sendAudio
Last updated
Last updated
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.
business_connection_id
String
Optional
Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_id
Integer or String
Yes
Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername
)
message_thread_id
Integer
Optional
Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of the forum; for forum supergroups only
audio
or String
Yes
Audio file to send. Pass a file_id as String to send an audio file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get an audio file from the Internet, or upload a new one using multipart/form-data.
caption
String
Optional
Audio caption, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode
String
Optional
Mode for parsing entities in the audio caption. See formatting options for more details.
caption_entities
Array of MessageEntity
Optional
A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
duration
Integer
Optional
Duration of the audio in seconds
performer
String
Optional
Performer
title
String
Optional
Track name
thumbnail
InputFile or String
Optional
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>.
disable_notification
Boolean
Optional
Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content
Boolean
Optional
Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
allow_paid_broadcast
Boolean
Optional
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 The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance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
Optional
Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
reply_parameters
ReplyParameters
Optional
Description of the message to reply to
reply_markup
InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply
Optional
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