sendVenue

Category: Messages · Bot API 10.3 · Official documentation

Sends a venue.

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)
`ephemeral_message_parameters`	`EphemeralMessageParameters`	Optional	JSON EphemeralMessageParameters object — ephemeral message visible to a single user (Bot API 10.3)
`latitude`	`Float`	Yes	Latitude
`longitude`	`Float`	Yes	Longitude
`title`	`String`	Yes	Venue title
`address`	`String`	Yes	Venue address
`foursquare_id`	`String`	Optional	Foursquare ID
`foursquare_type`	`String`	Optional	Foursquare venue type
`google_place_id`	`String`	Optional	Google Places ID
`google_place_type`	`String`	Optional	Google Places type
`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
`suggested_post_parameters`	`SuggestedPostParameters`	Optional	JSON SuggestedPostParameters object (for channels)
`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/sendVenue" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "chat_id": 123456789,
  "latitude": 51.5007,
  "longitude": -0.1246,
  "title": "Example",
  "address": "Westminster, London"
}'

Python

import requests

TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours"
resp = requests.post(
    f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/sendVenue",
    json={
        "chat_id": 123456789,
        "latitude": 51.5007,
        "longitude": -0.1246,
        "title": "Example",
        "address": "Westminster, London"
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(resp.json())

JavaScript

const TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours";
const res = await fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${TOKEN}/sendVenue`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "chat_id": 123456789,
    "latitude": 51.5007,
    "longitude": -0.1246,
    "title": "Example",
    "address": "Westminster, London"
  }),
});
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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