POST /sendAnimation – Photon Telegram Bot API

Telegram Bot API

Changed on Jun 14, 2026

Use this method to send animation files (GIF or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound). On success, the sent Message is returned. Bots can currently send animation files of up to 50 MB in size, this limit may be changed in the future.

post/sendAnimation

Request

Base URL: https://api.telegram.org/bot<bot_token>
URL: https://api.telegram.org/bot<bot_token>/sendAnimation
Auth: none declared

Request body

business_connection_idstring

Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent

message_thread_idinteger

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_idinteger

Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat

animationstring required

Animation to send. Pass a file_id as String to send an animation that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get an animation from the Internet, or upload a new animation using multipart/form-data. More information on Sending Files »

durationinteger

Duration of sent animation in seconds

widthinteger

Animation width

heightinteger

Animation height

thumbnailstring

Thumbnail of the file sent; can be ignored if thumbnail generation for the file is supported server-side. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail's width and height should not exceed 320. Ignored if the file is not uploaded using multipart/form-data. Thumbnails can't be reused and can be only uploaded as a new file, so you can pass “attach://<file_attach_name>” if the thumbnail was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files »

captionstring

Animation caption (may also be used when resending animation by file_id), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing

parse_modestring

Mode for parsing entities in the animation caption. See formatting options for more details.

show_caption_above_mediaboolean

Pass True, if the caption must be shown above the message media

has_spoilerboolean

Pass True if the animation needs to be covered with a spoiler animation

disable_notificationboolean

Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.

protect_contentboolean

Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving

allow_paid_broadcastboolean

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_idstring

Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only

Response

Telegram API response

oktrue required

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