ForceReply

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. Not supported in channels and for messages sent on behalf of a Telegram Business account. ↗

3 fields, 1 required.

Used by

• copyMessage
• sendAnimation
• sendAudio
• sendContact
• sendDice
• sendDocument
• sendLocation
• sendMessage
• sendPaidMedia
• sendPhoto
• sendPoll
• sendSticker
• sendVenue
• sendVideo
• sendVideoNote
• sendVoice

Fields

force_reply boolean Required
Shows reply interface to the user, as if they manually selected the bot’s message and tapped ‘Reply’.

input_field_placeholder string
The placeholder to be shown in the input field when the reply is active; 1-64 characters.

selective boolean
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 to a message in the same chat and forum topic, sender of the original message.