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Class: TelegramBot
NodeJS class for Telegram Bot API.
Support for WebHooks and long polling. Emits message when message arrives.
TelegramBot.getMe()
Returns basic information about the bot in form of a User object.
Returns: Promise
TelegramBot.setWebHook(url)
Specify a url to receive incoming updates via an outgoing webHook.
Parameters
url: String, URL
TelegramBot.getUpdates(timeout, limit, offset)
Use this method to receive incoming updates using long polling
Parameters
timeout: Number | String, Timeout in seconds for long polling.
limit: Number | String, Limits the number of updates to be retrieved.
offset: Number | String, Identifier of the first update to be returned.
Returns: Promise, Updates
TelegramBot.sendMessage(chatId, text, options)
Send text message.
Parameters
chatId: Number | String, Unique identifier for the message recipient
text: Sting, Text of the message to be sent
options: Object, Additional Telegram query options
Returns: Promise
TelegramBot.forwardMessage(chatId, fromChatId, messageId)
Forward messages of any kind.
Parameters
chatId: Number | String, Unique identifier for the message recipient
fromChatId: Number | String, Unique identifier for the chat where the
original message was sent
messageId: Number | String, Unique message identifier
Returns: Promise
TelegramBot.sendPhoto(chatId, photo, options)
Send photo
Parameters
chatId: Number | String, Unique identifier for the message recipient
photo: String | stream.Stream, A file path or a Stream. Can
also be a file_id previously uploaded
options: Object, Additional Telegram query options
Returns: Promise
TelegramBot.sendAudio(chatId, audio, options)
Send audio
Parameters
chatId: Number | String, Unique identifier for the message recipient
audio: String | stream.Stream, A file path or a Stream. Can
also be a file_id previously uploaded.
options: Object, Additional Telegram query options
Returns: Promise