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TelegraphChat

Chat informations are stored in database inside a telegraph_chats table and can be retrieved using DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegaphChat model or using a custom Chat model.

Custom Chat Model

To customize on your own Chat model, make sure that your custom model extends the DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat, e.g. App\Models\Chat, it will looks like this:

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat as BaseModel;

class Chat extends BaseModel
{

}

You should specify the class name of your model in the models.chat key of the telegraph config file.

'models' => [
    'chat' => App\Models\Chat::class,
],

Available methods

info()

Retrieves the chat data from telegram

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->info();

/*
id: xxxxx
type: group
title: my telegram group
...
*/

memberCount()

Retrieves the chat member count from telegram

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->memberCount(); /* 42 */

memberInfo()

Retrieves the chat member info from telegram

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->memberInfo('user_id');

/*
status: string
user: {
    id: xxxxx
    firstName: string
    lastName: string
    ...
}
*/

Optional parameters

Attachments methods only supports required parameters, optional parameters can be sent through Telegraph ->withData() method:

$telegraphChat->message('hi')->withData('caption', 'test')->send();
$telegraphChat->withData('caption', 'test')->message('hi')->send();

Custom Thread

Attachments can be sent to a specific Thread through Telegraph ->inThread() method:

$telegraphChat->message('hi')->inThread(thread_id)->send();

message()

Starts a Telegraph call to send a message

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->message('hello!')->send();

html()

Starts a Telegraph call to send a message using html formatting

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->html('<b>hello</b>')->send();

markdown()

Starts a Telegraph call to send a message using markdown formatting

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->markdown('*hello*')->send();

markdownV2()

Starts a Telegraph call to send a message using markdown V2 formatting

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->markdownV2('*hello*')->send();

edit()

Starts a Telegraph call to edit a message

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->edit($messageId)->message('new text')->send();

editCaption()

Starts a Telegraph call to edit an attachment's caption

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->editCaption($messageId)->message('new caption')->send();

editMedia()

Starts a Telegraph call to edit a media messages with a new media content

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->editMedia($messageId)->photo($path)->send();
$telegraphChat->editMedia($messageId)->document($path)->send();
$telegraphChat->editMedia($messageId)->animation($path)->send();
$telegraphChat->editMedia($messageId)->video($path)->send();
$telegraphChat->editMedia($messageId)->audio($path)->send();

replaceKeyboard()

Starts a Telegraph call to replace a message keyboard (see keyboards for details)

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->replaceKeyboard(
    $messageId,
    Keyboard::make()->buttons([
        Button::make('open')->url('https://test.dev')
    ])
)->send();

deleteKeyboard()

Starts a Telegraph call to remove a message keyboard (see keyboards for details)

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->deleteKeyboard($messageId)->send();
Warning

Follow installation instructions for creating the database tables

deleteMessage()

Starts a Telegraph call to delete a message

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->deleteMessage($messageId)->send();

deleteMessages()

Starts a Telegraph call to delete multiple messages

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->deleteMessages(array $messageIds)->send();

forwardMessage()

forwards a message from another chat

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->forwardMessage($fromChat, $messageId)->send();

pinMessage()

Starts a Telegraph call to pin a message

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->pinMessage($messageId)->send();

unpinMessage()

Starts a Telegraph call to unpin a message

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->pinMessage($messageId)->send();

unpinAllMessages()

Starts a Telegraph call to unpin all messages

/** @var \DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->unpinAllMessages()->send();

action()

Tells the chat users that something is happening on the bot's side. The status is set for up to 5 seconds or when a new message is received from the bot.

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->action(ChatActions::TYPING)->send();

setBaseUrl()

allows to override Telegram API url on a per-message basis:

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->setBaseUrl('https://my-secret-server.dev')->message('secret message')->send();

setHttpProxy()

allows to set an HTTP proxy for Telegram API requests on a per-message basis:

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->setHttpProxy('http://user:password@host:port')->message('message through proxy')->send();

setTitle()

sets chat title

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->setTitle("my chat")->send();

setDescription()

sets chat description

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->setDescription("a test chat with my bot")->send();

setMessageReaction()

changes the chosen reactions on a message

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->setMessageReaction($messageId, ['type' => 'emoji', 'emoji' => '👍'])->send();

reactWithEmoji()

reaction on a message with emoji

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->reactWithEmoji($messageId, '👍')->send();

reactWithCustomEmoji()

reaction on a message with custom emoji

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->reactWithCustomEmoji($messageId, '12312')->send();

setChatPhoto()

sets chat profile photo

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->setChatPhoto(Storage::path('photo.jpg'))->send();

generatePrimaryInviteLink()

generates a new primary invite link for a chat. Any previously generated primary link is revoked. For more info, see telegram bot documentation

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->generatePrimaryInviteLink()->send();

createInviteLink()

creates an additional invite link for a chat. For more info about options, see telegram bot documentation

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->createInviteLink()
    ->name('September promotional link')    //optional
    ->expire(today()->addMonth())           //optional
    ->memberLimit(42)                       //optional
    ->withJoinRequest()                     //optional
    ->send();

editInviteLink()

edits an existing invite link for a chat. For more info about options, see telegram bot documentation

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->editInviteLink('http://t.me/123456')
    ->name('new name')               //optional
    ->expire(today()->addYear())     //optional
    ->memberLimit(12)                //optional
    ->withJoinRequest(false)         //optional
    ->send();

revokeInviteLink()

revokes an existing invite link for a chat. For more info, see telegram bot documentation

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->revokeInviteLink('http://t.me/123456')->send();

setPermissions()

set users permissions for a chat. For more info, see telegram bot documentation

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->setPermissions([
    ChatPermissions::CAN_INVITE_USERS,
    ChatPermissions::CAN_CHANGE_INFO,
    ChatPermissions::CAN_ADD_WEB_PAGE_PREVIEWS => true,
    ChatPermissions::CAN_SEND_MESSAGES => false,
])->send();

approveJoinRequest()

approve an user join request to the chat

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->approveJoinRequest($userid)->send();

declineJoinRequest()

decline an user join request to the chat

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->declineJoinRequest($userid)->send();

banMember()

ban a user in a group, a supergroup or a channel. In the case of supergroups and channels, the user will not be able to return to the chat on their own using invite links. For more info, see telegram bot documentation

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->banMember($userId)
    ->until(now()->addDay());      //optional, only for supergroups and channels
    ->andRevokeMessages()          //optional, always true for supergroups and channels
    ->send();

unbanMember()

unban a user in a group, a supergroup or a channel. For more info, see telegram bot documentation

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->unbanMember($userId, true)->send();

restrictMember()

restrict a user in a group, a supergroup or a channel from taking the give actions. For more info, see telegram bot documentation

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->restrictMember($userId[
       DefStudio\Telegraph\Enums\ChatPermissions::CAN_PIN_MESSAGES => false,
       DefStudio\Telegraph\Enums\ChatPermissions::CAN_INVITE_USERS => true,
       DefStudio\Telegraph\Enums\ChatPermissions::CAN_SEND_MESSAGES,
    ])
    ->until(now()->addDay())        //optional+
    ->send();

promoteMember()

promotes a user in a group, a supergroup or a channel to administrator status. For more info, see telegram bot documentation

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->promoteMember($userid, [
       DefStudio\Telegraph\Enums\ChatAdminPermissions::CAN_PIN_MESSAGES => false,
       DefStudio\Telegraph\Enums\ChatAdminPermissions::CAN_INVITE_USERS => true,
       DefStudio\Telegraph\Enums\ChatAdminPermissions::CAN_CHANGE_INFO,
    ])
    ->send();

demoteMember()

demote a user in a group, a supergroup or a channel from administrator status.

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->demoteMember($userid)->send();

poll

creates a native poll. For more info, see telegram bot documentation

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->poll("What's your favourite programming language?")
    ->option('php')
    ->option('typescript')
    ->option('rust')
    ->allowMultipleAnswers()
    ->validUntil(now()->addMinutes(5))
    ->send();

menuButton

Retrieves chat menu button

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$button = $telegraphChat->menuButton()->send();

setMenuButton

set chat menu button

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->setMenuButton()->default()->send(); //restore default
$telegraphChat->setMenuButton()->commands()->send(); //show bot commands in menu button
$telegraphChat->setMenuButton()->webApp("Web App", "https://my-web.app")->send(); //show start web app button

Attachments

invoice()

sends an invoice

$telegraphChat->invoice('Invoice title')
        ->description('Invoice Description')
        ->currency('EUR')
        ->addItem('Item Label', 10) 
        ->send();

document()

sends a document

$telegraphChat->document($documentPath)->send();

location()

sends a location attachment

$telegraphChat->location(12.345, -54.321)->send();

photo()

sends a photo

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->photo(Storage::path('photo.jpg'))->send();

voice()

sends a vocal message

use DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat;

/** @var TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */

$telegraphChat->voice(Storage::path('voice.ogg'))->send();

quiz

creates a quiz. For more info, see telegram bot documentation

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->quiz("What's your favourite programming language?")
    ->option('php', correct: true)
    ->option('typescript')
    ->option('rust')
    ->explanation('We all love php, right?')
    ->validUntil(now()->addMinutes(5))
    ->send();

dice

An animated emoji attachment that will display a random value can be sent through Telegraph ->dice() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->dice()->send();

animation

An animation attachment can be sent through Telegraph ->animation() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->animation()->send();

video

A video attachment can be sent through Telegraph ->video() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->video()->send();

audio

An audio attachment can be sent through Telegraph ->audio() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->audio()->send();

sticker

A sticker attachment can be sent through Telegraph ->sticker() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->sticker()->send();

venue

A Venue attachment can be sent through Telegraph ->venue() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->venue(10, 10, 'title', 'address')->send();

media group

Group of photos, videos, documents or audios as an album can be sent through Telegraph ->mediaGroup() method:

$telegraphChat->mediaGroup([
        [
            'type' => 'photo',
            'media' => 'https://my-repository/photo1.jpg',
        ],
        [
            'type' => 'photo',
            'media' => 'https://my-repository/photo2.jpg',
        ]              
])->send();

Forum Topic

create topic

A Forum Topic can be created through Telegraph ->createForumTopic() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->createForumTopic('topic name', 7322096, 'emoji_id')->send();

edit topic

A Forum Topic can be edited through Telegraph ->editForumTopic() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->editForumTopic(123456, 'new name', 'emoji_id')->send();

close topic

A Forum Topic can be closed through Telegraph ->closeForumTopic() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->closeForumTopic(123456)->send();

reopen topic

A Forum Topic can be reopened through Telegraph ->reopenForumTopic() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->reopenForumTopic(123456)->send();

delete topic

A Forum Topic can be deleted through Telegraph ->deleteForumTopic() method:

/** @var DefStudio\Telegraph\Models\TelegraphChat $telegraphChat */
$telegraphChat->deleteForumTopic(123456)->send();
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Last updated 20 November 2025
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