sendVideo
Use this method to send video files, Safew clients support MPEG4 videos (other formats may be sent as Document). On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send video 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
video
InputFile or String
Yes
Video to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a video that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a video from the Internet, or upload a new video using multipart/form-data.
duration
String
Optional
Duration of sent video in seconds
width
Integer
Optional
Video width
height
Integer
Optional
Video height
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>.
caption
String
Optional
Video caption (may also be used when resending videos by file_id), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
parse_mode
Boolean
Optional
Mode for parsing entities in the video 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 video needs to be covered with a spoiler animation
supports_streaming
Boolean
Optional
Pass True if the uploaded video is suitable for streaming
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
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