ReplyKeyboardMarkup

class telegram.ReplyKeyboardMarkup(keyboard, resize_keyboard=None, one_time_keyboard=None, selective=None, input_field_placeholder=None, is_persistent=None, *, api_kwargs=None)

Bases: telegram.TelegramObject

This object represents a custom keyboard with reply options. Not supported in channels and for messages sent on behalf of a Telegram Business account.

Objects of this class are comparable in terms of equality. Two objects of this class are considered equal, if their size of keyboard and all the buttons are equal.

A reply keyboard with reply options.

Use In

• telegram.Bot.copy_message()

• telegram.Bot.send_animation()

• telegram.Bot.send_audio()

• telegram.Bot.send_contact()

• telegram.Bot.send_dice()

• telegram.Bot.send_document()

• telegram.Bot.send_location()

• telegram.Bot.send_message()

• telegram.Bot.send_paid_media()

• telegram.Bot.send_photo()

• telegram.Bot.send_poll()

• telegram.Bot.send_sticker()

• telegram.Bot.send_venue()

• telegram.Bot.send_video_note()

• telegram.Bot.send_video()

• telegram.Bot.send_voice()

See also

Another kind of keyboard would be the telegram.InlineKeyboardMarkup.

Examples

• Example usage: A user requests to change the bot’s language, bot replies to the request with a keyboard to select the new language. Other users in the group don’t see the keyboard.

• Conversation Bot

• Conversation Bot 2

Parameters:

• keyboard (Sequence[Sequence[str | telegram.KeyboardButton]]) – Array of button rows, each represented by an Array of telegram.KeyboardButton objects.

• resize_keyboard (bool, optional) – Requests clients to resize the keyboard vertically for optimal fit (e.g., make the keyboard smaller if there are just two rows of buttons). Defaults to False, in which case the custom keyboard is always of the same height as the app’s standard keyboard.

• one_time_keyboard (bool, optional) – Requests clients to hide the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.

• selective (bool, optional) –

  Use this parameter if you want to show the keyboard to specific users only. Targets:

  1. Users that are @mentioned in the text of the telegram.Message object.

  2. If the bot’s message is a reply to a message in the same chat and forum topic,

     sender of the original message.

  Defaults to False.

• input_field_placeholder (str, optional) –

  The placeholder to be shown in the input field when the keyboard is active; 1- 64 characters.

  Added in version 13.7.

• is_persistent (bool, optional) –

  Requests clients to always show the keyboard when the regular keyboard is hidden. Defaults to False, in which case the custom keyboard can be hidden and opened with a keyboard icon.

  Added in version 20.0.

keyboard

Array of button rows, each represented by an Array of telegram.KeyboardButton objects.

Type:

Tuple[Tuple[telegram.KeyboardButton]]

resize_keyboard

Optional. Requests clients to resize the keyboard vertically for optimal fit (e.g., make the keyboard smaller if there are just two rows of buttons). Defaults to False, in which case the custom keyboard is always of the same height as the app’s standard keyboard.

Type:

bool

one_time_keyboard

Optional. Requests clients to hide the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.

Type:

bool

selective

Optional. Show the keyboard to specific users only. Targets:

1. Users that are @mentioned in the text of the telegram.Message object.

2. If the bot’s message is a reply to a message in the same chat and forum topic,

   sender of the original message.

Defaults to False.

Type:

bool

input_field_placeholder

Optional. The placeholder to be shown in the input field when the keyboard is active; 1- 64 characters.

Added in version 13.7.

Type:

str

is_persistent

Optional. Requests clients to always show the keyboard when the regular keyboard is hidden. If False, the custom keyboard can be hidden and opened with a keyboard icon.

Added in version 20.0.

Type:

bool

MAX_INPUT_FIELD_PLACEHOLDER = 64

telegram.constants.ReplyLimit.MAX_INPUT_FIELD_PLACEHOLDER

Added in version 20.0.

MIN_INPUT_FIELD_PLACEHOLDER = 1

telegram.constants.ReplyLimit.MIN_INPUT_FIELD_PLACEHOLDER

Added in version 20.0.

classmethod from_button(button, resize_keyboard=False, one_time_keyboard=False, selective=False, input_field_placeholder=None, is_persistent=None, **kwargs)

Shortcut for:

ReplyKeyboardMarkup([[button]], **kwargs)

Return a ReplyKeyboardMarkup from a single KeyboardButton.

Parameters:

• button (telegram.KeyboardButton | str) – The button to use in the markup.

• resize_keyboard (bool, optional) – Requests clients to resize the keyboard vertically for optimal fit (e.g., make the keyboard smaller if there are just two rows of buttons). Defaults to False, in which case the custom keyboard is always of the same height as the app’s standard keyboard.

• one_time_keyboard (bool, optional) – Requests clients to hide the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.

• selective (bool, optional) –

  Use this parameter if you want to show the keyboard to specific users only. Targets:

  1. Users that are @mentioned in the text of the Message object.

  2. If the bot’s message is a reply to a message in the same chat and forum topic,

     sender of the original message.

  Defaults to False.

• input_field_placeholder (str) –

  Optional. The placeholder shown in the input field when the reply is active.

  Added in version 13.7.

• is_persistent (bool) –

  Optional. Requests clients to always show the keyboard when the regular keyboard is hidden. Defaults to False, in which case the custom keyboard can be hidden and opened with a keyboard icon.

  Added in version 20.0.

classmethod from_column(button_column, resize_keyboard=False, one_time_keyboard=False, selective=False, input_field_placeholder=None, is_persistent=None, **kwargs)

Shortcut for:

ReplyKeyboardMarkup([[button] for button in button_column], **kwargs)

Return a ReplyKeyboardMarkup from a single column of KeyboardButtons.

Parameters:

• button_column (Sequence[telegram.KeyboardButton | str]) –

  The button to use in the markup.

  Changed in version 20.0: Accepts any collections.abc.Sequence as input instead of just a list.

• resize_keyboard (bool, optional) – Requests clients to resize the keyboard vertically for optimal fit (e.g., make the keyboard smaller if there are just two rows of buttons). Defaults to False, in which case the custom keyboard is always of the same height as the app’s standard keyboard.

• one_time_keyboard (bool, optional) – Requests clients to hide the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.

• selective (bool, optional) –

  Use this parameter if you want to show the keyboard to specific users only. Targets:

  1. Users that are @mentioned in the text of the Message object.

  2. If the bot’s message is a reply to a message in the same chat and forum topic,

     sender of the original message.

  Defaults to False.

• input_field_placeholder (str) –

  Optional. The placeholder shown in the input field when the reply is active.

  Added in version 13.7.

• is_persistent (bool) –

  Optional. Requests clients to always show the keyboard when the regular keyboard is hidden. Defaults to False, in which case the custom keyboard can be hidden and opened with a keyboard icon.

  Added in version 20.0.

classmethod from_row(button_row, resize_keyboard=False, one_time_keyboard=False, selective=False, input_field_placeholder=None, is_persistent=None, **kwargs)

Shortcut for:

ReplyKeyboardMarkup([button_row], **kwargs)

Return a ReplyKeyboardMarkup from a single row of KeyboardButtons.

Parameters:

• button_row (Sequence[telegram.KeyboardButton | str]) –

  The button to use in the markup.

  Changed in version 20.0: Accepts any collections.abc.Sequence as input instead of just a list.

• resize_keyboard (bool, optional) – Requests clients to resize the keyboard vertically for optimal fit (e.g., make the keyboard smaller if there are just two rows of buttons). Defaults to False, in which case the custom keyboard is always of the same height as the app’s standard keyboard.

• one_time_keyboard (bool, optional) – Requests clients to hide the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.

• selective (bool, optional) –

  Use this parameter if you want to show the keyboard to specific users only. Targets:

  1. Users that are @mentioned in the text of the Message object.

  2. If the bot’s message is a reply to a message in the same chat and forum topic,

     sender of the original message.

  Defaults to False.

• input_field_placeholder (str) –

  Optional. The placeholder shown in the input field when the reply is active.

  Added in version 13.7.

• is_persistent (bool) –

  Optional. Requests clients to always show the keyboard when the regular keyboard is hidden. Defaults to False, in which case the custom keyboard can be hidden and opened with a keyboard icon.

  Added in version 20.0.