sendPhoto
Use this method to send photos. On success, the sent Message is returned.
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
photo
InputFile or String
Yes
Photo to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a photo that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a photo from the Internet, or upload a new photo using multipart/form-data. The photo must be at most 10 MB in size. The photo's width and height must not exceed 10000 in total. Width and height ratio must be at most 20.
caption
String
Optional
Photo caption (may also be used when resending photos by file_id), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode
String
Optional
Mode for parsing entities in the photo 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
show_caption_above_media
Boolean
Optional
Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
has_spoiler
Boolean
Optional
Pass True if the photo needs to be covered with a spoiler animation
disable_notification
Boolean
Optional
Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_content
String
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 The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance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