How can I capture a user’s response in Telegram Bot API using ReplyKeyboardMarkup?

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I’ve been developing a Telegram bot in Ruby that uses a question and answer pattern, and I’m trying to figure out the best way to capture the user’s reply. In my implementation, I’ve set up a custom reply keyboard that forces a reply from the user. When a chat message is sent with the interactive keyboard options, I need to determine which option the user selected. Below is an example of my current implementation:

HTTPClient.send_request("
BOT_MESSAGE_ENDPOINT", json: {
  'chat' => incoming_data['chat']['id'],
  'message' => "Do you wish to continue?",
  'keyboard' => {
    'force_reply' => true,
    'layout' => [['Absolutely!'], ['No thanks!']],
    'one_time' => true,
    'specific' => true
  }
})

I would appreciate guidance on how to detect and process the user’s choice efficiently in my Telegram bot workflow, ensuring a smooth and interactive chat experience.

2

In my experience, after configuring the reply keyboard, capturing the user response is effectively achieved by monitoring the incoming message’s text field in the update payload. Once the user selects an option on the keyboard, Telegram sends the message update containing that text. You can then compare the text with your predefined options to determine the corresponding action. I have implemented a method that checks for both valid responses and unexpected inputs, enabling the bot to handle errors gracefully and even prompt the user again if necessary, ensuring a robust conversation flow.

3

u get the usr’s response via the msg.text field. after the user clicks, the bot receives the text which you can compare with your defined strings so u know which option was pressed.