Telegram Bot API: Stories, Profile, and Engagement

Purpose

Use this skill when the bot interacts with Telegram-native profile or engagement surfaces beyond regular messages.

Core API surface

• story objects and story-related methods exposed through the Bot API
• profile-photo methods for bots
• getUserProfilePhotos, getUserProfileAudios
• setUserEmojiStatus
• chat boosts
• message effects

Developer guidance

• Treat stories as ephemeral content with their own permissions, lifecycle, and sharing model.
• Separate profile-surface features from core message flows.
• Respect capability differences between bot-owned features and business-account-managed features.
• Track engagement signals, but do not couple critical product logic to them.

Common feature areas

• posting or editing stories on behalf of business accounts
• reacting to story-related context
• using emoji status or profile media for identity and presence
• reading boosts or engagement-related updates when community features depend on them

Common mistakes

• Assuming story operations work like message operations.
• Ignoring expiration windows and archive behavior.
• Treating profile surface APIs as globally available for any user.
• Forgetting that some engagement APIs are only relevant in business or admin contexts.

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