# InputProfilePhotoAnimated

> An animated profile photo in the MPEG4 format

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

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An animated profile photo in the MPEG4 format.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| type | String | Always | Type of the profile photo, must be animated |
| animation | String | Always | The animated profile photo. Profile photos can't be reused and can only be uploaded as a new file, so you can pass "attach://<file_attach_name>" if the photo was uploaded using multipart/form-data under <file_attach_name>. More information on Sending Files » |
| main_frame_timestamp | Float | Optional | Timestamp in seconds of the frame that will be used as the static profile photo. Defaults to 0.0. |

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