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node-telegram-bot-api/README.md

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```sh
npm install node-telegram-bot-api
```
```js
var TelegramBot = require('node-telegram-bot-api');
var token = 'YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN';
// Setup polling way
var bot = new TelegramBot(token, {polling: true});
bot.on('message', function (msg) {
var chatId = msg.chat.id;
// photo can be: a file path, a stream or a Telegram file_id
var photo = 'bot.gif';
bot.sendPhoto(chatId, photo, {caption: "I'm a bot!"});
});
```
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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`
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