sendGame

Category: Games · Bot API 10.3 · Official documentation

Sends a game.

Returns: On success, returns Message.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`business_connection_id`	`String`	Optional	Business connection ID
`chat_id`	`Integer or String`	Yes	Chat ID or @username
`message_thread_id`	`Integer`	Optional	Forum topic ID
`game_short_name`	`String`	Yes	Game short name
`disable_notification`	`Boolean`	Optional	Send silently
`protect_content`	`Boolean`	Optional	Protect content
`allow_paid_broadcast`	`Boolean`	Optional	Allow paid broadcast
`message_effect_id`	`String`	Optional	Message effect ID
`reply_parameters`	`ReplyParameters`	Optional	JSON ReplyParameters object
`reply_markup`	`InlineKeyboardMarkup`	Optional	JSON: InlineKeyboardMarkup

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/sendGame" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"chat_id":123456789,"game_short_name":"mygame"}'

Python

import requests

TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours"
resp = requests.post(
    f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/sendGame",
    json={
        "chat_id": 123456789,
        "game_short_name": "mygame"
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(resp.json())

JavaScript

const TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours";
const res = await fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${TOKEN}/sendGame`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "chat_id": 123456789,
    "game_short_name": "mygame"
  }),
});
console.log(await res.json());

Step-by-step guide: How to Create a Telegram Bot: Step by Step with BotFather and Python

setGameScoreSets a user's game score.
getGameHighScoresReturns game high scores.