getUpdates

Use this method to receive incoming updates using long polling (wiki)

Parameters for get-updates
Field Description
offset Identifier of the first update to be returned
Must be greater by one than the highest among the identifiers of previously received updates
By default, updates starting with the earliest unconfirmed update are returned
An update is considered confirmed as soon as getUpdates is called with an offset higher than its update_id
The negative offset can be specified to retrieve updates starting from -offset update from the end of the updates queue
All previous updates will be forgotten.
limit Limits the number of updates to be retrieved
Values between 1-100 are accepted
Defaults to 100.
timeout Timeout in seconds for long polling
Defaults to 0, i.e
usual short polling
Should be positive, short polling should be used for testing purposes only.
allowed_updates A JSON-serialized list of the update types you want your bot to receive
For example, specify ["message", "edited_channel_post", "callback_query"] to only receive updates of these types
See Update for a complete list of available update types
Specify an empty list to receive all update types except chat_member, message_reaction, and message_reaction_count (default)
If not specified, the previous setting will be used
.
Please note that this parameter doesn't affect updates created before the call to getUpdates, so unwanted updates may be received for a short period of time.