Message
interfaceThis object represents a message.
Declaration
interface Message Properties
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.
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.
caption_entities?: MessageEntity[];Optional. For messages with a caption, special entities like usernames, URLs, bot commands, etc. that appear in the caption
caption?: string;Optional. Caption for the animation, audio, document, paid media, photo, video or voice
channel_chat_created?: boolean;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.
chat_background_set?: ChatBackground;Optional. Service message: chat background set
chat_owner_changed?: ChatOwnerChanged;Optional. Service message: chat owner has changed
chat_owner_left?: ChatOwnerLeft;Optional. Service message: chat owner has left
checklist_tasks_added?: ChecklistTasksAdded;Optional. Service message: tasks were added to a checklist
checklist_tasks_done?: ChecklistTasksDone;Optional. Service message: some tasks in a checklist were marked as done or not done
connected_website?: string;Optional. The domain name of the website on which the user has logged in. More about Telegram Login: https://core.telegram.org/widgets/login
contact?: Contact;Optional. Message is a shared contact, information about the contact
date: number;Date the message was sent in Unix time. It is always a positive number, representing a valid date.
delete_chat_photo?: boolean;Optional. Service message: the chat photo was deleted
direct_message_price_changed?: DirectMessagePriceChanged;Optional. Service message: the price for paid messages in the corresponding direct messages chat of a channel has changed
direct_messages_topic?: DirectMessagesTopic;Optional. Information about the direct messages chat topic that contains the message
document?: Document;Optional. Message is a general file, information about the file
effect_id?: string;Optional. Unique identifier of the message effect added to the message
entities?: MessageEntity[];Optional. For text messages, special entities like usernames, URLs, bot commands, etc. that appear in the text
external_reply?: ExternalReplyInfo;Optional. Information about the message that is being replied to, which may come from another chat or forum topic
forum_topic_closed?: ForumTopicClosed;Optional. Service message: forum topic closed
forum_topic_created?: ForumTopicCreated;Optional. Service message: forum topic created
forum_topic_edited?: ForumTopicEdited;Optional. Service message: forum topic edited
forum_topic_reopened?: ForumTopicReopened;Optional. Service message: forum topic reopened
forward_origin?: MessageOrigin;Optional. Information about the original message for forwarded messages
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.
game?: Game;Optional. Message is a game, information about the game. More about games: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#games
gift_upgrade_sent?: GiftInfo;Optional. Service message: upgrade of a gift was purchased after the gift was sent
giveaway_completed?: GiveawayCompleted;Optional. Service message: a giveaway without public winners was completed
giveaway_created?: GiveawayCreated;Optional. Service message: a scheduled giveaway was created
giveaway_winners?: GiveawayWinners;Optional. A giveaway with public winners was completed
group_chat_created?: boolean;Optional. Service message: the group has been created
guest_bot_caller_chat?: Chat;Optional. For a message sent by a guest bot, this is the chat whose original message triggered the bot's response
guest_bot_caller_user?: User;Optional. For a message sent by a guest bot, this is the user whose original message triggered the bot's response
guest_query_id?: string;Optional. The unique identifier for the guest query. Use this identifier with the method answerGuestQuery to send a response message. If non-empty, the message belongs to the chat where the guest bot was summoned, which may not coincide with other existing bot chats sharing the same identifier.
has_media_spoiler?: boolean;Optional. True, if the message media is covered by a spoiler animation
has_protected_content?: boolean;Optional. True, if the message can't be forwarded
invoice?: Invoice;Optional. Message is an invoice for a payment, information about the invoice. More about payments: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#payments
is_automatic_forward?: boolean;Optional. True, if the message is a channel post that was automatically forwarded to the connected discussion group
is_from_offline?: boolean;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?: boolean;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.
is_topic_message?: boolean;Optional. True, if the message is sent to a topic in a forum supergroup or a private chat with the bot
left_chat_member?: User;Optional. A member was removed from the group, information about them (this member may be the bot itself)
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
live_photo?: LivePhoto;Optional. Message is a live photo, information about the live photo. For backward compatibility, when this field is set, the photo field will also be set.
location?: Location;Optional. Message is a shared location, information about the location
managed_bot_created?: ManagedBotCreated;Optional. Service message: user created a bot that will be managed by the current bot
media_group_id?: string;Optional. The unique identifier inside this chat of a media message group this message belongs to
message_auto_delete_timer_changed?: MessageAutoDeleteTimerChanged;Optional. Service message: auto-delete timer settings changed in the chat
message_id: number;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?: number;Optional. Unique identifier of a message thread or forum topic to which the message belongs; for supergroups and private chats only
migrate_from_chat_id?: number;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.
migrate_to_chat_id?: number;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.
new_chat_members?: 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)
paid_media?: PaidMediaInfo;Optional. Message contains paid media; information about the paid media
paid_message_price_changed?: PaidMessagePriceChanged;Optional. Service message: the price for paid messages has changed in the chat
paid_star_count?: number;Optional. The number of Telegram Stars that were paid by the sender of the message to send it
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.
poll_option_added?: PollOptionAdded;Optional. Service message: answer option was added to a poll
poll_option_deleted?: PollOptionDeleted;Optional. Service message: answer option was deleted from a poll
proximity_alert_triggered?: ProximityAlertTriggered;Optional. Service message. A user in the chat triggered another user's proximity alert while sharing Live Location.
quote?: TextQuote;Optional. For replies that quote part of the original message, the quoted part of the message
refunded_payment?: RefundedPayment;Optional. Message is a service message about a refunded payment, information about the payment. More about payments: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#payments
reply_markup?: InlineKeyboardMarkup;Optional. Inline keyboard attached to the message. login_url buttons are represented as ordinary url buttons.
reply_to_checklist_task_id?: number;Optional. Identifier of the specific checklist task that is being replied to
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.
reply_to_poll_option_id?: string;Optional. Persistent identifier of the specific poll option that is being replied to
sender_boost_count?: number;Optional. If the sender of the message boosted the chat, the number of boosts added by the user
sender_business_bot?: User;Optional. The bot that actually sent the message on behalf of the business account. Available only for outgoing messages sent on behalf of the connected business account.
sender_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_tag?: string;Optional. Tag or custom title of the sender of the message; for supergroups only
show_caption_above_media?: boolean;Optional. True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
successful_payment?: SuccessfulPayment;Optional. Message is a service message about a successful payment, information about the payment. More about payments: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#payments
suggested_post_approval_failed?: SuggestedPostApprovalFailed;Optional. Service message: approval of a suggested post has failed
suggested_post_approved?: SuggestedPostApproved;Optional. Service message: a suggested post was approved
suggested_post_declined?: SuggestedPostDeclined;Optional. Service message: a suggested post was declined
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.
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
supergroup_chat_created?: boolean;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.
unique_gift?: UniqueGiftInfo;Optional. Service message: a unique gift was sent or received
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.
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
video_chat_scheduled?: VideoChatScheduled;Optional. Service message: video chat scheduled
video_chat_started?: VideoChatStarted;Optional. Service message: video chat started
video_note?: VideoNote;Optional. Message is a video note, information about the video message
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