I’m working on a Telegram bot using the python-telegram-bot library and I can send regular emojis just fine. However, I’m having trouble figuring out how to send animated emojis through my bot. I’ve tried the same approach that works for static emojis but animated ones don’t seem to work the same way. I’m specifically using the async version of the python-telegram-bot module. Has anyone successfully implemented animated emoji functionality in their Telegram bots? Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your assistance!
Animated emojis in python-telegram-bot work as stickers, not regular text messages. You’ll need to use send_sticker() instead. First, get someone to send the animated emoji to your bot, then grab the file_id from that message. Once you’ve got it, just use await context.bot.send_sticker(chat_id=chat_id, sticker=file_id) to send it. These work like premium stickers in Telegram, so make sure your bot and users’ accounts are set up right.
Animated emojis work differently - they’re custom emoji entities, not regular Unicode ones. You’ll need the custom_emoji_sticker_set_name parameter to handle them. I’ve built bots before and here’s what works: use send_message() with entities that have custom emoji data, or grab them first with get_custom_emoji_stickers(). Just heads up - animated emojis are usually premium features, so check your bot has the right permissions. Sky24’s file_id method works fine, but you can also reference them directly with their custom emoji identifier if you’ve got it.
had the same issue. u can’t just copy/paste animated emojis. use the telegram api to get the emoji’s unique id then reference that in your msg. also check if that animated emoji works with bots, some just won’t.
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