sendAnimation
Use this method to send animation files (GIF or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound). Bots can currently send animation files of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.
Required: chat_id, animation · Optional: 19 parameters
Limits:
- thumbnail: 200 kB in size
- caption: 0-1024 characters
- allow_paid_broadcast: up to 1000 messages
Try it
TypeScript example · @effect-ak/tg-bot-client
import { makeTgBotClient } from "@effect-ak/tg-bot-client"
const client = makeTgBotClient({ bot_token: "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN" })
const result = await client.execute("send_animation", { chat_id: "YOUR_CHAT_ID", animation: { /* InputFile | string */ }})Parameters
chat_id number | string Required
Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername).
animation InputFile | string Required
Animation to send. Pass a file_id as String to send an animation that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get an animation from the Internet, or upload a new animation using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files ».
business_connection_id string
Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent.
message_thread_id number
Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only.
direct_messages_topic_id number
Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat.
duration number
Duration of sent animation in seconds.
width number
Animation width.
height number
Animation height.
thumbnail InputFile | string
Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail’s width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can’t be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files ».
caption string
Animation caption (may also be used when resending animation by file_id), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing.
parse_mode "HTML" | "MarkdownV2"
Mode for parsing entities in the animation caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities MessageEntity[]
A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode.
show_caption_above_media boolean
Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media.
has_spoiler boolean
Pass True if the animation needs to be covered with a spoiler animation.
disable_notification boolean
Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content boolean
Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving.
allow_paid_broadcast boolean
Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot’s balance.
message_effect_id string
Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only.
suggested_post_parameters SuggestedPostParameters
A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
reply_parameters ReplyParameters
Description of the message to reply to.
reply_markup InlineKeyboardMarkup | ReplyKeyboardMarkup | ReplyKeyboardRemove | ForceReply
Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.
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