chatAction

inline fun chatAction(action: ChatAction, messageThreadId: Int? = null): SendChatActionAction

Use this method when you need to tell the user that something is happening on the bot's side. The status is set for 5 seconds or less (when a message arrives from your bot, Telegram clients clear its typing status). Returns True on success. We only recommend using this method when a response from the bot will take a noticeable amount of time to arrive.

Api reference

Parameters

businessConnectionId

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

chatId

Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)

messageThreadId

Unique identifier for the target message thread; for supergroups only

action

Type of action to broadcast. Choose one, depending on what the user is about to receive: typing for text messages, upload_photo for photos, record_video or upload_video for videos, record_voice or upload_voice for voice notes, upload_document for general files, choose_sticker for stickers, find_location for location data, record_video_note or upload_video_note for video notes.


inline fun chatAction(messageThreadId: Int? = null, block: () -> ChatAction): SendChatActionAction