PHP: Removing inline keyboard after user interaction in Telegram bot

Other Questions Telegram bot
1

I’m working on a Telegram bot using PHP and I’ve added an inline keyboard using InlineKeyboardMarkup. Now I want to make the keyboard disappear after the user clicks a button. Is there a way to do this?

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

$keyboardOptions = [
    ['text' => 'Choice A', 'callback_data' => 'option_a'],
    ['text' => 'Choice B', 'callback_data' => 'option_b']
];

$markup = new InlineKeyboardMarkup($keyboardOptions);

$bot->sendMessage($chat_id, 'Select an option:', $markup);

// After the user selection, I need to remove the keyboard
// I'm unsure how to implement this in PHP

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! I looked online and haven’t found a straightforward solution for this issue.

2

hey flying leaf! i’ve dealt with this before. you gotta use the editMessageReplyMarkup method to remove the keyboard. it’s like this:

$bot->editMessageReplyMarkup([
‘chat_id’ => $chat_id,
‘message_id’ => $message_id,
‘reply_markup’ => null
]);

hope that helps! lmk if u need anything else

3

Removing the inline keyboard can be done by handling the callback query and editing the message. In my experience, once you receive the callback query, process the user’s selection and update the original message using the editMessageText method. This approach updates the message text and clears the inline keyboard by setting the ‘reply_markup’ to null. For example, use the following PHP snippet:

$bot->onCallbackQuery(function ($callbackQuery) use ($bot) {
    $message_id = $callbackQuery->getMessage()->getMessageId();
    $chat_id = $callbackQuery->getMessage()->getChat()->getId();
    $data = $callbackQuery->getData();

    // Process the user's choice
    $response = 'You selected: ' . $data;

    // Update the message and remove the keyboard
    $bot->editMessageText([
        'chat_id' => $chat_id,
        'message_id' => $message_id,
        'text' => $response,
        'reply_markup' => null
    ]);
});

This method effectively removes the keyboard after the user’s interaction.

4

I’ve encountered this issue before, and there’s a neat trick to remove the inline keyboard after user interaction. Instead of using editMessageReplyMarkup, I found that answerCallbackQuery combined with editMessageText works more reliably.

Here’s what I typically do:

$bot->onCallbackQuery(function ($callbackQuery) use ($bot) {
    $message = $callbackQuery->getMessage();
    $chat_id = $message->getChat()->getId();
    $message_id = $message->getMessageId();
    $data = $callbackQuery->getData();

    // Answer the callback query first
    $bot->answerCallbackQuery($callbackQuery->getId());

    // Then edit the message to remove the keyboard
    $bot->editMessageText([
        'chat_id' => $chat_id,
        'message_id' => $message_id,
        'text' => "You selected: {$data}",
        'reply_markup' => null
    ]);
});

This approach has worked flawlessly for me across different Telegram clients. It ensures the keyboard disappears smoothly while providing feedback to the user.