setChatMenuButton

Category: Bot Info · Bot API 10.3 · Official documentation

Sets the bot's menu button.

Returns: On success, returns True.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`chat_id`	`Integer`	Optional	Chat ID
`menu_button`	`MenuButton`	Optional	JSON MenuButton object

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

Example request

curl

curl -s "https://api.telegram.org/bot$TOKEN/setChatMenuButton"

Python

import requests

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

JavaScript

const TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours";
const res = await fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${TOKEN}/setChatMenuButton`);
console.log(await res.json());

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