# go-telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api

Golang bindings for the Telegram Bot API

Repository: https://github.com/go-telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/telegram-bot-api
Homepage: https://go-telegram-bot-api.dev
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: telegram, golang, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2024-08-14T05:51:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4087, "days_push": 749, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6402, forks 992 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:43.131345+00:00)

## What it is
Go bindings for the Telegram Bot API, providing a thin wrapper around all bot endpoints including message sending, file uploads, webhooks, and long polling. It intentionally offers no higher-level features like command handlers or plugins, leaving bot logic design to the developer.

## Use cases
- build a telegram bot in go
- send messages to telegram chats from a server
- receive telegram updates via long polling or webhooks
- upload photos and files to telegram
- create an echo bot with the telegram bot api
- handle telegram callback queries and inline keyboards

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, well-documented Go wrapper over the raw Telegram Bot API
- you prefer designing your own command handling and bot architecture
- you need webhook support for high-traffic bots on platforms like Google App Engine

## When to avoid
- you want a batteries-included framework with plugins, routers, and command handlers
- you need a client library in a language other than Go
- you require production-grade update processing out of the box, since GetUpdatesChan is basic and single-threaded

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: sdk, http-client, chatbot
- domain: messaging-platforms, chatbots, developer-tools
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: telegram-bot-api, golang-bindings, bot-framework, webhooks, long-polling, automation

## Member repositories
- go-telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.131345+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:45:00.578192+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/go-telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.131345+00:00, sha 8eace89b1349)
  - homepage: https://go-telegram-bot-api.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:55.760455+00:00, sha 5d0162240a53)
  - site_page: https://go-telegram-bot-api.dev/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:55.769746+00:00, sha a438e9d20324)
  - site_page: https://go-telegram-bot-api.dev/getting-started/library-structure (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:55.771919+00:00, sha ece1e00dc995)
  - site_page: https://go-telegram-bot-api.dev/getting-started/files (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:55.773536+00:00, sha 7370483216e7)
  - site_page: https://go-telegram-bot-api.dev/getting-started/important-notes (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:55.775138+00:00, sha 9698131209c0)
  - site_page: https://go-telegram-bot-api.dev/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:55.776739+00:00, sha 25f65942605f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.