Telegram Bot API
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setPassportDataErrors

Category: Other · Bot API 10.3 · Official documentation

Informs the user about Telegram Passport errors.

Returns: On success, returns True.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
user_idIntegerYesUser ID
errorsArray of PassportElementErrorYesJSON PassportElementError 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/setPassportDataErrors" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "user_id": 123456789,
  "errors": [
    {
      "source": "data",
      "type": "personal_details",
      "field_name": "first_name",
      "data_hash": "DATA_HASH",
      "message": "Invalid name"
    }
  ]
}'

Python

import requests

TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours"
resp = requests.post(
    f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/setPassportDataErrors",
    json={
        "user_id": 123456789,
        "errors": [
            {
                "source": "data",
                "type": "personal_details",
                "field_name": "first_name",
                "data_hash": "DATA_HASH",
                "message": "Invalid name"
            }
        ]
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(resp.json())

JavaScript

const TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours";
const res = await fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${TOKEN}/setPassportDataErrors`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "user_id": 123456789,
    "errors": [
      {
        "source": "data",
        "type": "personal_details",
        "field_name": "first_name",
        "data_hash": "DATA_HASH",
        "message": "Invalid name"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await res.json());

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