telegram.bot (version 2.2.0)

sendAnimation: Send animation files

Description

Use this method to send animation files (GIF or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound).

Usage

sendAnimation(chat_id, animation, duration = NULL, width = NULL,
  height = NULL, caption = NULL, parse_mode = NULL,
  disable_notification = FALSE, reply_to_message_id = NULL,
  reply_markup = NULL)

Arguments

chat_id

Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel.

animation

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 local file by passing a file path.

duration

(Optional). Duration of sent audio in seconds.

width

(Optional). Video width.

height

(Optional). Video height.

caption

(Optional). Animation caption, 0-1024 characters.

parse_mode

(Optional). Send 'Markdown' or 'HTML', if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in your bot's message.

disable_notification

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

reply_to_message_id

(Optional). If the message is a reply, ID of the original message.

reply_markup

(Optional). A Reply Markup parameter object, it can be either:

• ReplyKeyboardMarkup

• InlineKeyboardMarkup

• ReplyKeyboardRemove

• ForceReply

Details

You can also use it's snake_case equivalent send_animation.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
bot <- Bot(token = bot_token("RTelegramBot"))
chat_id <- user_id("Me")
animation_url <- "http://techslides.com/demos/sample-videos/small.mp4"

bot$sendAnimation(chat_id = chat_id,
                  animation = animation_url)
# }