telegram.InputMediaPhoto

class telegram.InputMediaPhoto(media, caption=None, parse_mode=<telegram.utils.helpers.DefaultValue object>)

Bases: telegram.files.inputmedia.InputMedia

Represents a photo to be sent.

type

photo.

Type:str
media

Photo to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a photo that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a photo from the Internet, or upload a new photo using multipart/form-data. Lastly you can pass an existing telegram.PhotoSize object to send.

Type:str | filelike object | telegram.PhotoSize
caption

Optional. Caption of the photo to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing.

Type:str
parse_mode

Optional. Send Markdown or HTML, if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in the media caption. See the constants in telegram.ParseMode for the available modes.

Type:str
Parameters:
  • media (str) – File to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL for Telegram to get a file from the Internet. Lastly you can pass an existing telegram.PhotoSize object to send.
  • caption (str, optional) – Caption of the photo to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing.
  • parse_mode (str, optional) – Send Markdown or HTML, if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in the media caption. See the constants in telegram.ParseMode for the available modes.