Telegram Bot features : 1️⃣ Send Images 📷 2️⃣ Send Buttons (Inline Keyboard) 🎛️ 3️⃣ Handle User Replies (Webhook) 🔄 - Gianguyen1234/app-doc GitHub Wiki

Let’s add more features to your Laravel Telegram Bot:

1️⃣ Send Images 📷
2️⃣ Send Buttons (Inline Keyboard) 🎛️
3️⃣ Handle User Replies (Webhook) 🔄

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1️⃣ Send Images 📷

Modify your TelegramService.php to send images:

public function sendPhoto($photoUrl, $caption = '')
{
    return $this->telegram->sendPhoto([
        'chat_id' => $this->chat_id,
        'photo' => $photoUrl,
        'caption' => $caption
    ]);
}

Usage Example

$telegram->sendPhoto("https://example.com/image.jpg", "Here’s an image!");

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2️⃣ Send Buttons (Inline Keyboard) 🎛️

Modify your TelegramService.php to send messages with buttons:

public function sendMessageWithButtons($message, $buttons)
{
    return $this->telegram->sendMessage([
        'chat_id' => $this->chat_id,
        'text' => $message,
        'reply_markup' => json_encode([
            'inline_keyboard' => $buttons
        ])
    ]);
}

Usage Example

$buttons = [
    [
        ['text' => 'Visit Website', 'url' => 'https://yourwebsite.com'],
        ['text' => 'Contact Support', 'url' => 'https://t.me/your_support_bot']
    ],
];

$telegram->sendMessageWithButtons("Choose an option:", $buttons);

✅ Inline buttons let users click links inside the chat.

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3️⃣ Handle User Replies (Webhook) 🔄

Step 1: Set Webhook in Telegram

Run this in your terminal to set your webhook URL:

curl -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/botYOUR_BOT_TOKEN/setWebhook?url=https://your-app.com/telegram/webhook"

Replace YOUR_BOT_TOKEN and your-app.com with your real bot token & Laravel app URL.

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Step 2: Create Webhook Route in Laravel

Edit routes/web.php:

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Services\TelegramService;

Route::post('/telegram/webhook', function (Request $request, TelegramService $telegram) {
    $update = $request->all();
    
    if (isset($update['message']['text'])) {
        $chatId = $update['message']['chat']['id'];
        $text = strtolower($update['message']['text']);
        
        if ($text === '/start') {
            $telegram->sendMessage("Welcome to the bot! 🚀");
        } elseif ($text === 'hello') {
            $telegram->sendMessage("Hello there! How can I help?");
        } else {
            $telegram->sendMessage("I don't understand that command. 🤔");
        }
    }

    return response()->json(['status' => 'ok']);
});

✅ Now your bot can reply to user messages dynamically!

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Final Test 🎯

1️⃣ Run your Laravel app.
2️⃣ Send /start or hello to your bot in Telegram.
3️⃣ Your bot should reply instantly! 🚀