eztelegramapi 0.4.0

Simple Telegram helper

EzTelegramAPI

The simplest way to send Telegram messages from Python.
Four functions. Zero boilerplate. Just send.

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🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/EmptyOverlord/EzTelegramAPI
📦 PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/eztelegramapi/

Installation

pip install EzTelegramAPI

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Quickstart

from eztelegramapi import send_message, edit_message, delete_message, forward_message

TOKEN   = "123456789:AABBCCDDEEFFaabbccddeeff-1234567890"  # from @BotFather
CHAT_ID = 987654321                                         # your chat ID

msg_id = send_message(TOKEN, CHAT_ID, "Hello from EzTelegramAPI! 🚀")
edit_message(TOKEN, CHAT_ID, msg_id, "Updated message ✏️")
delete_message(TOKEN, CHAT_ID, msg_id)
forward_message(TOKEN, FROM_CHAT_ID=CHAT_ID, TO_CHAT_ID=987654322, MESSAGE_ID=msg_id)

That's it. Seriously.

Why EzTelegramAPI?

	EzTelegramAPI	Other libraries
Setup	None	Config, classes, handlers...
Lines to send a message	1	5–20+
Dependencies	requests	Multiple
Learning curve	Zero	Non-zero

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API Reference

send_message(token, chat_id, text, *, return_message_id=True)

Parameter	Type	Description
token	str	Your bot token from @BotFather
chat_id	int	Target chat or user ID
text	str	Message text (supports emoji ✅)
return_message_id	bool	If True (default) returns message_id, else raw Response

Returns: int (message_id) or requests.Response

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edit_message(token, chat_id, message_id, text)

Parameter	Type	Description
token	str	Your bot token from @BotFather
chat_id	int	Target chat or user ID
message_id	int	ID of the message to edit
text	str	New message text

Returns: requests.Response

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delete_message(token, chat_id, message_id)

Parameter	Type	Description
token	str	Your bot token from @BotFather
chat_id	int	Target chat or user ID
message_id	int	ID of the message to delete

Returns: requests.Response

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forward_message(token, from_chat_id, to_chat_id, message_id)

Parameter	Type	Description
token	str	Your bot token from @BotFather
from_chat_id	int	Chat to forward the message from
to_chat_id	int	Chat to forward the message to
message_id	int	ID of the message to forward

Returns: int (message_id of the forwarded message)

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Examples

Live progress update:

import time
msg_id = send_message(TOKEN, CHAT_ID, "⏳ Job started...")
time.sleep(5)
edit_message(TOKEN, CHAT_ID, msg_id, "✅ Job finished!")

Clean up after yourself:

msg_id = send_message(TOKEN, CHAT_ID, "⏳ Processing...")
do_work()
delete_message(TOKEN, CHAT_ID, msg_id)

Repost to another chat:

forward_message(TOKEN, FROM_CHAT_ID=CHAT_ID, TO_CHAT_ID=OTHER_CHAT_ID, MESSAGE_ID=msg_id)

Alert on error:

try:
    risky_operation()
except Exception as e:
    send_message(TOKEN, CHAT_ID, f"🔴 Error: {e}")

Cron job notification:

from datetime import datetime
now = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
send_message(TOKEN, CHAT_ID, f"✅ Backup finished at {now}")

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How to get your Chat ID

1. Start a chat with @userinfobot
2. Send /start
3. It replies with your numeric ID — use that as chat_id

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License

MIT