stopPoll

Category: Polls · Bot API 10.3 · Official documentation

Stops a poll.

Returns: On success, returns Poll.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`business_connection_id`	`String`	Optional	Business connection ID
`chat_id`	`Integer or String`	Yes	Chat ID or @username
`message_id`	`Integer`	Yes	Message ID with poll
`reply_markup`	`InlineKeyboardMarkup`	Optional	JSON: InlineKeyboardMarkup

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/stopPoll" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"chat_id":123456789,"message_id":42}'

Python

import requests

TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours"
resp = requests.post(
    f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/stopPoll",
    json={
        "chat_id": 123456789,
        "message_id": 42
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(resp.json())

JavaScript

const TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours";
const res = await fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${TOKEN}/stopPoll`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "chat_id": 123456789,
    "message_id": 42
  }),
});
console.log(await res.json());

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

sendPollSends a poll.