{ "meta": {}, "group": { "title": "Available methods", "anchor": "available-methods" }, "object": { "anchor": "sendchataction", "name": "sendChatAction", "description": "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.\nExample: The ImageBot needs some time to process a request and upload the image. Instead of sending a text message along the lines of 'Retrieving image, please wait…', the bot may use sendChatAction with action = upload_photo. The user will see a 'sending photo' status for the bot.\nWe only recommend using this method when a response from the bot will take a noticeable amount of time to arrive.", "html_description": "
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.
\nExample: The ImageBot needs some time to process a request and upload the image. Instead of sending a text message along the lines of “Retrieving image, please wait…”, the bot may use sendChatAction with action = upload_photo. The user will see a “sending photo” status for the bot.
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We only recommend using this method when a response from the bot will take a noticeable amount of time to arrive.
", "rst_description": "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 :code:`True` on success.\n\n Example: The `ImageBot@supergroupusername). Channel chats and channel direct messages chats aren't supported.