sendPhoto

Use this method to send photos. On success, the sent message is returned.

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Bots can currently send photo files of up to 20 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
methodStringYes"sendPhoto"
chat_idStringYesUnique identifier for the target chat or User_id
photoStringYesPhoto to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a photo that exists on the nandbox servers.
captionStringOptional"Photo caption 0-256 characters
disable_web_page_previewBooleanOptionalDisables link previews for links in this message
disable_notificationBooleanOptionalSends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
reply_to_message_idStringOptionalIf the message is a reply, unique identification for the original (parent) message.
referenceLongYesUnique local identifier for the target chat/user
to_user_idStringOptionalif reply or send message to target user within a group chat or channel, unique identifier of the target user.
echoIntegerOptional1= repeat message 0= no echo
menu_refStringOptionalMenu reference for existing predefined Menu. The menu will be displayed as inline menu associated to the message.
inline_menuArray of MenuOptionalInline menu object to hold menus.If both inline_menu and menu_ref are defined. Priority for inline_menu.
chat_settingsIntegerOptional1= if you want to send to bot chat settings
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