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What does the Telegram Bot API skill do?

Telegram Bot API skill. Use when working with Telegram Bot for getUpdates, setWebhook, deleteWebhook. Covers 74 endpoints. It is listed under Integrations & APIs on SkillMD.

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Telegram Bot API by lap-platform — Agent Skill

Name: Telegram Bot API
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: Lap-Platform

Telegram Bot API

API version: 5.0.0

Auth

No authentication required.

Base URL

https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}

Setup

No auth setup needed
POST /getUpdates -- create first getUpdates

Endpoints

74 endpoints across 74 groups. See references/api-spec.lap for full details.

getUpdates

Method	Path	Description
POST	/getUpdates	Use this method to receive incoming updates using long polling (wiki). An Array of Update objects is returned.

setWebhook

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

deleteWebhook

Method	Path	Description
POST	/deleteWebhook	Use this method to remove webhook integration if you decide to switch back to getUpdates. Returns True on success.

getWebhookInfo

Method	Path	Description
POST	/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.

getMe

Method	Path	Description
POST	/getMe	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.

logOut

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

close

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

sendMessage

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendMessage	Use this method to send text messages. On success, the sent Message is returned.

forwardMessage

Method	Path	Description
POST	/forwardMessage	Use this method to forward messages of any kind. On success, the sent Message is returned.

copyMessage

Method	Path	Description
POST	/copyMessage	Use this method to copy messages of any kind. The method is analogous to the method forwardMessages, but the copied message doesn't have a link to the original message. Returns the MessageId of the sent message on success.

sendPhoto

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendPhoto	Use this method to send photos. On success, the sent Message is returned.

sendAudio

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

sendDocument

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

sendVideo

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendVideo	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.

sendAnimation

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

sendVoice

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

sendVideoNote

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendVideoNote	As of v.4.0, Telegram clients support rounded square mp4 videos of up to 1 minute long. Use this method to send video messages. On success, the sent Message is returned.

sendMediaGroup

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

sendLocation

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendLocation	Use this method to send point on the map. On success, the sent Message is returned.

editMessageLiveLocation

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

stopMessageLiveLocation

Method	Path	Description
POST	/stopMessageLiveLocation	Use this method to stop updating a live location message before live_period expires. On success, if the message was sent by the bot, the sent Message is returned, otherwise True is returned.

sendVenue

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendVenue	Use this method to send information about a venue. On success, the sent Message is returned.

sendContact

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendContact	Use this method to send phone contacts. On success, the sent Message is returned.

sendPoll

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendPoll	Use this method to send a native poll. On success, the sent Message is returned.

sendDice

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendDice	Use this method to send an animated emoji that will display a random value. On success, the sent Message is returned.

sendChatAction

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

getUserProfilePhotos

Method	Path	Description
POST	/getUserProfilePhotos	Use this method to get a list of profile pictures for a user. Returns a UserProfilePhotos object.

getFile

Method	Path	Description
POST	/getFile	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.

kickChatMember

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

unbanChatMember

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

restrictChatMember

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

promoteChatMember

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

setChatAdministratorCustomTitle

Method	Path	Description
POST	/setChatAdministratorCustomTitle	Use this method to set a custom title for an administrator in a supergroup promoted by the bot. Returns True on success.

setChatPermissions

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

exportChatInviteLink

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

setChatPhoto

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

deleteChatPhoto

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

setChatTitle

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

setChatDescription

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

pinChatMessage

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

unpinChatMessage

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

unpinAllChatMessages

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

leaveChat

Method	Path	Description
POST	/leaveChat	Use this method for your bot to leave a group, supergroup or channel. Returns True on success.

getChat

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

getChatAdministrators

Method	Path	Description
POST	/getChatAdministrators	Use this method to get a list of administrators in a chat. On success, returns an Array of ChatMember objects that contains information about all chat administrators except other bots. If the chat is a group or a supergroup and no administrators were appointed, only the creator will be returned.

getChatMembersCount

Method	Path	Description
POST	/getChatMembersCount	Use this method to get the number of members in a chat. Returns Int on success.

getChatMember

Method	Path	Description
POST	/getChatMember	Use this method to get information about a member of a chat. Returns a ChatMember object on success.

setChatStickerSet

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

deleteChatStickerSet

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

answerCallbackQuery

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

setMyCommands

Method	Path	Description
POST	/setMyCommands	Use this method to change the list of the bot's commands. Returns True on success.

getMyCommands

Method	Path	Description
POST	/getMyCommands	Use this method to get the current list of the bot's commands. Requires no parameters. Returns Array of BotCommand on success.

editMessageText

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

editMessageCaption

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

editMessageMedia

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

editMessageReplyMarkup

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

stopPoll

Method	Path	Description
POST	/stopPoll	Use this method to stop a poll which was sent by the bot. On success, the stopped Poll with the final results is returned.

deleteMessage

Method	Path	Description
POST	/deleteMessage	Use this method to delete a message, including service messages, with the following limitations:

sendSticker

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendSticker	Use this method to send static .WEBP or animated .TGS stickers. On success, the sent Message is returned.

getStickerSet

Method	Path	Description
POST	/getStickerSet	Use this method to get a sticker set. On success, a StickerSet object is returned.

uploadStickerFile

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

createNewStickerSet

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

addStickerToSet

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

setStickerPositionInSet

Method	Path	Description
POST	/setStickerPositionInSet	Use this method to move a sticker in a set created by the bot to a specific position. Returns True on success.

deleteStickerFromSet

Method	Path	Description
POST	/deleteStickerFromSet	Use this method to delete a sticker from a set created by the bot. Returns True on success.

setStickerSetThumb

Method	Path	Description
POST	/setStickerSetThumb	Use this method to set the thumbnail of a sticker set. Animated thumbnails can be set for animated sticker sets only. Returns True on success.

answerInlineQuery

Method	Path	Description
POST	/answerInlineQuery	Use this method to send answers to an inline query. On success, True is returned.

sendInvoice

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendInvoice	Use this method to send invoices. On success, the sent Message is returned.

answerShippingQuery

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

answerPreCheckoutQuery

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

setPassportDataErrors

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

sendGame

Method	Path	Description
POST	/sendGame	Use this method to send a game. On success, the sent Message is returned.

setGameScore

Method	Path	Description
POST	/setGameScore	Use this method to set the score of the specified user in a game. On success, if the message was sent by the bot, returns the edited Message, otherwise returns True. Returns an error, if the new score is not greater than the user's current score in the chat and force is False.

getGameHighScores

Method	Path	Description
POST	/getGameHighScores	Use this method to get data for high score tables. Will return the score of the specified user and several of their neighbors in a game. On success, returns an Array of GameHighScore objects.

Common Questions

Match user requests to endpoints in references/api-spec.lap. Key patterns:

"Create a getUpdate?" -> POST /getUpdates
"Create a setWebhook?" -> POST /setWebhook
"Create a deleteWebhook?" -> POST /deleteWebhook
"Create a getWebhookInfo?" -> POST /getWebhookInfo
"Create a getMe?" -> POST /getMe
"Create a logOut?" -> POST /logOut
"Create a close?" -> POST /close
"Create a sendMessage?" -> POST /sendMessage
"Create a forwardMessage?" -> POST /forwardMessage
"Create a copyMessage?" -> POST /copyMessage
"Create a sendPhoto?" -> POST /sendPhoto
"Create a sendAudio?" -> POST /sendAudio
"Create a sendDocument?" -> POST /sendDocument
"Create a sendVideo?" -> POST /sendVideo
"Create a sendAnimation?" -> POST /sendAnimation
"Create a sendVoice?" -> POST /sendVoice
"Create a sendVideoNote?" -> POST /sendVideoNote
"Create a sendMediaGroup?" -> POST /sendMediaGroup
"Create a sendLocation?" -> POST /sendLocation
"Create a editMessageLiveLocation?" -> POST /editMessageLiveLocation
"Create a stopMessageLiveLocation?" -> POST /stopMessageLiveLocation
"Create a sendVenue?" -> POST /sendVenue
"Create a sendContact?" -> POST /sendContact
"Create a sendPoll?" -> POST /sendPoll
"Create a sendDice?" -> POST /sendDice
"Create a sendChatAction?" -> POST /sendChatAction
"Create a getUserProfilePhoto?" -> POST /getUserProfilePhotos
"Create a getFile?" -> POST /getFile
"Create a kickChatMember?" -> POST /kickChatMember
"Create a unbanChatMember?" -> POST /unbanChatMember
"Create a restrictChatMember?" -> POST /restrictChatMember
"Create a promoteChatMember?" -> POST /promoteChatMember
"Create a setChatAdministratorCustomTitle?" -> POST /setChatAdministratorCustomTitle
"Create a setChatPermission?" -> POST /setChatPermissions
"Create a exportChatInviteLink?" -> POST /exportChatInviteLink
"Create a setChatPhoto?" -> POST /setChatPhoto
"Create a deleteChatPhoto?" -> POST /deleteChatPhoto
"Create a setChatTitle?" -> POST /setChatTitle
"Create a setChatDescription?" -> POST /setChatDescription
"Create a pinChatMessage?" -> POST /pinChatMessage
"Create a unpinChatMessage?" -> POST /unpinChatMessage
"Create a unpinAllChatMessage?" -> POST /unpinAllChatMessages
"Create a leaveChat?" -> POST /leaveChat
"Create a getChat?" -> POST /getChat
"Create a getChatAdministrator?" -> POST /getChatAdministrators
"Create a getChatMembersCount?" -> POST /getChatMembersCount
"Create a getChatMember?" -> POST /getChatMember
"Create a setChatStickerSet?" -> POST /setChatStickerSet
"Create a deleteChatStickerSet?" -> POST /deleteChatStickerSet
"Create a answerCallbackQuery?" -> POST /answerCallbackQuery
"Create a setMyCommand?" -> POST /setMyCommands
"Create a getMyCommand?" -> POST /getMyCommands
"Create a editMessageText?" -> POST /editMessageText
"Create a editMessageCaption?" -> POST /editMessageCaption
"Create a editMessageMedia?" -> POST /editMessageMedia
"Create a editMessageReplyMarkup?" -> POST /editMessageReplyMarkup
"Create a stopPoll?" -> POST /stopPoll
"Create a deleteMessage?" -> POST /deleteMessage
"Create a sendSticker?" -> POST /sendSticker
"Create a getStickerSet?" -> POST /getStickerSet
"Create a uploadStickerFile?" -> POST /uploadStickerFile
"Create a createNewStickerSet?" -> POST /createNewStickerSet
"Create a addStickerToSet?" -> POST /addStickerToSet
"Create a setStickerPositionInSet?" -> POST /setStickerPositionInSet
"Create a deleteStickerFromSet?" -> POST /deleteStickerFromSet
"Create a setStickerSetThumb?" -> POST /setStickerSetThumb
"Create a answerInlineQuery?" -> POST /answerInlineQuery
"Create a sendInvoice?" -> POST /sendInvoice
"Create a answerShippingQuery?" -> POST /answerShippingQuery
"Create a answerPreCheckoutQuery?" -> POST /answerPreCheckoutQuery
"Create a setPassportDataError?" -> POST /setPassportDataErrors
"Create a sendGame?" -> POST /sendGame
"Create a setGameScore?" -> POST /setGameScore
"Create a getGameHighScore?" -> POST /getGameHighScores

Response Tips

Check response schemas in references/api-spec.lap for field details
List endpoints may support pagination; check for limit, offset, or cursor params
Create/update endpoints typically return the created/updated object

References

Full spec: See references/api-spec.lap for complete endpoint details, parameter tables, and response schemas

Generated from the official API spec by LAP

Telegram Bot API

File contents

Telegram Bot API

Auth

Base URL

Setup

Endpoints

getUpdates

setWebhook

deleteWebhook

getWebhookInfo

getMe

logOut

close

sendMessage

forwardMessage

copyMessage

sendPhoto

sendAudio

sendDocument

sendVideo

sendAnimation

sendVoice

sendVideoNote

sendMediaGroup

sendLocation

editMessageLiveLocation

stopMessageLiveLocation

sendVenue

sendContact

sendPoll

sendDice

sendChatAction

getUserProfilePhotos

getFile

kickChatMember

unbanChatMember

restrictChatMember

promoteChatMember

setChatAdministratorCustomTitle

setChatPermissions

exportChatInviteLink

setChatPhoto

deleteChatPhoto

setChatTitle

setChatDescription

pinChatMessage

unpinChatMessage

unpinAllChatMessages

leaveChat

getChat

getChatAdministrators

getChatMembersCount

getChatMember

setChatStickerSet

deleteChatStickerSet

answerCallbackQuery

setMyCommands

getMyCommands

editMessageText

editMessageCaption

editMessageMedia

editMessageReplyMarkup

stopPoll

deleteMessage

sendSticker

getStickerSet

uploadStickerFile

createNewStickerSet

addStickerToSet

setStickerPositionInSet

deleteStickerFromSet

setStickerSetThumb

answerInlineQuery

sendInvoice

answerShippingQuery

answerPreCheckoutQuery

setPassportDataErrors

sendGame

setGameScore