telegram.InputMediaDocument

class telegram.InputMediaDocument(media, thumb=None, caption=None, parse_mode=None)

Bases: telegram.files.inputmedia.InputMedia

Represents a general file to be sent.

type

document.

Type:str
media

File to send. Pass a file_id as String to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or upload a new one using multipart/form-data. Lastly you can pass an existing telegram.Document object to send.

Type:str | filelike object | telegram.Document
caption

Optional. Caption of the document to be sent, 0-1024 characters.

Type:str
parse_mode

Optional. Send Markdown or HTML, if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in the media caption. See the constants in telegram.ParseMode for the available modes.

Type:str
thumb

Optional. Thumbnail of the file sent. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail’s width and height should not exceed 90. Ignored if the file is not is passed as a string or file_id.

Type:filelike object
Parameters:
  • media (str) – File to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL for Telegram to get a file from the Internet. Lastly you can pass an existing telegram.Document object to send.
  • caption (str, optional) – Caption of the document to be sent, 0-1024 characters.
  • parse_mode (str, optional) – Send Markdown or HTML, if you want Telegram apps to show bold, italic, fixed-width text or inline URLs in the media caption. See the constants in telegram.ParseMode for the available modes.
  • thumb (filelike object, optional) – Thumbnail of the file sent. The thumbnail should be in JPEG format and less than 200 kB in size. A thumbnail’s width and height should not exceed 90. Ignored if the file is not is passed as a string or file_id.