telebot/examples/inline-query.js

Easy way to write Telegram bots.

/*
  To enable this option, send the /setinline command to @BotFather and provide
  the placeholder text that the user will see in the input field after typing
  your bot’s name.
*/


'use strict';

const TeleBot = require('../');
const bot = new TeleBot('-PASTEYOURTELEGRAMBOTAPITOKENHERE-');

// On inline query
bot.on('inlineQuery', msg => {

  let query = msg.query;
  console.log(`inline query: ${ query }`);

  // Create a new answer list object
  const answers = bot.answerList(msg.id);

  // Cache time in seconds (defaults to 300)
  answers.cacheTime = 60;

  // Article
  answers.addArticle({
    id: 'query',
    title: 'Inline Title',
    description: `Your query: ${ query }`,
    message_text: 'Click!'
  });

  // Photo
  answers.addPhoto({
    id: 'photo',
    caption: 'Telegram logo.',
    photo_url: 'https://telegram.org/img/t_logo.png',
    thumb_url: 'https://telegram.org/img/t_logo.png'
  });

  // Gif
  answers.addGif({
    id: 'gif',
    gif_url: 'https://telegram.org/img/tl_card_wecandoit.gif',
    thumb_url: 'https://telegram.org/img/tl_card_wecandoit.gif'
  });

  // Send answers
  return bot.answerQuery(answers);

});

bot.connect();