Telegram-bot

Get basic information about the bot: id, username, first_name, can_join_groups, can_read_all_group_messages, supports_inline_queries.

Set the list of bot commands shown in the Telegram chat menu. Each command has a "command" (1-32 chars, lowercase a-z, 0-9, _) and a "description" (1-256 chars). Max 100 commands.

Send a text message to a chat. Supports Markdown, MarkdownV2, and HTML formatting. Can include inline keyboards via reply_markup.

Send a photo to a chat. Provide a URL or file_id from a previously uploaded photo.

Send a document/file to a chat. Provide a URL or file_id. Max 50MB for bots.

Send a video to a chat. Provide a URL or file_id. Supports MPEG4 format, max 50MB.

Send an audio file to a chat. Displayed as a music player. Provide a URL or file_id. Max 50MB, MP3/M4A format.

Send a geographic location point to a chat.

Send a poll to a chat. Supports regular polls and quiz mode. For quiz mode, set type to "quiz" and provide correct_option_id.

Send a phone contact card to a chat.

Edit the text of a previously sent message. The bot must be the author of the message.

Edit the caption of a previously sent media message (photo, video, document, audio).

Delete a message. Bot must have delete permission in group chats. Messages older than 48 hours cannot be deleted.

Get detailed information about a chat: title, description, type, member count, permissions, pinned message, etc.

Get the number of members in a chat.

Get information about a specific member: status (creator, administrator, member, restricted, left, kicked), permissions, and custom title.

Ban a user from a group, supergroup, or channel. The user will be unable to return unless unbanned. Bot must be admin with ban permission.

Unban a previously banned user. The user is NOT added back automatically and must rejoin via invite link.

Set a webhook URL for receiving Telegram updates. Telegram sends POST requests with JSON Update objects to this URL. Supported ports: 443, 80, 88, 8443.

Remove the webhook integration. After this, you can use getUpdates for polling.

Get current webhook status: URL, pending update count, last error date/message, max connections, and allowed update types.

Answer a callback query from an inline keyboard button press. Must be called to stop the loading indicator on the button.

Get file info and download URL. Returns file_id, file_size, file_path, and a ready-to-use download_url. Files up to 20MB.

Get a list of profile photos for a user.

Pin a message in a chat. Bot must have pin_messages admin permission in groups/supergroups.

Unpin a message in a chat. If message_id is not provided, unpins the most recent pinned message.

Create an additional invite link for a chat. Bot must be admin with invite_users permission.