# Checklist

> Describes a checklist

**Category:** Telegram Bot API — Types (A-Z)  
**URL:** https://docs.botlify.cloud/checklist  
**Platform:** Botlify Cloud (https://botlify.cloud)  

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Describes a checklist.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| title | String | Always | Title of the checklist |
| title_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional | Special entities that appear in the checklist title |
| tasks | Array of ChecklistTask | Always | List of tasks in the checklist |
| others_can_add_tasks | True | Optional | True, if users other than the creator of the list can add tasks to the list |
| others_can_mark_tasks_as_done | True | Optional | True, if users other than the creator of the list can mark tasks as done or not done |

> [!TIP]
> **Botlify Cloud Runtime**
> Credentials are auto-injected in .env — always load them with getenv(): BOT_TOKEN, ADMIN_CHAT_ID, BOT_USERNAME. Main database: database.db (SQLite, WAL mode). Runtime errors: error.log. Quick test: send to $ADMIN_CHAT_ID. Full details: Runtime Reference.