createNewStickerSet — Botlify Cloud Docs

Use this method to create a new sticker set owned by a user. The bot will be able to edit the sticker set thus created. Returns True on success.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`user_id`	Integer	Yes	User identifier of created sticker set owner
`name`	String	Yes	Short name of sticker set, to be used in `t.me/addstickers/` URLs (e.g., animals). Can contain only English letters, digits and underscores. Must begin with a letter, can't contain consecutive underscores and must end in `"_by_<bot_username>"`. `<bot_username>` is case insensitive. 1-64 characters.
`title`	String	Yes	Sticker set title, 1-64 characters
`stickers`	Array of InputSticker	Yes	A JSON-serialized list of 1-50 initial stickers to be added to the sticker set
`sticker_type`	String	Optional	Type of stickers in the set, pass "regular", "mask", or "custom_emoji". By default, a regular sticker set is created.
`needs_repainting`	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if stickers in the sticker set must be repainted to the color of text when used in messages, the accent color if used as emoji status, white on chat photos, or another appropriate color based on context; for custom emoji sticker sets only

Example

PHP — Call createNewStickerSet on Botlify Cloud

<?php
// ── Botlify Cloud .env — auto-injected, never hardcode secrets ──
$BOT_TOKEN     = getenv('BOT_TOKEN');     // Telegram bot token from @BotFather
$ADMIN_CHAT_ID = getenv('ADMIN_CHAT_ID'); // Your numeric admin Telegram user ID
$BOT_USERNAME  = getenv('BOT_USERNAME');  // Bot username without @

$resp = bot('createNewStickerSet', [
    'user_id' => $userId,
    'name' => 'Hello from Botlify Cloud!',
    'title' => 'Hello from Botlify Cloud!',
    'stickers' => 'value',
]);

if ($resp['ok'] ?? false) {
    $result = $resp['result']; // handle the response
}

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.