Stickers

sendSticker()

Use this method to send static .WEBP, animated .TGS, or video .WEBM stickers. On success, the sent Message is returned.

parameters

parametertyperequireddescription
business_connection_idstringoptionalUnique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
chat_idnumber | stringrequiredUnique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format @username
message_thread_idnumberoptionalUnique 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_idnumberoptionalIdentifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat
stickerInputFile | stringrequiredSticker to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a .WEBP sticker from the Internet, or upload a new .WEBP, .TGS, or .WEBM sticker using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files ». Video and animated stickers can't be sent via an HTTP URL.
emojistringoptionalEmoji associated with the sticker; only for just uploaded stickers
disable_notificationbooleanoptionalSends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
protect_contentbooleanoptionalProtects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
allow_paid_broadcastbooleanoptionalPass 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 The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.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_idstringoptionalUnique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
suggested_post_parametersSuggestedPostParametersoptionalA 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_parametersReplyParametersoptionalDescription of the message to reply to
reply_markupInlineKeyboardMarkup | ReplyKeyboardMarkup | ReplyKeyboardRemove | ForceReplyoptionalAdditional 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, SendStickerParams } from "@yaebal/types";

await bot.api.call<Message>("sendSticker", {
  chat_id: 123456789,
  sticker: media.url("https://picsum.photos/400"),
} satisfies SendStickerParams);

context shortcut

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

context shortcut
/** Use this method to send static .WEBP, [animated](https://telegram.org/blog/animated-stickers) .TGS, or [video](https://telegram.org/blog/video-stickers-better-reactions) .WEBM stickers. On success, the sent [Message](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api/#message) is returned. */
ctx.sendSticker(params: Omit<SendStickerParams, "chat_id">)