sendPaidMedia

Category: Media · Bot API 10.3 · Official documentation

Sends paid media (Bot API 8.0+).

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
`direct_messages_topic_id`	`Integer`	Optional	Direct messages topic ID (Bot API 10.0)
`star_count`	`Integer`	Yes	Telegram Stars amount (1-2500)
`media`	`Array of InputPaidMedia`	Yes	JSON InputPaidMedia array
`payload`	`String`	Optional	Payment payload
`caption`	`String`	Optional	Caption (0-1024)
`parse_mode`	`String`	Optional	HTML, Markdown, MarkdownV2
`caption_entities`	`Array of MessageEntity`	Optional	JSON MessageEntity array
`show_caption_above_media`	`Boolean`	Optional	Show caption above media
`disable_notification`	`Boolean`	Optional	Send silently
`protect_content`	`Boolean`	Optional	Protect content
`allow_paid_broadcast`	`Boolean`	Optional	Allow paid broadcast
`suggested_post_parameters`	`SuggestedPostParameters`	Optional	JSON SuggestedPostParameters object
`reply_parameters`	`ReplyParameters`	Optional	JSON ReplyParameters object
`reply_markup`	`InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply`	Optional	JSON: InlineKeyboardMarkup / ReplyKeyboardMarkup / ReplyKeyboardRemove / ForceReply

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/sendPaidMedia" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "chat_id": 123456789,
  "star_count": 100,
  "media": [
    {
      "type": "photo",
      "media": "https://telegram.org/img/t_logo.png"
    }
  ]
}'

Python

import requests

TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours"
resp = requests.post(
    f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/sendPaidMedia",
    json={
        "chat_id": 123456789,
        "star_count": 100,
        "media": [
            {
                "type": "photo",
                "media": "https://telegram.org/img/t_logo.png"
            }
        ]
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(resp.json())

JavaScript

const TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours";
const res = await fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${TOKEN}/sendPaidMedia`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "chat_id": 123456789,
    "star_count": 100,
    "media": [
      {
        "type": "photo",
        "media": "https://telegram.org/img/t_logo.png"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await res.json());

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

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