"description":"The update‘s unique identifier. Update identifiers start from a certain positive number and increase sequentially. This ID becomes especially handy if you’re using Webhooks, since it allows you to ignore repeated updates or to restore the correct update sequence, should they get out of order."
"description":"Optional. For replies, the original message. Note that the Message object in this field will not contain further reply_to_message fields even if it itself is a reply."
"description":"Requested profile pictures (in up to 4 sizes each)"
}
]
},
{
"name":"File",
"description":"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.",
"description":"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."
"description":"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 (has reply_to_message_id), 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."
}
]
},
{
"name":"ReplyKeyboardHide",
"description":"Upon receiving a message with this object, Telegram clients will hide 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).",
"description":"Optional. Use this parameter if you want to hide 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 (has reply_to_message_id), sender of the original message.Example: A user votes in a poll, bot returns confirmation message in reply to the vote and hides keyboard for that user, while still showing the keyboard with poll options to users who haven't voted yet."
}
]
},
{
"name":"ForceReply",
"description":"Upon receiving a message with this object, Telegram clients will display a reply interface to the user (act as if the user has selected the bot‘s message and tapped ’Reply'). This can be extremely useful if you want to create user-friendly step-by-step interfaces without having to sacrifice privacy mode.",
"description":"Optional. Use this parameter if you want to force reply from specific users only. Targets: 1) users that are @mentioned in the text of the Message object; 2) if the bot's message is a reply (has reply_to_message_id), sender of the original message."
}
]
},
{
"name":"InputFile",
"description":"This object represents the contents of a file to be uploaded. Must be posted using multipart/form-data in the usual way that files are uploaded via the browser.",
"fields":[]
},
{
"name":"InlineQuery",
"description":"This object represents an incoming inline query. When the user sends an empty query, your bot could return some default or trending results.",
"description":"Optional. Send Markdown or HTML, if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in your bot's message."
"description":"Represents a link to a photo. By default, this photo will be sent by the user with optional caption. Alternatively, you can provide message_text to send it instead of photo.",
"description":"Optional. Send Markdown or HTML, if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in your bot's message."
"description":"Optional. Disables link previews for links in the sent message"
}
]
},
{
"name":"InlineQueryResultGif",
"description":"Represents a link to an animated GIF file. By default, this animated GIF file will be sent by the user with optional caption. Alternatively, you can provide message_text to send it instead of the animation.",
"description":"Optional. Send Markdown or HTML, if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in your bot's message."
"description":"Optional. Disables link previews for links in the sent message"
}
]
},
{
"name":"InlineQueryResultMpeg4Gif",
"description":"Represents a link to a video animation (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound). By default, this animated MPEG-4 file will be sent by the user with optional caption. Alternatively, you can provide message_text to send it instead of the animation.",
"description":"Optional. Send Markdown or HTML, if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in your bot's message."
"description":"Optional. Send Markdown or HTML, if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in your bot's message."
"description":"The query that was used to obtain the result."
}
]
}
],
"methods":[
{
"name":"getUpdates",
"description":"Use this method to receive incoming updates using long polling (wiki). An Array of Update objects is returned.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"offset",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"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."
},
{
"name":"limit",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Limits the number of updates to be retrieved. Values between 1—100 are accepted. Defaults to 100"
},
{
"name":"timeout",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Timeout in seconds for long polling. Defaults to 0, i.e. usual short polling"
"description":"Use this method to specify a url and receive incoming updates via an outgoing webhook. Whenever there is an update for the bot, we will send an HTTPS POST request to the specified url, containing a JSON-serialized Update. In case of an unsuccessful request, we will give up after a reasonable amount of attempts.\nIf you'd like to make sure that the Webhook request comes from Telegram, we recommend using a secret path in the URL, e.g. https://www.example.com/<token>. Since nobody else knows your bot‘s token, you can be pretty sure it’s us.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"url",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":false,
"description":"HTTPS url to send updates to. Use an empty string to remove webhook integration"
},
{
"name":"certificate",
"types":[
"InputFile"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Upload your public key certificate so that the root certificate in use can be checked. See our self-signed guide for details."
}
],
"return_types":[]
},
{
"name":"getMe",
"description":"A simple method for testing your bot's auth token. Requires no parameters. Returns basic information about the bot in form of a User object.",
"fields":[],
"return_types":[
"User"
]
},
{
"name":"sendMessage",
"description":"Use this method to send text messages. On success, the sent Message is returned.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"text",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Text of the message to be sent"
},
{
"name":"parse_mode",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Send Markdown or HTML, if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in your bot's message."
},
{
"name":"disable_web_page_preview",
"types":[
"bool"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Disables link previews for links in this message"
},
{
"name":"reply_to_message_id",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"If the message is a reply, ID of the original message"
},
{
"name":"reply_markup",
"types":[
"ReplyKeyboardMarkup",
"ReplyKeyboardHide",
"ForceReply"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for a custom reply keyboard, instructions to hide keyboard or to force a reply from the user."
}
],
"return_types":[
"Message"
]
},
{
"name":"forwardMessage",
"description":"Use this method to forward messages of any kind. On success, the sent Message is returned.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"from_chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the chat where the original message was sent (or channel username in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"message_id",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique message identifier"
}
],
"return_types":[
"Message"
]
},
{
"name":"sendPhoto",
"description":"Use this method to send photos. On success, the sent Message is returned.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"photo",
"types":[
"InputFile",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Photo to send. You can either pass a file_id as String to resend a photo that is already on the Telegram servers, or upload a new photo using multipart/form-data."
},
{
"name":"caption",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Photo caption (may also be used when resending photos by file_id), 0-200 characters."
},
{
"name":"reply_to_message_id",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"If the message is a reply, ID of the original message"
},
{
"name":"reply_markup",
"types":[
"ReplyKeyboardMarkup",
"ReplyKeyboardHide",
"ForceReply"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for a custom reply keyboard, instructions to hide keyboard or to force a reply from the user."
}
],
"return_types":[
"Message"
]
},
{
"name":"sendAudio",
"description":"Use this method to send audio files, if you want Telegram clients to display them in the music player. Your audio must be in the .mp3 format. On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send audio files of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.\nFor backward compatibility, when the fields title and performer are both empty and the mime-type of the file to be sent is not audio/mpeg, the file will be sent as a playable voice message. For this to work, the audio must be in an .ogg file encoded with OPUS. This behavior will be phased out in the future. For sending voice messages, use the sendVoice method instead.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"audio",
"types":[
"InputFile",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Audio file to send. You can either pass a file_id as String to resend an audio that is already on the Telegram servers, or upload a new audio file using multipart/form-data."
},
{
"name":"duration",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Duration of the audio in seconds"
},
{
"name":"performer",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Performer"
},
{
"name":"title",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Track name"
},
{
"name":"reply_to_message_id",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"If the message is a reply, ID of the original message"
},
{
"name":"reply_markup",
"types":[
"ReplyKeyboardMarkup",
"ReplyKeyboardHide",
"ForceReply"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for a custom reply keyboard, instructions to hide keyboard or to force a reply from the user."
}
],
"return_types":[
"Message"
]
},
{
"name":"sendDocument",
"description":"Use this method to send general files. On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send files of any type of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"document",
"types":[
"InputFile",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"File to send. You can either pass a file_id as String to resend a file that is already on the Telegram servers, or upload a new file using multipart/form-data."
},
{
"name":"reply_to_message_id",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"If the message is a reply, ID of the original message"
},
{
"name":"reply_markup",
"types":[
"ReplyKeyboardMarkup",
"ReplyKeyboardHide",
"ForceReply"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for a custom reply keyboard, instructions to hide keyboard or to force a reply from the user."
}
],
"return_types":[
"Message"
]
},
{
"name":"sendSticker",
"description":"Use this method to send .webp stickers. On success, the sent Message is returned.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"sticker",
"types":[
"InputFile",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Sticker to send. You can either pass a file_id as String to resend a sticker that is already on the Telegram servers, or upload a new sticker using multipart/form-data."
},
{
"name":"reply_to_message_id",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"If the message is a reply, ID of the original message"
},
{
"name":"reply_markup",
"types":[
"ReplyKeyboardMarkup",
"ReplyKeyboardHide",
"ForceReply"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for a custom reply keyboard, instructions to hide keyboard or to force a reply from the user."
}
],
"return_types":[
"Message"
]
},
{
"name":"sendVideo",
"description":"Use this method to send video files, Telegram clients support mp4 videos (other formats may be sent as Document). On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send video files of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"video",
"types":[
"InputFile",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Video to send. You can either pass a file_id as String to resend a video that is already on the Telegram servers, or upload a new video file using multipart/form-data."
},
{
"name":"duration",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Duration of sent video in seconds"
},
{
"name":"caption",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Video caption (may also be used when resending videos by file_id), 0-200 characters."
},
{
"name":"reply_to_message_id",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"If the message is a reply, ID of the original message"
},
{
"name":"reply_markup",
"types":[
"ReplyKeyboardMarkup",
"ReplyKeyboardHide",
"ForceReply"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for a custom reply keyboard, instructions to hide keyboard or to force a reply from the user."
}
],
"return_types":[
"Message"
]
},
{
"name":"sendVoice",
"description":"Use this method to send audio files, if you want Telegram clients to display the file as a playable voice message. For this to work, your audio must be in an .ogg file encoded with OPUS (other formats may be sent as Audio or Document). On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send voice messages of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"voice",
"types":[
"InputFile",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Audio file to send. You can either pass a file_id as String to resend an audio that is already on the Telegram servers, or upload a new audio file using multipart/form-data."
},
{
"name":"duration",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Duration of sent audio in seconds"
},
{
"name":"reply_to_message_id",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"If the message is a reply, ID of the original message"
},
{
"name":"reply_markup",
"types":[
"ReplyKeyboardMarkup",
"ReplyKeyboardHide",
"ForceReply"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for a custom reply keyboard, instructions to hide keyboard or to force a reply from the user."
}
],
"return_types":[
"Message"
]
},
{
"name":"sendLocation",
"description":"Use this method to send point on the map. On success, the sent Message is returned.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"latitude",
"types":[
"float"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Latitude of location"
},
{
"name":"longitude",
"types":[
"float"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Longitude of location"
},
{
"name":"reply_to_message_id",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"If the message is a reply, ID of the original message"
},
{
"name":"reply_markup",
"types":[
"ReplyKeyboardMarkup",
"ReplyKeyboardHide",
"ForceReply"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for a custom reply keyboard, instructions to hide keyboard or to force a reply from the user."
}
],
"return_types":[
"Message"
]
},
{
"name":"sendChatAction",
"description":"Use this method when you need to tell the user that something is happening on the bot's side. The status is set for 5 seconds or less (when a message arrives from your bot, Telegram clients clear its typing status). \nWe only recommend using this method when a response from the bot will take a noticeable amount of time to arrive.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"chat_id",
"types":[
"int",
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)"
},
{
"name":"action",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Type of action to broadcast. Choose one, depending on what the user is about to receive: typing for text messages, upload_photo for photos, record_video or upload_video for videos, record_audio or upload_audio for audio files, upload_document for general files, find_location for location data."
}
],
"return_types":[]
},
{
"name":"getUserProfilePhotos",
"description":"Use this method to get a list of profile pictures for a user. Returns a UserProfilePhotos object.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"user_id",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier of the target user"
},
{
"name":"offset",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Sequential number of the first photo to be returned. By default, all photos are returned."
},
{
"name":"limit",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Limits the number of photos to be retrieved. Values between 1—100 are accepted. Defaults to 100."
}
],
"return_types":[
"UserProfilePhotos"
]
},
{
"name":"getFile",
"description":"Use this method to get basic info about a file and prepare it for downloading. For the moment, bots can download files of up to 20MB in size. On success, a File object is returned. The file can then be downloaded via the link https://api.telegram.org/file/bot<token>/<file_path>, where <file_path> is taken from the response. It is guaranteed that the link will be valid for at least 1 hour. When the link expires, a new one can be requested by calling getFile again.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"file_id",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"File identifier to get info about"
}
],
"return_types":[
"File"
]
},
{
"name":"answerInlineQuery",
"description":"Use this method to send answers to an inline query. On success, True is returned.No more than 50 results per query are allowed.",
"fields":[
{
"name":"inline_query_id",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":true,
"description":"Unique identifier for the answered query"
},
{
"name":"results",
"types":[
"Array<InlineQueryResult>"
],
"required":true,
"description":"A JSON-serialized array of results for the inline query"
},
{
"name":"cache_time",
"types":[
"int"
],
"required":false,
"description":"The maximum amount of time in seconds that the result of the inline query may be cached on the server. Defaults to 300."
},
{
"name":"is_personal",
"types":[
"bool"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Pass True, if results may be cached on the server side only for the user that sent the query. By default, results may be returned to any user who sends the same query"
},
{
"name":"next_offset",
"types":[
"string"
],
"required":false,
"description":"Pass the offset that a client should send in the next query with the same text to receive more results. Pass an empty string if there are no more results or if you don‘t support pagination. Offset length can’t exceed 64 bytes."