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Message → Send Chat Action
AI-generatedSummary
Send a chat action to a specified Telegram chat to indicate the bot's activity, such as typing or uploading media.
Inputs
- Chat ID (required) — Unique identifier for the target chat or username (@channelusername) where the chat action will be sent.
- Action (required) — Type of chat action to broadcast, indicating the bot's current activity (e.g., typing, upload_photo, record_video, etc.).
Output shape
a single JSON object representing the result of the Telegram API call indicating the chat action status.
Returns the API response's 'result' field when available; no streaming or pagination. Errors are thrown if the API call fails unless 'continueOnFail' is enabled, in which case error messages appear in the output.