Telegram Bot API
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answerInlineQuery

Category: Callbacks · Bot API 10.3 · Official documentation

Answers an inline query.

Returns: On success, returns True.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
inline_query_idStringYesInline query ID
resultsArray of InlineQueryResultYesJSON InlineQueryResult array
cache_timeIntegerOptionalCache time in seconds
is_personalBooleanOptionalPersonal results
next_offsetStringOptionalNext page offset
buttonInlineQueryResultsButtonOptionalJSON InlineQueryResultsButton object

Parameter descriptions are concise summaries; see the official documentation for the full text.

Example request

curl

curl -s -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot$TOKEN/answerInlineQuery" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "inline_query_id": "INLINE_QUERY_ID",
  "results": [
    {
      "type": "article",
      "id": "1",
      "title": "Hello",
      "input_message_content": {
        "message_text": "Hello!"
      }
    }
  ]
}'

Python

import requests

TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours"
resp = requests.post(
    f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/answerInlineQuery",
    json={
        "inline_query_id": "INLINE_QUERY_ID",
        "results": [
            {
                "type": "article",
                "id": "1",
                "title": "Hello",
                "input_message_content": {
                    "message_text": "Hello!"
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(resp.json())

JavaScript

const TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours";
const res = await fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${TOKEN}/answerInlineQuery`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "inline_query_id": "INLINE_QUERY_ID",
    "results": [
      {
        "type": "article",
        "id": "1",
        "title": "Hello",
        "input_message_content": {
          "message_text": "Hello!"
        }
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await res.json());

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