# sendPhoto

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

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

Use this method to send photos. On success, the sent [Message](message.md) is returned.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| business\_connection\_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent |
| chat\_id | Integer or String | Optional | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup, or channel in the format `@username`; required unless the message is sent as an ephemeral reply to a callback query |
| message\_thread\_id | Integer | Optional | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only |
| direct\_messages\_topic\_id | Integer | Optional | Identifier of the direct messages topic to which the message will be sent; required if the message is sent to a direct messages chat |
| ephemeral\_message\_parameters | [EphemeralMessageParameters](ephemeralmessageparameters.md) | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the ephemeral message to send |
| photo | [InputFile](inputfile.md) or String | Yes | Photo to send. Pass a file\_id as String to send a photo that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended), pass an HTTP URL as a String for Telegram to get a photo from the Internet, or upload a new photo using multipart/form-data. The photo must be at most 10 MB in size. The photo's width and height must not exceed 10000 in total. Width and height ratio must be at most 20. [More information on Sending Files »](sending-files.md) |
| caption | String | Optional | Photo caption (may also be used when resending photos by *file\_id*), 0-1024 characters after entities parsing |
| parse\_mode | String | Optional | Mode for parsing entities in the photo caption. See [formatting options](formatting-options.md) for more details. |
| caption\_entities | Array of [MessageEntity](messageentity.md) | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of *parse\_mode* |
| show\_caption\_above\_media | Boolean | Optional | Pass *True* if the caption must be shown above the message media |
| has\_spoiler | Boolean | Optional | Pass *True* if the photo needs to be covered with a spoiler animation |
| disable\_notification | Boolean | Optional | Sends the message [silently](https://telegram.org/blog/channels-2-0#silent-messages). Users will receive a notification with no sound. |
| protect\_content | Boolean | Optional | Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving |
| allow\_paid\_broadcast | Boolean | Optional | Pass *True* to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring [broadcasting limits](../external/bots/faq.md#how-can-i-message-all-of-my-bot-39s-subscribers-at-once) for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance. |
| message\_effect\_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only |
| suggested\_post\_parameters | [SuggestedPostParameters](suggestedpostparameters.md) | Optional | A JSON-serialized object containing the parameters of the suggested post to send; for direct messages chats only. If the message is sent as a reply to another suggested post, then that suggested post is automatically declined. |
| reply\_parameters | [ReplyParameters](replyparameters.md) | Optional | Description of the message to reply to |
| reply\_markup | [InlineKeyboardMarkup](inlinekeyboardmarkup.md) or [ReplyKeyboardMarkup](replykeyboardmarkup.md) or [ReplyKeyboardRemove](replykeyboardremove.md) or [ForceReply](forcereply.md) | Optional | Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an [inline keyboard](../external/bots/features.md#inline-keyboards), [custom reply keyboard](../external/bots/features.md#keyboards), instructions to remove a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user. |