sendLivePhoto()

Use this method to send live photos. On success, the sent Message is returned.

parameters

parameter	type	required	description
`business_connection_id`	string	optional	Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
`chat_id`	number \| string	required	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format `@channelusername`)
`message_thread_id`	number	optional	Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
`direct_messages_topic_id`	number	optional	Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
`live_photo`	InputFile \| string	required	Live photo video to send. The video must be no longer than 10 seconds and must not exceed 10 MB in size. Pass a file_id as String to send a video that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended) or upload a new video using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files ». Sending live photos by a URL is currently unsupported.
`photo`	InputFile \| string	required	The static photo to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a photo that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended) or upload a new video using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files ». Sending live photos by a URL is currently unsupported.
`caption`	string	optional	Video caption (may also be used when resending videos by file_id), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
`parse_mode`	string	optional	Mode for parsing entities in the video caption. See formatting options for more details.
`caption_entities`	MessageEntity[]	optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode
`show_caption_above_media`	boolean	optional	Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media
`has_spoiler`	boolean	optional	Pass True if the video needs to be covered with a spoiler animation
`disable_notification`	boolean	optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
`protect_content`	boolean	optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
`allow_paid_broadcast`	boolean	optional	Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
`message_effect_id`	string	optional	Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
`suggested_post_parameters`	SuggestedPostParameters	optional	A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined.
`reply_parameters`	ReplyParameters	optional	Description of the message to reply to
`reply_markup`	InlineKeyboardMarkup \| ReplyKeyboardMarkup \| ReplyKeyboardRemove \| ForceReply	optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

returns

Message

usage in yaebal

not (yet) hard-typed on Api — call it through the generic .call<T>() escape hatch documented in @yaebal/types.

bot.ts

import { media } from "@yaebal/core";
import type { Message, SendLivePhotoParams } from "@yaebal/types";

await bot.api.call<Message>("sendLivePhoto", {
  chat_id: 123456789,
  live_photo: media.url("https://picsum.photos/400"),
  photo: media.url("https://picsum.photos/400"),
} satisfies SendLivePhotoParams);

context shortcut

also available as ctx.sendLivePhoto() on 16 context types — see @yaebal/contexts.

context shortcut

/** Use this method to send live photos. On success, the sent [Message](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api/#message) is returned. */
ctx.sendLivePhoto(params: Omit<SendLivePhotoParams, "chat_id">)

official Bot API docs: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api/#sendlivephoto