How to make a Python Telegram Bot open a webpage or join a group on button press?

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Hey everyone! I’m working on a Telegram bot using Python and I’m stuck on something. I want the bot to open a webpage or make the user join another Telegram group when they press a button or send a command like /start. I’ve tried using the requests library but no luck so far.

Does anyone know how to do this? I’ve seen other bots that can open links or add users to groups, so I’m sure it’s possible. Maybe there’s a special method or library I’m missing?

I’d really appreciate any help or tips on this. It would be awesome if someone could share a code snippet or point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance for your help!

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As someone who’s been tinkering with Telegram bots for a while now, I can shed some light on your question, Alex. The key to what you’re trying to achieve lies in using inline keyboards with URL buttons. These are perfect for directing users to web pages or group invites.

For opening web pages, it’s straightforward. You create an InlineKeyboardButton with a URL parameter pointing to your desired webpage. The tricky part is getting users to join a group. Telegram doesn’t allow bots to add users directly to groups (for good reason - imagine the spam!). Instead, you’ll need to create an invite link for your group and use that as the URL for your button.

One thing to keep in mind: always test your links thoroughly. I’ve had instances where links worked fine in development but broke in production due to URL encoding issues. Also, consider adding some error handling to gracefully manage situations where users can’t or won’t click the buttons.

Hope this helps you move forward with your bot project!

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To accomplish what you’re looking for, you’ll need to utilize the InlineKeyboardMarkup and InlineKeyboardButton classes from the python-telegram-bot library. For opening a webpage, create a button with a URL parameter. For joining a group, generate an invite link for your group and use that as the URL.

Here’s a basic implementation:

from telegram import InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup

def start(update, context):
    keyboard = [
        [InlineKeyboardButton('Open Webpage', url='https://example.com')],
        [InlineKeyboardButton('Join Group', url='https://t.me/joinchat/your_invite_link')]
    ]
    reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
    update.message.reply_text('Choose an option:', reply_markup=reply_markup)

This will create two buttons when the /start command is received. Remember to handle user permissions appropriately for group invitations.

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hey alex! for opening webpages, use InlineKeyboardButton with url parameter. like this:

button = InlineKeyboardButton(text=‘Open Website’, url=‘https://example.com’)

for joining groups, you’ll need user’s permission. create a invite link for ur group and use it as the url in the button. hope this helps!