Telegram Bot API

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

Recent changes

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August 15, 2025

Bot API 9.2

Checklists

Added the field checklist_task_id to the class ReplyParameters, allowing bots to reply to a specific checklist task.
Added the field reply_to_checklist_task_id to the class Message.

Gifts

Added the field publisher_chat to the classes Gift and UniqueGift which can be used to get information about the chat that published a gift.

Direct Messages in Channels

Added the field is_direct_messages to the classes Chat and ChatFullInfo which can be used to identify supergroups that are used as channel direct messages chats.
Added the field parent_chat to the class ChatFullInfo which indicates the parent channel chat for a channel direct messages chat.
Added the class DirectMessagesTopic and the field direct_messages_topic to the class Message, describing a topic of a direct messages chat.
Added the parameter direct_messages_topic_id to the methods sendMessage, sendPhoto, sendVideo, sendAnimation, sendAudio, sendDocument, sendPaidMedia, sendSticker, sendVideoNote, sendVoice, sendLocation, sendVenue, sendContact, sendDice, sendInvoice, sendMediaGroup, copyMessage, copyMessages, forwardMessage and forwardMessages. This parameter can be used to send a message to a direct messages chat topic.

Suggested Posts

Added the class SuggestedPostParameters and the parameter suggested_post_parameters to the methods sendMessage, sendPhoto, sendVideo, sendAnimation, sendAudio, sendDocument, sendPaidMedia, sendSticker, sendVideoNote, sendVoice, sendLocation, sendVenue, sendContact, sendDice, sendInvoice, copyMessage, forwardMessage. This parameter can be used to send a suggested post to a direct messages chat topic.
Added the method approveSuggestedPost, allowing bots to approve incoming suggested posts.
Added the method declineSuggestedPost, allowing bots to decline incoming suggested posts.
Added the field can_manage_direct_messages to the classes ChatMemberAdministrator and ChatAdministratorRights.
Added the parameter can_manage_direct_messages to the method promoteChatMember.
Added the field is_paid_post to the class Message, which can be used to identify paid posts. Such posts must not be deleted for 24 hours to receive the payment.
Added the class SuggestedPostPrice, describing the price of a suggested post.
Added the class SuggestedPostInfo and the field suggested_post_info to the class Message, describing a suggested post.
Added the class SuggestedPostApproved and the field suggested_post_approved to the class Message, describing a service message about the approval of a suggested post.
Added the class SuggestedPostApprovalFailed and the field suggested_post_approval_failed to the class Message, describing a service message about the failed approval of a suggested post.
Added the class SuggestedPostDeclined and the field suggested_post_declined to the class Message, describing a service message about the rejection of a suggested post.
Added the class SuggestedPostPaid and the field suggested_post_paid to the class Message, describing a service message about a successful payment for a suggested post.
Added the class SuggestedPostRefunded and the field suggested_post_refunded to the class Message, describing a service message about a payment refund for a suggested post.

July 3, 2025

Bot API 9.1

Checklists

Added the class ChecklistTask representing a task in a checklist.
Added the class Checklist representing a checklist.
Added the class InputChecklistTask representing a task to add to a checklist.
Added the class InputChecklist representing a checklist to create.
Added the field checklist to the classes Message and ExternalReplyInfo, describing a checklist in a message.
Added the class ChecklistTasksDone and the field checklist_tasks_done to the class Message, describing a service message about status changes for tasks in a checklist (i.e., marked as done/not done).
Added the class ChecklistTasksAdded and the field checklist_tasks_added to the class Message, describing a service message about the addition of new tasks to a checklist.
Added the method sendChecklist, allowing bots to send a checklist on behalf of a business account.
Added the method editMessageChecklist, allowing bots to edit a checklist on behalf of a business account.

Gifts

Added the field next_transfer_date to the classes OwnedGiftUnique and UniqueGiftInfo.
Added the field last_resale_star_count to the class UniqueGiftInfo.
Added “resale” as the possible value of the field origin in the class UniqueGiftInfo.

General

Increased the maximum number of options in a poll to 12.
Added the method getMyStarBalance, allowing bots to get their current balance of Telegram Stars.
Added the class DirectMessagePriceChanged and the field direct_message_price_changed to the class Message, describing a service message about a price change for direct messages sent to the channel chat.
Added the method hideKeyboard to the class WebApp.

April 11, 2025

Bot API 9.0

Business Accounts

Added the class BusinessBotRights and replaced the field can_reply with the field rights of the type BusinessBotRights in the class BusinessConnection.
Added the method readBusinessMessage, allowing bots to mark incoming messages as read on behalf of a business account.
Added the method deleteBusinessMessages, allowing bots to delete messages on behalf of a business account.
Added the method setBusinessAccountName, allowing bots to change the first and last name of a managed business account.
Added the method setBusinessAccountUsername, allowing bots to change the username of a managed business account.
Added the method setBusinessAccountBio, allowing bots to change the bio of a managed business account.
Added the class InputProfilePhoto, describing a profile photo to be set.
Added the methods setBusinessAccountProfilePhoto and removeBusinessAccountProfilePhoto, allowing bots to change the profile photo of a managed business account.
Added the method setBusinessAccountGiftSettings, allowing bots to change the privacy settings pertaining to incoming gifts in a managed business account.
Added the class StarAmount and the method getBusinessAccountStarBalance, allowing bots to check the current Telegram Star balance of a managed business account.
Added the method transferBusinessAccountStars, allowing bots to transfer Telegram Stars from the balance of a managed business account to their own balance for withdrawal.
Added the classes OwnedGiftRegular, OwnedGiftUnique, OwnedGifts and the method getBusinessAccountGifts, allowing bots to fetch the list of gifts owned by a managed business account.
Added the method convertGiftToStars, allowing bots to convert gifts received by a managed business account to Telegram Stars.
Added the method upgradeGift, allowing bots to upgrade regular gifts received by a managed business account to unique gifts.
Added the method transferGift, allowing bots to transfer unique gifts owned by a managed business account.
Added the classes InputStoryContentPhoto and InputStoryContentVideo representing the content of a story to post.
Added the classes StoryArea, StoryAreaPosition, LocationAddress, StoryAreaTypeLocation, StoryAreaTypeSuggestedReaction, StoryAreaTypeLink, StoryAreaTypeWeather and StoryAreaTypeUniqueGift, describing clickable active areas on stories.
Added the method postStory, allowing bots to post a story on behalf of a managed business account.
Added the method editStory, allowing bots to edit stories they had previously posted on behalf of a managed business account.
Added the method deleteStory, allowing bots to delete stories they had previously posted on behalf of a managed business account.

Mini Apps

Added the field DeviceStorage, allowing Mini Apps to use persistent local storage on the user's device.
Added the field SecureStorage, allowing Mini Apps to use a secure local storage on the user's device for sensitive data.

Gifts

Added the classes UniqueGiftModel, UniqueGiftSymbol, UniqueGiftBackdropColors, and UniqueGiftBackdrop to describe the properties of a unique gift.
Added the class UniqueGift describing a gift that was upgraded to a unique one.
Added the class AcceptedGiftTypes describing the types of gifts that are accepted by a user or a chat.
Replaced the field can_send_gift with the field accepted_gift_types of the type AcceptedGiftTypes in the class ChatFullInfo.
Added the class GiftInfo and the field gift to the class Message, describing a service message about a regular gift that was sent or received.
Added the class UniqueGiftInfo and the field unique_gift to the class Message, describing a service message about a unique gift that was sent or received.

Telegram Premium

Added the method giftPremiumSubscription, allowing bots to gift a user a Telegram Premium subscription paid in Telegram Stars.
Added the field premium_subscription_duration to the class TransactionPartnerUser for transactions involving a Telegram Premium subscription purchased by the bot.
Added the field transaction_type to the class TransactionPartnerUser, simplifying the differentiation and processing of all transaction types.

General

Increased the maximum price for paid media to 10000 Telegram Stars.
Increased the maximum price for a subscription period to 10000 Telegram Stars.
Added the class PaidMessagePriceChanged and the field paid_message_price_changed to the class Message, describing a service message about a price change for paid messages sent to the chat.
Added the field paid_star_count to the class Message, containing the number of Telegram Stars that were paid to send the message.

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 parameters can be present in any given update.

Field	Type	Description
update_id	Integer	The update's unique identifier. Update identifiers start from a certain positive number and increase sequentially. This 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
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.

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_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 Telegram Business account to receive its messages. Returned only in getMe.
has_main_web_app	Boolean	Optional. True, if the bot has a main Web App. 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

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 to which the message belongs; for supergroups 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.
date	Integer	Date the message was sent in Unix time. It is always a positive number, representing a valid date.
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 forum topic
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
via_bot	User	Optional. Bot through which the message was sent
edit_date	Integer	Optional. Date the message was last edited in Unix time
has_protected_content	True	Optional. True, if the message can't be forwarded
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 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
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)
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
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
paid_message_price_changed	PaidMessagePriceChanged	Optional. Service message: the price for paid messages has changed in the chat
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” (`[email protected]`), “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)
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

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, and custom_emoji 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
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 channel (in the format `@channelusername`). 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, and custom_emoji 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

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.

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

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
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

PaidMediaPreview
PaidMediaPhoto
PaidMediaVideo

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

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

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

PollOption

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

Field	Type	Description
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
voter_count	Integer	Number of users that voted for this option

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

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.

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
correct_option_id	Integer	Optional. 0-based identifier of the correct answer option. Available only for polls in the quiz mode, which are closed, or was sent (not forwarded) by the bot or to the private chat with the bot.
explanation	String	Optional. Text that is shown when a user chooses an incorrect answer or taps on the lamp icon in a quiz-style poll, 0-200 characters
explanation_entities	Array of MessageEntity	Optional. Special entities like usernames, URLs, bot commands, etc. that appear in the explanation
open_period	Integer	Optional. Amount of time in seconds the poll will be active after creation
close_date	Integer	Optional. Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the poll will be automatically closed

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
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, and custom_emoji 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, and custom_emoji 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

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

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)

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 Telegram 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 optional fields must be used to specify 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 optional fields are used, it will be sent as a message when the button is pressed
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_contact	Boolean	Optional. If True, the user's phone number will be sent as a contact when the button is pressed. Available in private chats only.
request_location	Boolean	Optional. If True, the user's current location will be sent when the button is pressed. Available in private chats only.
request_poll	KeyboardButtonPollType	Optional. If specified, the user will be asked to create a poll and send it to the bot when the button is pressed. Available in private chats only.
web_app	WebAppInfo	Optional. If specified, the described Web App will be launched when the button is pressed. The Web App will be able to send a “web_app_data” service message. Available in private chats only.

Note: request_users and request_chat options will only work in Telegram versions released after 3 February, 2023. Older clients will display unsupported message.

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

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 Telegram 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 optional fields must be used to specify type of the button.

Field	Type	Description
text	String	Label text on the button
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 Telegram 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 Telegram 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 Telegram 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 Telegram 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: