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

str – document.

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.

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.