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Message → Send Chat Action
AI-generatedSummary
Send a chat action to a specified Telegram chat to indicate the bot's current action, such as typing or uploading a photo.
Inputs
- Chat ID (required) — Unique identifier for the target chat or username (@channelusername).
- Action (required) — Type of action to broadcast. Options include typing, upload_photo, record_video, upload_video, record_voice, upload_voice, upload_document, choose_sticker, find_location, record_video_note, and upload_video_note.
Output shape
a single object representing the Telegram API response for the sent chat action
The response includes the result of the sendChatAction Telegram API call. If multiple items are processed, the node outputs one item per response.
Examples
Example 1: Send Chat Action 'typing' in a chat to indicate the bot is typing a message.
Set 'Chat ID' to the target chat's unique identifier or channel username and select 'typing' for the 'Action'.