Telegram Bot API
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sendGift

Category: Payments · Bot API 10.3 · Official documentation

Sends a gift to a user or chat.

Returns: On success, returns True.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
user_idIntegerOptionalUser ID (user_id or chat_id)
chat_idInteger or StringOptionalChat ID or @username (alternative to user_id)
gift_idStringYesGift ID
pay_for_upgradeBooleanOptionalPay for gift upgrade
textStringOptionalGift message text (0-255)
text_parse_modeStringOptionalText parse mode: HTML, Markdown, MarkdownV2
text_entitiesArray of MessageEntityOptionalJSON MessageEntity array

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/sendGift" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"gift_id":"GIFT_ID"}'

Python

import requests

TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours"
resp = requests.post(
    f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/sendGift",
    json={
        "gift_id": "GIFT_ID"
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(resp.json())

JavaScript

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

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