How to detect when a user interacts with an inline button in a Telegram bot?

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I’m creating a Telegram bot using the python-telegram-bot library. I’ve added an inline keyboard button with a URL to my message. Here’s what I want to achieve:

  1. Send a message with an inline button
  2. Detect when the user clicks on that button
  3. Perform an action based on that click

I’ve tried this code:

button_text = 'Visit Website'
url_button = InlineKeyboardButton(button_text, url='https://example.com', callback_data='button_pressed')
keyboard = [[url_button]]
markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
bot.send_message(chat_id=user_id, text='Check out this link!', reply_markup=markup)

But I’m not sure how to capture the button click event. Any ideas on how to implement this? Thanks!

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I’ve worked with Telegram bots before, and your approach is close but not quite there. The key is to use callback_data instead of a URL for detecting clicks. Here’s what you need to do:

Change your button setup to use callback_data.
Implement a CallbackQueryHandler to catch the button press.
In the handler function, use query.answer() to acknowledge the click.

Your code should look something like this:

button = InlineKeyboardButton(‘Visit Website’, callback_data=‘visit_website’)
keyboard = [[button]]
markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)

def button_handler(update, context):
query = update.callback_query
query.answer()
# Your action here, e.g.:
context.bot.send_message(chat_id=query.message.chat_id, text=‘Opening website…’)

dispatcher.add_handler(CallbackQueryHandler(button_handler))

This approach allows you to detect and respond to button clicks within your bot’s logic. Remember to add the handler to your dispatcher for it to work.

3

I’ve worked with Telegram bots before, and detecting button clicks can be tricky. The key is using CallbackQueryHandler, not URL buttons. Here’s what worked for me:

  1. Use callback_data instead of url in your InlineKeyboardButton.
  2. Set up a CallbackQueryHandler to catch the button press.
  3. In the handler function, use query.answer() to acknowledge the click.

Your code would look something like this:

button = InlineKeyboardButton(‘Click Me’, callback_data=‘button_pressed’)

… rest of your setup code …

def button_handler(update, context):
query = update.callback_query
query.answer()
# Your action here, like:
query.edit_message_text(‘You clicked the button!’)

dispatcher.add_handler(CallbackQueryHandler(button_handler))

This approach lets you detect and respond to button clicks within your bot’s logic. Hope this helps!

4

hey mate, i had a similar issue. u need to use CallbackQueryHandler to catch the button click. something like this:

def button_callback(update, context):
    query = update.callback_query
    query.answer()
    # do stuff here

the next step is to add it to ur dispatcher. hope this helps!