messages chats, all messages can be unpinned. Conversely, the bot must be an administrator with the 'can_pin_messages' right or the 'can_edit_messages' right to unpin messages in groups and channels respectively. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be unpinned
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel in the format `@username`
message_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the message to unpin. Required if business_connection_id is specified. 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. In private chats and channel direct messages chats, no additional rights are required to unpin all pinned messages. Conversely, the bot must be an administrator with the 'can_pin_messages' right or the 'can_edit_messages' right to unpin all pinned messages in groups and channels respectively. 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 `@username`

#### 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 `@username`. Channel direct messages chats aren't supported; leave the corresponding channel instead.

#### getChat

Use this method to get up-to-date information about the chat. Returns a ChatFullInfo 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 `@username`

#### getChatAdministrators

Use this method to get a list of administrators in a chat. 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 `@username`
return_bots | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to additionally receive all bots that are administrators of the chat. By default, bots other than the current bot are omitted.

#### 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 `@username`

#### getChatMember

Use this method to get information about a member of a chat. The method is only guaranteed to work for other users if the bot is an administrator in the 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 `@username`
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user

#### getUserPersonalChatMessages

Use this method to get the last messages from the personal chat (i.e., the chat currently added to their profile) of a given user. On success, an array of Message objects is returned.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier for the target user
limit | Integer | Yes | The maximum number of messages to return; 1-20

#### 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 `@username`
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 `@username`

#### getForumTopicIconStickers

Use this method to get custom emoji stickers, which can be used as a forum topic icon by any user. Requires no parameters. Returns an Array of Sticker objects.

#### createForumTopic

Use this method to create a topic in a forum supergroup chat or a private chat with a user. In the case of a supergroup chat the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_manage_topics administrator right. Returns information about the created topic as a ForumTopic object.

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 `@username`
name | String | Yes | Topic name, 1-128 characters
icon_color | Integer | Optional | Color of the topic icon in RGB format. Currently, must be one of 7322096 (0x6FB9F0), 16766590 (0xFFD67E), 13338331 (0xCB86DB), 9367192 (0x8EEE98), 16749490 (0xFF93B2), or 16478047 (0xFB6F5F)
icon_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the custom emoji shown as the topic icon. Use getForumTopicIconStickers to get all allowed custom emoji identifiers.

#### editForumTopic

Use this method to edit name and icon of a topic in a forum supergroup chat or a private chat with a user. In the case of a supergroup chat the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_manage_topics administrator rights, unless it is the creator of the topic. 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 `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier for the target message thread of the forum topic
name | String | Optional | New topic name, 0-128 characters. If not specified or empty, the current name of the topic will be kept
icon_custom_emoji_id | String | Optional | New unique identifier of the custom emoji shown as the topic icon. Use getForumTopicIconStickers to get all allowed custom emoji identifiers. Pass an empty string to remove the icon. If not specified, the current icon will be kept

#### closeForumTopic

Use this method to close an open topic in a forum supergroup chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_manage_topics administrator rights, unless it is the creator of the topic. 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 `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier for the target message thread of the forum topic

#### reopenForumTopic

Use this method to reopen a closed topic in a forum supergroup chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_manage_topics administrator rights, unless it is the creator of the topic. 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 `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier for the target message thread of the forum topic

#### deleteForumTopic

Use this method to delete a forum topic along with all its messages in a forum supergroup chat or a private chat with a user. In the case of a supergroup chat the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_delete_messages 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 `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier for the target message thread of the forum topic

#### unpinAllForumTopicMessages

Use this method to clear the list of pinned messages in a forum topic in a forum supergroup chat or a private chat with a user. In the case of a supergroup chat the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_pin_messages administrator right in the supergroup. 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 `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier for the target message thread of the forum topic

#### editGeneralForumTopic

Use this method to edit the name of the 'General' topic in a forum supergroup chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_manage_topics 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 `@username`
name | String | Yes | New topic name, 1-128 characters

#### closeGeneralForumTopic

Use this method to close an open 'General' topic in a forum supergroup chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_manage_topics 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 `@username`

#### reopenGeneralForumTopic

Use this method to reopen a closed 'General' topic in a forum supergroup chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_manage_topics administrator rights. The topic will be automatically unhidden if it was hidden. 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 `@username`

#### hideGeneralForumTopic

Use this method to hide the 'General' topic in a forum supergroup chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_manage_topics administrator rights. The topic will be automatically closed if it was open. 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 `@username`

#### unhideGeneralForumTopic

Use this method to unhide the 'General' topic in a forum supergroup chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_manage_topics 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 `@username`

#### unpinAllGeneralForumTopicMessages

Use this method to clear the list of pinned messages in a General forum topic. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the can_pin_messages administrator right in the supergroup. 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 `@username`

#### 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. Otherwise, you may use links like `t.me/your_bot?start=XXXX` that open your bot with a parameter.
cache_time | Integer | Optional | The maximum amount of time in seconds that the result of the callback query may be cached client-side. Telegram apps will support caching starting in version 3.14. Defaults to 0.

#### answerGuestQuery

Use this method to reply to a received guest message. On success, a SentGuestMessage object is returned.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
guest_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

#### getUserChatBoosts

Use this method to get the list of boosts added to a chat by a user. Requires administrator rights in the chat. Returns a UserChatBoosts object.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the chat or username of the channel in the format `@username`
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user

#### getBusinessConnection

Use this method to get information about the connection of the bot with a business account. Returns a BusinessConnection object on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection

#### getManagedBotToken

Use this method to get the token of a managed bot. Returns the token as String on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | User identifier of the managed bot whose token will be returned

#### replaceManagedBotToken

Use this method to revoke the current token of a managed bot and generate a new one. Returns the new token as String on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | User identifier of the managed bot whose token will be replaced

#### getManagedBotAccessSettings

Use this method to get the access settings of a managed bot. Returns a BotAccessSettings object on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | User identifier of the managed bot whose access settings will be returned

#### setManagedBotAccessSettings

Use this method to change the access settings of a managed bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | User identifier of the managed bot whose access settings will be changed
is_access_restricted | Boolean | Yes | Pass True, if only selected users can access the bot. The bot's owner can always access it.
added_user_ids | Array of Integer | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of up to 10 identifiers of users who will have access to the bot in addition to its owner. Ignored if is_access_restricted is false.

#### setMyCommands

Use this method to change the list of the bot's commands. See this manual for more details about bot commands. Returns True on success.

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

#### setMyName

Use this method to change the bot's name. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
name | String | Optional | New bot name; 0-64 characters. Pass an empty string to remove the dedicated name for the given language.
language_code | String | Optional | A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code. If empty, the name will be shown to all users for whose language there is no dedicated name.

#### getMyName

Use this method to get the current bot name for the given user language. Returns BotName on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
language_code | String | Optional | A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code or an empty string

#### setMyDescription

Use this method to change the bot's description, which is shown in the chat with the bot if the chat is empty. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
description | String | Optional | New bot description; 0-512 characters. Pass an empty string to remove the dedicated description for the given language.
language_code | String | Optional | A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code. If empty, the description will be applied to all users for whose language there is no dedicated description.

#### getMyDescription

Use this method to get the current bot description for the given user language. Returns BotDescription on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
language_code | String | Optional | A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code or an empty string

#### setMyShortDescription

Use this method to change the bot's short description, which is shown on the bot's profile page and is sent together with the link when users share the bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
short_description | String | Optional | New short description for the bot; 0-120 characters. Pass an empty string to remove the dedicated short description for the given language.
language_code | String | Optional | A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code. If empty, the short description will be applied to all users for whose language there is no dedicated short description.

#### getMyShortDescription

Use this method to get the current bot short description for the given user language. Returns BotShortDescription on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
language_code | String | Optional | A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code or an empty string

#### setMyProfilePhoto

Changes the profile photo of the bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
photo | InputProfilePhoto | Yes | The new profile photo to set

#### removeMyProfilePhoto

Removes the profile photo of the bot. Requires no parameters. Returns True on success.

#### 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 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.

#### getAvailableGifts

Returns the list of gifts that can be sent by the bot to users and channel chats. Requires no parameters. Returns a Gifts object.

#### sendGift

Sends a gift to the given user or channel chat. The gift can't be converted to Telegram Stars by the receiver. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Optional | Required if chat_id is not specified. Unique identifier of the target user who will receive the gift.
chat_id | Integer or String | Optional | Required if user_id is not specified. Unique identifier for the chat or username of the channel (in the format `@username`) that will receive the gift.
gift_id | String | Yes | Identifier of the gift; limited gifts can't be sent to channel chats
pay_for_upgrade | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to pay for the gift upgrade from the bot's balance, thereby making the upgrade free for the receiver
text | String | Optional | Text that will be shown along with the gift; 0-128 characters
text_parse_mode | String | Optional | Mode for parsing entities in the text. See formatting options for more details. Entities other than “bold”, “italic”, “underline”, “strikethrough”, “spoiler”, “custom_emoji”, and “date_time” are ignored.
text_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the gift text. It can be specified instead of text_parse_mode. Entities other than “bold”, “italic”, “underline”, “strikethrough”, “spoiler”, “custom_emoji”, and “date_time” are ignored.

#### giftPremiumSubscription

Gifts a Telegram Premium subscription to the given user. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user who will receive a Telegram Premium subscription
month_count | Integer | Yes | Number of months the Telegram Premium subscription will be active for the user; must be one of 3, 6, or 12
star_count | Integer | Yes | Number of Telegram Stars to pay for the Telegram Premium subscription; must be 1000 for 3 months, 1500 for 6 months, and 2500 for 12 months
text | String | Optional | Text that will be shown along with the service message about the subscription; 0-128 characters
text_parse_mode | String | Optional | Mode for parsing entities in the text. See formatting options for more details. Entities other than “bold”, “italic”, “underline”, “strikethrough”, “spoiler”, “custom_emoji”, and “date_time” are ignored.
text_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the gift text. It can be specified instead of text_parse_mode. Entities other than “bold”, “italic”, “underline”, “strikethrough”, “spoiler”, “custom_emoji”, and “date_time” are ignored.

#### verifyUser

Verifies a user on behalf of the organization which is represented by the bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user
custom_description | String | Optional | Custom description for the verification; 0-70 characters. Must be empty if the organization isn't allowed to provide a custom verification description.

#### verifyChat

Verifies a chat on behalf of the organization which is represented 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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`. Channel direct messages chats can't be verified.
custom_description | String | Optional | Custom description for the verification; 0-70 characters. Must be empty if the organization isn't allowed to provide a custom verification description.

#### removeUserVerification

Removes verification from a user who is currently verified on behalf of the organization represented by the bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user

#### removeChatVerification

Removes verification from a chat that is currently verified on behalf of the organization represented 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 bot or channel in the format `@username`

#### readBusinessMessage

Marks incoming message as read on behalf of a business account. Requires the can_read_messages business bot right. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which to read the message
chat_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the chat in which the message was received. The chat must have been active in the last 24 hours.
message_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the message to mark as read

#### deleteBusinessMessages

Delete messages on behalf of a business account. Requires the can_delete_sent_messages business bot right to delete messages sent by the bot itself, or the can_delete_all_messages business bot right to delete any message. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which to delete the messages
message_ids | Array of Integer | Yes | A JSON-serialized list of 1-100 identifiers of messages to delete. All messages must be from the same chat. See deleteMessage for limitations on which messages can be deleted

#### setBusinessAccountName

Changes the first and last name of a managed business account. Requires the can_change_name business bot right. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
first_name | String | Yes | The new value of the first name for the business account; 1-64 characters
last_name | String | Optional | The new value of the last name for the business account; 0-64 characters

#### setBusinessAccountUsername

Changes the username of a managed business account. Requires the can_change_username business bot right. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
username | String | Optional | The new value of the username for the business account; 0-32 characters

#### setBusinessAccountBio

Changes the bio of a managed business account. Requires the can_change_bio business bot right. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
bio | String | Optional | The new value of the bio for the business account; 0-140 characters

#### setBusinessAccountProfilePhoto

Changes the profile photo of a managed business account. Requires the can_edit_profile_photo business bot right. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
photo | InputProfilePhoto | Yes | The new profile photo to set
is_public | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to set the public photo, which will be visible even if the main photo is hidden by the business account's privacy settings. An account can have only one public photo.

#### removeBusinessAccountProfilePhoto

Removes the current profile photo of a managed business account. Requires the can_edit_profile_photo business bot right. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
is_public | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to remove the public photo, which is visible even if the main photo is hidden by the business account's privacy settings. After the main photo is removed, the previous profile photo (if present) becomes the main photo.

#### setBusinessAccountGiftSettings

Changes the privacy settings pertaining to incoming gifts in a managed business account. Requires the can_change_gift_settings business bot right. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
show_gift_button | Boolean | Yes | Pass True, if a button for sending a gift to the user or by the business account must always be shown in the input field
accepted_gift_types | AcceptedGiftTypes | Yes | Types of gifts accepted by the business account

#### getBusinessAccountStarBalance

Returns the amount of Telegram Stars owned by a managed business account. Requires the can_view_gifts_and_stars business bot right. Returns StarAmount on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection

#### transferBusinessAccountStars

Transfers Telegram Stars from the business account balance to the bot's balance. Requires the can_transfer_stars business bot right. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
star_count | Integer | Yes | Number of Telegram Stars to transfer; 1-10000

#### getBusinessAccountGifts

Returns the gifts received and owned by a managed business account. Requires the can_view_gifts_and_stars business bot right. Returns OwnedGifts on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
exclude_unsaved | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that aren't saved to the account's profile page
exclude_saved | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that are saved to the account's profile page
exclude_unlimited | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that can be purchased an unlimited number of times
exclude_limited_upgradable | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that can be purchased a limited number of times and can be upgraded to unique
exclude_limited_non_upgradable | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that can be purchased a limited number of times and can't be upgraded to unique
exclude_unique | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude unique gifts
exclude_from_blockchain | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that were assigned from the TON blockchain and can't be resold or transferred in Telegram
sort_by_price | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to sort results by gift price instead of send date. Sorting is applied before pagination.
offset | String | Optional | Offset of the first entry to return as received from the previous request; use empty string to get the first chunk of results
limit | Integer | Optional | The maximum number of gifts to be returned; 1-100. Defaults to 100

#### getUserGifts

Returns the gifts owned and hosted by a user. Returns OwnedGifts on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the user
exclude_unlimited | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that can be purchased an unlimited number of times
exclude_limited_upgradable | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that can be purchased a limited number of times and can be upgraded to unique
exclude_limited_non_upgradable | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that can be purchased a limited number of times and can't be upgraded to unique
exclude_from_blockchain | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that were assigned from the TON blockchain and can't be resold or transferred in Telegram
exclude_unique | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude unique gifts
sort_by_price | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to sort results by gift price instead of send date. Sorting is applied before pagination.
offset | String | Optional | Offset of the first entry to return as received from the previous request; use an empty string to get the first chunk of results
limit | Integer | Optional | The maximum number of gifts to be returned; 1-100. Defaults to 100

#### getChatGifts

Returns the gifts owned by a chat. Returns OwnedGifts 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 `@username`
exclude_unsaved | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that aren't saved to the chat's profile page. Always True, unless the bot has the can_post_messages administrator right in the channel.
exclude_saved | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that are saved to the chat's profile page. Always False, unless the bot has the can_post_messages administrator right in the channel.
exclude_unlimited | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that can be purchased an unlimited number of times
exclude_limited_upgradable | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that can be purchased a limited number of times and can be upgraded to unique
exclude_limited_non_upgradable | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that can be purchased a limited number of times and can't be upgraded to unique
exclude_from_blockchain | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude gifts that were assigned from the TON blockchain and can't be resold or transferred in Telegram
exclude_unique | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to exclude unique gifts
sort_by_price | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to sort results by gift price instead of send date. Sorting is applied before pagination.
offset | String | Optional | Offset of the first entry to return as received from the previous request; use an empty string to get the first chunk of results
limit | Integer | Optional | The maximum number of gifts to be returned; 1-100. Defaults to 100

#### convertGiftToStars

Converts a given regular gift to Telegram Stars. Requires the can_convert_gifts_to_stars business bot right. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
owned_gift_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the regular gift that should be converted to Telegram Stars

#### upgradeGift

Upgrades a given regular gift to a unique gift. Requires the can_transfer_and_upgrade_gifts business bot right. Additionally requires the can_transfer_stars business bot right if the upgrade is paid. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
owned_gift_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the regular gift that should be upgraded to a unique one
keep_original_details | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to keep the original gift text, sender and receiver in the upgraded gift
star_count | Integer | Optional | The amount of Telegram Stars that will be paid for the upgrade from the business account balance. If `gift.prepaid_upgrade_star_count > 0`, then pass 0, otherwise, the can_transfer_stars business bot right is required and `gift.upgrade_star_count` must be passed.

#### transferGift

Transfers an owned unique gift to another user. Requires the can_transfer_and_upgrade_gifts business bot right. Requires can_transfer_stars business bot right if the transfer is paid. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
owned_gift_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the regular gift that should be transferred
new_owner_chat_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the chat which will own the gift. The chat must be active in the last 24 hours.
star_count | Integer | Optional | The amount of Telegram Stars that will be paid for the transfer from the business account balance. If positive, then the can_transfer_stars business bot right is required.

#### postStory

Posts a story on behalf of a managed business account. Requires the can_manage_stories business bot right. Returns Story on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
content | InputStoryContent | Yes | Content of the story
active_period | Integer | Yes | Period after which the story is moved to the archive, in seconds; must be one of `6 * 3600`, `12 * 3600`, `86400`, or `2 * 86400`
caption | String | Optional | Caption of the story, 0-2048 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode | String | Optional | Mode for parsing entities in the story 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
areas | Array of StoryArea | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of clickable areas to be shown on the story
post_to_chat_page | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to keep the story accessible after it expires
protect_content | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the content of the story must be protected from forwarding and screenshotting

#### repostStory

Reposts a story on behalf of a business account from another business account. Both business accounts must be managed by the same bot, and the story on the source account must have been posted (or reposted) by the bot. Requires the can_manage_stories business bot right for both business accounts. Returns Story on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
from_chat_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the chat which posted the story that should be reposted
from_story_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the story that should be reposted
active_period | Integer | Yes | Period after which the story is moved to the archive, in seconds; must be one of `6 * 3600`, `12 * 3600`, `86400`, or `2 * 86400`
post_to_chat_page | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to keep the story accessible after it expires
protect_content | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the content of the story must be protected from forwarding and screenshotting

#### editStory

Edits a story previously posted by the bot on behalf of a managed business account. Requires the can_manage_stories business bot right. Returns Story on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
story_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the story to edit
content | InputStoryContent | Yes | Content of the story
caption | String | Optional | Caption of the story, 0-2048 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode | String | Optional | Mode for parsing entities in the story 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
areas | Array of StoryArea | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of clickable areas to be shown on the story

#### deleteStory

Deletes a story previously posted by the bot on behalf of a managed business account. Requires the can_manage_stories business bot right. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection
story_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the story to delete

#### 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

#### savePreparedInlineMessage

Stores a message that can be sent by a user of a Mini App. Returns a PreparedInlineMessage object.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user that can use the prepared message
result | InlineQueryResult | Yes | A JSON-serialized object describing the message to be sent
allow_user_chats | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the message can be sent to private chats with users
allow_bot_chats | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the message can be sent to private chats with bots
allow_group_chats | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the message can be sent to group and supergroup chats
allow_channel_chats | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the message can be sent to channel chats

#### savePreparedKeyboardButton

Stores a keyboard button that can be used by a user within a Mini App. Returns a PreparedKeyboardButton object.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user that can use the button
button | KeyboardButton | Yes | A JSON-serialized object describing the button to be saved. The button must be of the type request_users, request_chat, or request_managed_bot

#### 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. Note that business messages that were not sent by the bot and do not contain an inline keyboard can only be edited within 48 hours from the time they were sent.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message to be edited was sent
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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`.
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
link_preview_options | LinkPreviewOptions | Optional | Link preview generation options for the 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. Note that business messages that were not sent by the bot and do not contain an inline keyboard can only be edited within 48 hours from the time they were sent.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message to be edited was sent
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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`.
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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional | Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media. Supported only for animation, photo and video messages.
reply_markup | InlineKeyboardMarkup | Optional | A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard.

#### editMessageMedia

Use this method to edit animation, audio, document, live photo, photo, or video messages, or to add media to text 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, a live 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. Note that business messages that were not sent by the bot and do not contain an inline keyboard can only be edited within 48 hours from the time they were sent.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message to be edited was sent
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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`.
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.

#### 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message to be edited was sent
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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`.
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 | Yes | Latitude of new location
longitude | Float | Yes | Longitude of new location

live_period

Integer

Optional

New period in seconds during which the location can be updated, starting from the message send date. If 0x7FFFFFFF is specified, then the location can be updated forever. Otherwise, the new value must not exceed the current live_period by more than a day, and the live location expiration date must remain within the next 90 days. If not specified, then live_period remains unchanged

horizontal_accuracy | Float | 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message to be edited was sent
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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`.
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.

#### editMessageChecklist

Use this method to edit a checklist on behalf of a connected business account. On success, the edited Message is returned.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot in the format `@username`
message_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier for the target message
checklist | InputChecklist | Yes | A JSON-serialized object for the new checklist
reply_markup | InlineKeyboardMarkup | Optional | A JSON-serialized object for the new inline keyboard for the message

#### 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. Note that business messages that were not sent by the bot and do not contain an inline keyboard can only be edited within 48 hours from the time they were sent.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message to be edited was sent
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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`.
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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message to be edited was sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
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.

#### approveSuggestedPost

Use this method to approve a suggested post in a direct messages chat. The bot must have the 'can_post_messages' administrator right in the corresponding channel chat. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
chat_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier for the target direct messages chat
message_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of a suggested post message to approve
send_date | Integer | Optional | Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the post is expected to be published; omit if the date has already been specified when the suggested post was created. If specified, then the date must be not more than 2678400 seconds (30 days) in the future

#### declineSuggestedPost

Use this method to decline a suggested post in a direct messages chat. The bot must have the 'can_manage_direct_messages' administrator right in the corresponding channel chat. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
chat_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier for the target direct messages chat
message_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of a suggested post message to decline
comment | String | Optional | Comment for the creator of the suggested post; 0-128 characters

#### 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.
- Service messages about a supergroup, channel, or forum topic creation can't be deleted.
- 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 administrator right in a supergroup or a channel, it can delete any message there.
- If the bot has can_manage_direct_messages administrator right in a channel, it can delete any message in the corresponding direct messages chat.
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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of the message to delete

#### deleteMessages

Use this method to delete multiple messages simultaneously. If some of the specified messages can't be found, they are skipped. 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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_ids | Array of Integer | Yes | A JSON-serialized list of 1-100 identifiers of messages to delete. See deleteMessage for limitations on which messages can be deleted

#### deleteMessageReaction

Use this method to remove a reaction from a message in a group or a supergroup chat. The bot must have the 'can_delete_messages' administrator right in the chat. 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 `@username`)
message_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of the target message
user_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the user whose reaction will be removed, if the reaction was added by a user
actor_chat_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the chat whose reaction will be removed, if the reaction was added by a chat

#### deleteAllMessageReactions

Use this method to remove up to 10000 recent reactions in a group or a supergroup chat added by a given user or chat. The bot must have the 'can_delete_messages' administrator right in the chat. 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 `@username`)
user_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the user whose reactions will be removed, if the reactions were added by a user
actor_chat_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the chat whose reactions will be removed, if the reactions were added by a chat

### 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
thumbnail | 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
needs_repainting | True | Optional. True, if the sticker must be repainted to a text color in messages, the color of the Telegram Premium badge in emoji status, white color on chat photos, or another appropriate color in other places
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”
stickers | Array of Sticker | List of all set stickers
thumbnail | 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 | 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 | 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 | Mask scaling coefficient. For example, 2.0 means double size.

#### InputSticker

This object describes a sticker to be added to a sticker set.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---

sticker

String

The added sticker. 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 pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” to upload a new file using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name> name. Animated and video stickers can't be uploaded via HTTP URL. More information on Sending Files »

format | String | Format of the added sticker, must be one of “static” for a .WEBP or .PNG image, “animated” for a .TGS animation, “video” for a .WEBM video
emoji_list | Array of String | List of 1-20 emoji associated with the sticker
mask_position | MaskPosition | Optional. Position where the mask should be placed on faces. For “mask” stickers only.
keywords | Array of String | Optional. List of 0-20 search keywords for the sticker with total length of up to 64 characters. For “regular” and “custom_emoji” stickers only.

#### 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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 sticker from the Internet, or upload a new .WEBP, .TGS, or .WEBM sticker using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files ». Video and animated stickers can't be sent via an HTTP URL.
emoji | String | Optional | Emoji associated with the sticker; only for just uploaded stickers
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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 a 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 | A JSON-serialized list of custom emoji identifiers. At most 200 custom emoji identifiers can be specified.

#### uploadStickerFile

Use this method to upload a file with a sticker for later use in the createNewStickerSet, addStickerToSet, or replaceStickerInSet methods (the file 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
sticker | InputFile | Yes | A file with the sticker in .WEBP, .PNG, .TGS, or .WEBM format. See https://core.telegram.org/stickers for technical requirements. More information on Sending Files »
sticker_format | String | Yes | Format of the sticker, must be one of “static”, “animated”, “video”

#### 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. 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
stickers | Array of InputSticker | Yes | A JSON-serialized list of 1-50 initial stickers to be added to the sticker set
sticker_type | String | Optional | Type of stickers in the set, pass “regular”, “mask”, or “custom_emoji”. By default, a regular sticker set is created.
needs_repainting | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if stickers in the sticker set must be repainted to the color of text when used in messages, the accent color if used as emoji status, white on chat photos, or another appropriate color based on context; for custom emoji sticker sets only

#### addStickerToSet

Use this method to add a new sticker to a set created by the bot. Emoji sticker sets can have up to 200 stickers. Other 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
sticker | InputSticker | Yes | A JSON-serialized object with information about the added sticker. If exactly the same sticker had already been added to the set, then the set isn't changed.

#### 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

#### replaceStickerInSet

Use this method to replace an existing sticker in a sticker set with a new one. The method is equivalent to calling deleteStickerFromSet, then addStickerToSet, then setStickerPositionInSet. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | User identifier of the sticker set owner
name | String | Yes | Sticker set name
old_sticker | String | Yes | File identifier of the replaced sticker
sticker | InputSticker | Yes | A JSON-serialized object with information about the added sticker. If exactly the same sticker had already been added to the set, then the set remains unchanged.

#### setStickerEmojiList

Use this method to change the list of emoji assigned to a regular or custom emoji sticker. The sticker must belong to a sticker set created by the bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
sticker | String | Yes | File identifier of the sticker
emoji_list | Array of String | Yes | A JSON-serialized list of 1-20 emoji associated with the sticker

#### setStickerKeywords

Use this method to change search keywords assigned to a regular or custom emoji sticker. The sticker must belong to a sticker set created by the bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
sticker | String | Yes | File identifier of the sticker
keywords | Array of String | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of 0-20 search keywords for the sticker with total length of up to 64 characters

#### setStickerMaskPosition

Use this method to change the mask position of a mask sticker. The sticker must belong to a sticker set that was created by the bot. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
sticker | String | Yes | File identifier of the sticker
mask_position | MaskPosition | Optional | A JSON-serialized object with the position where the mask should be placed on faces. Omit the parameter to remove the mask position.

#### setStickerSetTitle

Use this method to set the title of a created sticker set. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
name | String | Yes | Sticker set name
title | String | Yes | Sticker set title, 1-64 characters

#### setStickerSetThumbnail

Use this method to set the thumbnail of a regular or mask sticker set. The format of the thumbnail file must match the format of the stickers in the set. 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

thumbnail

InputFile or String

Optional

A .WEBP or .PNG image with the thumbnail, must be up to 128 kilobytes in size and have a width and height of exactly 100px, or a .TGS animation with a thumbnail up to 32 kilobytes in size (see https://core.telegram.org/stickers#animation-requirements for animated sticker technical requirements), or a .WEBM video with the thumbnail up to 32 kilobytes in size; see https://core.telegram.org/stickers#video-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 and video sticker set thumbnails can't be uploaded via HTTP URL. If omitted, then the thumbnail is dropped and the first sticker is used as the thumbnail.

format | String | Yes | Format of the thumbnail, must be one of “static” for a .WEBP or .PNG image, “animated” for a .TGS animation, or “video” for a .WEBM video

#### setCustomEmojiStickerSetThumbnail

Use this method to set the thumbnail of a custom emoji sticker set. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
name | String | Yes | Sticker set name
custom_emoji_id | String | Optional | Custom emoji identifier of a sticker from the sticker set; pass an empty string to drop the thumbnail and use the first sticker as the thumbnail.

#### deleteStickerSet

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

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
name | String | Yes | Sticker set name

### 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.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
inline_query_id | String | Yes | Unique identifier for the answered query
results | Array of InlineQueryResult | Yes | A JSON-serialized array of results for the inline query
cache_time | Integer | Optional | The maximum amount of time in seconds that the result of the inline query may be cached on the server. Defaults to 300.
is_personal | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if results may be cached on the server side only for the user that sent the query. By default, results may be returned to any user who sends the same query.
next_offset | String | Optional | Pass the offset that a client should send in the next query with the same text to receive more results. Pass an empty string if there are no more results or if you don't support pagination. Offset length can't exceed 64 bytes.
button | InlineQueryResultsButton | Optional | A JSON-serialized object describing a button to be shown above inline query results

#### InlineQueryResultsButton

This object represents a button to be shown above inline query results. You must use exactly one of the optional fields.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
text | String | Label text on the button
web_app | WebAppInfo | Optional. Description of the Web App that will be launched when the user presses the button. The Web App will be able to switch back to the inline mode using the method switchInlineQuery inside the Web App.

start_parameter

String

Optional. Deep-linking parameter for the /start message sent to the bot when a user presses the button. 1-64 characters, only `A-Z`, `a-z`, `0-9`, `_` and `-` are allowed.
Example: An inline bot that sends YouTube videos can ask the user to connect the bot to their YouTube account to adapt search results accordingly. To do this, it displays a 'Connect your YouTube account' button above the results, or even before showing any. The user presses the button, switches to a private chat with the bot and, in doing so, passes a start parameter that instructs the bot to return an OAuth link. Once done, the bot can offer a switch_inline button so that the user can easily return to the chat where they wanted to use the bot's inline capabilities.

#### InlineQueryResult

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

- InlineQueryResultCachedAudio
- InlineQueryResultCachedDocument
- InlineQueryResultCachedGif
- InlineQueryResultCachedMpeg4Gif
- InlineQueryResultCachedPhoto
- InlineQueryResultCachedSticker
- InlineQueryResultCachedVideo
- InlineQueryResultCachedVoice
- InlineQueryResultArticle
- InlineQueryResultAudio
- InlineQueryResultContact
- InlineQueryResultGame
- InlineQueryResultDocument
- InlineQueryResultGif
- InlineQueryResultLocation
- InlineQueryResultMpeg4Gif
- InlineQueryResultPhoto
- InlineQueryResultVenue
- InlineQueryResultVideo
- InlineQueryResultVoice

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
description | String | Optional. Short description of the result
thumbnail_url | String | Optional. Url of the thumbnail for the result
thumbnail_width | Integer | Optional. Thumbnail width
thumbnail_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
thumbnail_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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
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
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
thumbnail_url | String | URL of the static (JPEG or GIF) or animated (MPEG4) thumbnail for the result
thumbnail_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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
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
mpeg4_width | Integer | Optional. Video width
mpeg4_height | Integer | Optional. Video height
mpeg4_duration | Integer | Optional. Video duration in seconds
thumbnail_url | String | URL of the static (JPEG or GIF) or animated (MPEG4) thumbnail for the result
thumbnail_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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
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”
thumbnail_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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
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

#### 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

#### 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
thumbnail_url | String | Optional. URL of the thumbnail (JPEG only) for the file
thumbnail_width | Integer | Optional. Thumbnail width
thumbnail_height | Integer | Optional. Thumbnail height

#### 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 | Location latitude in degrees
longitude | Float | Location longitude in degrees
title | String | Location title
horizontal_accuracy | Float | Optional. The radius of uncertainty for the location, measured in meters; 0-1500
live_period | Integer | Optional. Period in seconds during which the location can be updated, should be between 60 and 86400, or 0x7FFFFFFF for live locations that can be edited indefinitely.
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
thumbnail_url | String | Optional. Url of the thumbnail for the result
thumbnail_width | Integer | Optional. Thumbnail width
thumbnail_height | Integer | Optional. Thumbnail height

#### 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
thumbnail_url | String | Optional. Url of the thumbnail for the result
thumbnail_width | Integer | Optional. Thumbnail width
thumbnail_height | Integer | Optional. Thumbnail height

#### 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
thumbnail_url | String | Optional. Url of the thumbnail for the result
thumbnail_width | Integer | Optional. Thumbnail width
thumbnail_height | Integer | Optional. Thumbnail height

#### InlineQueryResultGame

Represents a Game.

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

#### 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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
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

#### 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

#### 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
show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional. Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
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

#### 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

#### 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
- InputLocationMessageContent
- InputVenueMessageContent
- InputContactMessageContent
- InputInvoiceMessageContent

#### 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
link_preview_options | LinkPreviewOptions | Optional. Link preview generation options for the 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 | Optional. The radius of uncertainty for the location, measured in meters; 0-1500
live_period | Integer | Optional. Period in seconds during which the location can be updated, should be between 60 and 86400, or 0x7FFFFFFF for live locations that can be edited indefinitely.
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 it for your internal processes.
provider_token | String | Optional. Payment provider token, obtained via @BotFather. Pass an empty string for payments in Telegram Stars.
currency | String | Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code, see more on currencies. Pass “XTR” for payments in Telegram Stars.
prices | Array of LabeledPrice | Price breakdown, a JSON-serialized list of components (e.g. product price, tax, discount, delivery cost, delivery tax, bonus, etc.). Must contain exactly one item for payments in Telegram Stars.

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. Not supported for payments in Telegram Stars.

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. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
need_phone_number | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if you require the user's phone number to complete the order. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
need_email | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if you require the user's email address to complete the order. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
need_shipping_address | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if you require the user's shipping address to complete the order. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
send_phone_number_to_provider | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if the user's phone number should be sent to the provider. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
send_email_to_provider | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if the user's email address should be sent to the provider. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
is_flexible | Boolean | Optional. Pass True if the final price depends on the shipping method. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.

#### 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.

### 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.

#### 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 bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
direct_messages_topic_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
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 it for your internal processes.
provider_token | String | Optional | Payment provider token, obtained via @BotFather. Pass an empty string for payments in Telegram Stars.
currency | String | Yes | Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code, see more on currencies. Pass “XTR” for payments in Telegram Stars.
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.). Must contain exactly one item for payments in Telegram Stars.

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. Not supported for payments in Telegram Stars.

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. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
need_phone_number | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if you require the user's phone number to complete the order. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
need_email | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if you require the user's email address to complete the order. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
need_shipping_address | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if you require the user's shipping address to complete the order. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
send_phone_number_to_provider | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the user's phone number should be sent to the provider. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
send_email_to_provider | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the user's email address should be sent to the provider. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
is_flexible | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the final price depends on the shipping method. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parameters | SuggestedPostParameters | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the link will be created. For payments in Telegram Stars only.
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 it for your internal processes.
provider_token | String | Optional | Payment provider token, obtained via @BotFather. Pass an empty string for payments in Telegram Stars.
currency | String | Yes | Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code, see more on currencies. Pass “XTR” for payments in Telegram Stars.
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.). Must contain exactly one item for payments in Telegram Stars.

subscription_period

Integer

Optional

The number of seconds the subscription will be active for before the next payment. The currency must be set to “XTR” (Telegram Stars) if the parameter is used. Currently, it must always be 2592000 (30 days) if specified. Any number of subscriptions can be active for a given bot at the same time, including multiple concurrent subscriptions from the same user. Subscription price must no exceed 10000 Telegram Stars.

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. Not supported for payments in Telegram Stars.

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. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
need_phone_number | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if you require the user's phone number to complete the order. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
need_email | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if you require the user's email address to complete the order. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
need_shipping_address | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if you require the user's shipping address to complete the order. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
send_phone_number_to_provider | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the user's phone number should be sent to the provider. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
send_email_to_provider | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the user's email address should be sent to the provider. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.
is_flexible | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the final price depends on the shipping method. Ignored for payments in Telegram Stars.

#### 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.

#### getMyStarBalance

A method to get the current Telegram Stars balance of the bot. Requires no parameters. On success, returns a StarAmount object.

#### getStarTransactions

Returns the bot's Telegram Star transactions in chronological order. On success, returns a StarTransactions object.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
offset | Integer | Optional | Number of transactions to skip in the response
limit | Integer | Optional | The maximum number of transactions to be retrieved. Values between 1-100 are accepted. Defaults to 100.

#### refundStarPayment

Refunds a successful payment in Telegram Stars. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of the user whose payment will be refunded
telegram_payment_charge_id | String | Yes | Telegram payment identifier

#### editUserStarSubscription

Allows the bot to cancel or re-enable extension of a subscription paid in Telegram Stars. Returns True on success.

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
user_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of the user whose subscription will be edited
telegram_payment_charge_id | String | Yes | Telegram payment identifier for the subscription
is_canceled | Boolean | Yes | Pass True to cancel extension of the user subscription; the subscription must be active up to the end of the current subscription period. Pass False to allow the user to re-enable a subscription that was previously canceled by the bot.

#### 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, or “XTR” for payments in Telegram Stars
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. Note that if the buyer initiates a chargeback with the relevant payment provider following this transaction, the funds may be debited from your balance. This is outside of Telegram's control.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
currency | String | Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code, or “XTR” for payments in Telegram Stars
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
subscription_expiration_date | Integer | Optional. Expiration date of the subscription, in Unix time; for recurring payments only
is_recurring | True | Optional. True, if the payment is a recurring payment for a subscription
is_first_recurring | True | Optional. True, if the payment is the first payment for a subscription
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

#### RefundedPayment

This object contains basic information about a refunded payment.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
currency | String | Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code, or “XTR” for payments in Telegram Stars. Currently, always “XTR”
total_amount | Integer | Total refunded price in the smallest units of the currency (integer, not float/double). For example, for a price of `US$ 1.45`, `total_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
telegram_payment_charge_id | String | Telegram payment identifier
provider_payment_charge_id | String | Optional. 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, or “XTR” for payments in Telegram Stars
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

#### PaidMediaPurchased

This object contains information about a paid media purchase.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
from | User | User who purchased the media
paid_media_payload | String | Bot-specified paid media payload

#### RevenueWithdrawalState

This object describes the state of a revenue withdrawal operation. Currently, it can be one of

- RevenueWithdrawalStatePending
- RevenueWithdrawalStateSucceeded
- RevenueWithdrawalStateFailed

#### RevenueWithdrawalStatePending

The withdrawal is in progress.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the state, always “pending”

#### RevenueWithdrawalStateSucceeded

The withdrawal succeeded.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the state, always “succeeded”
date | Integer | Date the withdrawal was completed in Unix time
url | String | An HTTPS URL that can be used to see transaction details

#### RevenueWithdrawalStateFailed

The withdrawal failed and the transaction was refunded.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the state, always “failed”

#### AffiliateInfo

Contains information about the affiliate that received a commission via this transaction.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
affiliate_user | User | Optional. The bot or the user that received an affiliate commission if it was received by a bot or a user
affiliate_chat | Chat | Optional. The chat that received an affiliate commission if it was received by a chat
commission_per_mille | Integer | The number of Telegram Stars received by the affiliate for each 1000 Telegram Stars received by the bot from referred users
amount | Integer | Integer amount of Telegram Stars received by the affiliate from the transaction, rounded to 0; can be negative for refunds
nanostar_amount | Integer | Optional. The number of 1/1000000000 shares of Telegram Stars received by the affiliate; from -999999999 to 999999999; can be negative for refunds

#### TransactionPartner

This object describes the source of a transaction, or its recipient for outgoing transactions. Currently, it can be one of

- TransactionPartnerUser
- TransactionPartnerChat
- TransactionPartnerAffiliateProgram
- TransactionPartnerFragment
- TransactionPartnerTelegramAds
- TransactionPartnerTelegramApi
- TransactionPartnerOther

#### TransactionPartnerUser

Describes a transaction with a user.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the transaction partner, always “user”
transaction_type | String | Type of the transaction, currently one of “invoice_payment” for payments via invoices, “paid_media_payment” for payments for paid media, “gift_purchase” for gifts sent by the bot, “premium_purchase” for Telegram Premium subscriptions gifted by the bot, “business_account_transfer” for direct transfers from managed business accounts
user | User | Information about the user
affiliate | AffiliateInfo | Optional. Information about the affiliate that received a commission via this transaction. Can be available only for “invoice_payment” and “paid_media_payment” transactions.
invoice_payload | String | Optional. Bot-specified invoice payload. Can be available only for “invoice_payment” transactions.
subscription_period | Integer | Optional. The duration of the paid subscription. Can be available only for “invoice_payment” transactions.
paid_media | Array of PaidMedia | Optional. Information about the paid media bought by the user; for “paid_media_payment” transactions only
paid_media_payload | String | Optional. Bot-specified paid media payload. Can be available only for “paid_media_payment” transactions.
gift | Gift | Optional. The gift sent to the user by the bot; for “gift_purchase” transactions only
premium_subscription_duration | Integer | Optional. Number of months the gifted Telegram Premium subscription will be active for; for “premium_purchase” transactions only

#### TransactionPartnerChat

Describes a transaction with a chat.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the transaction partner, always “chat”
chat | Chat | Information about the chat
gift | Gift | Optional. The gift sent to the chat by the bot

#### TransactionPartnerAffiliateProgram

Describes the affiliate program that issued the affiliate commission received via this transaction.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the transaction partner, always “affiliate_program”
sponsor_user | User | Optional. Information about the bot that sponsored the affiliate program
commission_per_mille | Integer | The number of Telegram Stars received by the bot for each 1000 Telegram Stars received by the affiliate program sponsor from referred users

#### TransactionPartnerFragment

Describes a withdrawal transaction with Fragment.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the transaction partner, always “fragment”
withdrawal_state | RevenueWithdrawalState | Optional. State of the transaction if the transaction is outgoing

#### TransactionPartnerTelegramAds

Describes a withdrawal transaction to the Telegram Ads platform.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the transaction partner, always “telegram_ads”

#### TransactionPartnerTelegramApi

Describes a transaction with payment for paid broadcasting.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the transaction partner, always “telegram_api”
request_count | Integer | The number of successful requests that exceeded regular limits and were therefore billed

#### TransactionPartnerOther

Describes a transaction with an unknown source or recipient.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
type | String | Type of the transaction partner, always “other”

#### StarTransaction

Describes a Telegram Star transaction. Note that if the buyer initiates a chargeback with the payment provider from whom they acquired Stars (e.g., Apple, Google) following this transaction, the refunded Stars will be deducted from the bot's balance. This is outside of Telegram's control.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
id | String | Unique identifier of the transaction. Coincides with the identifier of the original transaction for refund transactions. Coincides with SuccessfulPayment.telegram_payment_charge_id for successful incoming payments from users.
amount | Integer | Integer amount of Telegram Stars transferred by the transaction
nanostar_amount | Integer | Optional. The number of 1/1000000000 shares of Telegram Stars transferred by the transaction; from 0 to 999999999
date | Integer | Date the transaction was created in Unix time
source | TransactionPartner | Optional. Source of an incoming transaction (e.g., a user purchasing goods or services, Fragment refunding a failed withdrawal). Only for incoming transactions
receiver | TransactionPartner | Optional. Receiver of an outgoing transaction (e.g., a user for a purchase refund, Fragment for a withdrawal). Only for outgoing transactions

#### StarTransactions

Contains a list of Telegram Star transactions.

Field | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
transactions | Array of StarTransaction | The list of transactions

### 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 only 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 only 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 only 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 only 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 if requested 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
- PassportElementErrorFrontSide
- PassportElementErrorReverseSide
- PassportElementErrorSelfie
- PassportElementErrorFile
- PassportElementErrorFiles
- PassportElementErrorTranslationFile
- PassportElementErrorTranslationFiles
- PassportElementErrorUnspecified

#### 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 demonstrates 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 disable_edit_message parameter to disable automatic update of 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
--- | --- | --- | ---
business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot in the format `@username`. Games can't be sent to channel direct messages chats and channel chats.
message_thread_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
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
allow_paid_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
message_effect_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
reply_parameters | ReplyParameters | Optional | Description of the message to reply to
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.

#### 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.
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