# ReplyKeyboardMarkup

Source: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#replykeyboardmarkup

[Documentation index](../llms.txt)

This object represents a [custom keyboard](../external/bots/features.md#keyboards) with reply options (see [Introduction to bots](../external/bots/features.md#keyboards) for details and examples). Not supported in channels and for messages sent on behalf of a business account.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| keyboard | Array of Array of [KeyboardButton](keyboardbutton.md) | Array of button rows, each represented by an Array of [KeyboardButton](keyboardbutton.md) objects |
| is\_persistent | Boolean | *Optional*. Requests clients to always show the keyboard when the regular keyboard is hidden. Defaults to *False*, in which case the custom keyboard can be hidden and opened with a keyboard icon. |
| resize\_keyboard | Boolean | *Optional*. Requests clients to resize the keyboard vertically for optimal fit (e.g., make the keyboard smaller if there are just two rows of buttons). Defaults to *False*, in which case the custom keyboard is always of the same height as the app's standard keyboard. |
| one\_time\_keyboard | Boolean | *Optional*. Requests clients to hide the keyboard as soon as it's been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to *False*. |
| input\_field\_placeholder | String | *Optional*. The placeholder to be shown in the input field when the keyboard is active; 1-64 characters |
| selective | Boolean | *Optional*. Use this parameter if you want to show the keyboard to specific users only. Targets: 1) users that are @mentioned in the *text* of the [Message](message.md) object; 2) if the bot's message is a reply to a message in the same chat and forum topic, sender of the original message.  *Example:* A user requests to change the bot's language, bot replies to the request with a keyboard to select the new language. Other users in the group don't see the keyboard. |
| force\_reply | Boolean | *Optional*. Pass *True* if the reply interface must be shown to the user, as if they had manually selected the bot's message and tapped 'Reply' |