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matriphe/telegrambot
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PHP Library for Telegram Bot API.

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Telegram Bot PHP Library
========================

[](#telegram-bot-php-library)

PHP Library for [Telegram Bot API](core.telegram.org/bots/api).

Telegram Bot API
----------------

[](#telegram-bot-api)

First you must have a Telegram Bot. To do so, [just read the documentation on Telegram website](https://core.telegram.org/bots).

### TL;DR

[](#tldr)

1. Add [@BotFather](https://telegram.me/botfather) to start conversation.
2. Type `/newbot` and **@BotFather** will ask the name for your bot.
3. Choose a cool name, for example `The Cool Bot` and hit enter.
4. Now choose a username for your bot. It must end in *bot*, for example `CoolBot` or `Cool_Bot`.
5. If succeed, **@BotFather** will give you API key to be used in this library.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The easiest way to install is using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org).

```
composer require matriphe/telegrambot
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

For example, you can use the library like this:

```