# Media, Videos & Stickers

> Send photos, audio, videos with custom covers and start timestamps, and animated stickers.

**Category:** Telegram Bot API (A-Z)  
**URL:** https://docs.botlify.cloud/?page=media-stickers  
**Platform:** Botlify Cloud (https://botlify.cloud)  

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## Enhanced Video Controls (API 8.x)

      

Telegram allows setting custom video cover thumbnails and opening videos at a specific playback second:

      
```php
bot('sendVideo', [
    'chat_id'         => $chatId,
    'video'           => 'https://example.com/demo.mp4',
    'caption'         => '🎬 Watch Product Demo (Starts at 15s)',
    'parse_mode'      => 'HTML',
    'cover'           => 'https://example.com/thumbnail.jpg',
    'start_timestamp' => 15 // Starts playback at 00:15
]);
```

      

## Sending Animated & Static Stickers

      

Stickers can be sent using their permanent Telegram `file_id`:

      
```php
bot('sendSticker', [
    'chat_id' => $chatId,
    'sticker' => 'CAACAgIAAxkBAAE...sticker_file_id...'
]);
```