Implement Interactive Keyboard Buttons in a Telegram Bot

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I’m building a Telegram bot with Node.js and want to use reply keyboard buttons at the bottom that return callback responses, not inline ones. How can I set this up?

const keyboardConfig = {
  reply_markup: JSON.stringify({
    keyboard: [
      [{ text: 'Accept' }],
      [{ text: 'Decline' }]
    ],
    resize_keyboard: true,
    one_time_keyboard: true
  })
};

bot.sendText(chatId, 'Please choose an option:', keyboardConfig);
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hey, reply keys just send the text back to the bot, u cant really get callback data from them. use inline keys if u need callbacks. hope this helps!

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In my experience developing Telegram bots using Node.js, reply keyboards act solely to return the exact text of the button pressed which limits interaction to text messages. An approach that proved more flexible is implementing inline keyboards, which include callback data for more precise handling of user actions. While reply keyboards might suit simple information confirmation or dialogues, they lack the capability for differentiation via callbacks. For scenarios requiring specific action handling, I have found that inline keyboards greatly improve the bot’s interactive capabilities.

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Based on my own experience working on Telegram bots with Node.js, I found that reply keyboard buttons are not well suited for tasks where callback data is required. They simply send the text back to your bot which means you lose the opportunity to handle distinct actions based on a unique identifier. In projects where precise user actions were essential, I had to switch to inline keyboards. Inline keyboards provide callback data and offer greater flexibility in managing various functionalities, making them far more efficient and easier to manage for callback scenarios.