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steadfast/telegram-bot-api
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Telegram Bot API written in PHP

2.3.0(7y ago)128MITPHPPHP >=5.5.0

Since Aug 23Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/Everhard/Telegram-Bot-API)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/steadfast/telegram-bot-api)[ Docs](https://github.com/Everhard/Telegram-Bot-API)[ RSS](/packages/steadfast-telegram-bot-api/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago

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Telegram Bot API
================

[](#telegram-bot-api)

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An extended native [Telegram Bot API](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api) in PHP without requirements. Supports all methods and types of responses.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require steadfast/telegram-bot-api
```

Client usage
------------

[](#client-usage)

How to send message:

```
use TelegramBot\Api\BotApi;

$bot = new BotApi($bot_api_token);

$bot->sendMessage($chat_id, $message_text);
```

Server usage
------------

[](#server-usage)

To handle commands:

```
use TelegramBot\Api\Client;

$bot = new Client($bot_api_token);

$bot->command('ping', function ($message) use ($bot) {
    $bot->sendMessage($message->getChat()->getId(), 'pong!');
});
```

To handle an event when the bot was added to a group:

```
use TelegramBot\Api\Client;

$bot = new Client($bot_api_token);

$bot->wasAddedToAGroup(function ($message) use ($bot) {
    $bot->sendMessage($message->getChat()->getId(), "Let's welcome our new member!");
});
```

To handle an event when the bot was removed from a group:

```
use TelegramBot\Api\Client;

$bot = new Client($bot_api_token);

$bot->wasRemovedFromAGroup(function ($message) use ($bot) {
    $bot->sendMessage($message->getChat()->getId(), "Say goodbye to our friend!");
});
```

To handle any events:

```
use TelegramBot\Api\Client;

$bot = new Client($bot_api_token);

$bot->on(function ($update) {
    echo $update->getUpdateId();
});
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~10 days

Total

4

Last Release

2789d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0bce5a2f157c2fbdf731735358f2ad6979306b62dc8b5a2a632dc8c87806a7a3?d=identicon)[Steadfast](/maintainers/Steadfast)

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Tags

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