# uploadStickerFile

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

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

Use this method to upload a file with a sticker for later use in the [createNewStickerSet](createnewstickerset.md), [addStickerToSet](addstickertoset.md), or [replaceStickerInSet](replacestickerinset.md) methods (the file can be used multiple times). Returns the uploaded [File](file.md) on success.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| user\_id | Integer | Yes | User identifier of sticker file owner |
| sticker | [InputFile](inputfile.md) | Yes | A file with the sticker in .WEBP, .PNG, .TGS, or .WEBM format. See [<https://core.telegram.org/stickers>](../external/stickers.md) for technical requirements. [More information on Sending Files »](sending-files.md) |
| sticker\_format | String | Yes | Format of the sticker, must be one of “static”, “animated”, “video” |