sendAnimation
Use this method to send animation files (GIF or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound)
Bots can currently send animation files of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
chat_id
*
| Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername) |
animation
*
| Animation to send Pass a file_id as String to send an animation that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get an animation from the Internet, or upload a new animation using multipart/form-data More information on Sending Files » |
business_connection_id | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent |
message_thread_id | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of the forum; for forum supergroups only |
duration | Duration of sent animation in seconds |
width | Animation width |
height | Animation height |
thumbnail | 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> More information on Sending Files » |
caption | Animation caption (may also be used when resending animation by file_id), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing |
parse_mode | Mode for parsing entities in the animation caption See formatting options for more details. |
caption_entities | A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode |
show_caption_above_media | Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media |
has_spoiler | Pass True if the animation needs to be covered with a spoiler animation |
disable_notification | Sends the message silently Users will receive a notification with no sound. |
protect_content | Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving |
allow_paid_broadcast | 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per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance |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 | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only |
reply_parameters | Description of the message to reply to |
reply_markup | 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 |