# PollOption

> This object contains information about one answer option in a poll

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

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This object contains information about one answer option in a poll.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| persistent_id | String | Always | Unique identifier of the option, persistent on option addition and deletion |
| text | String | Always | Option text, 1-100 characters |
| text_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional | Special entities that appear in the option text. Currently, only custom emoji entities are allowed in poll option texts |
| media | PollMedia | Optional | Media added to the poll option |
| voter_count | Integer | Always | Number of users who voted for this option; may be 0 if unknown |
| added_by_user | User | Optional | User who added the option; omitted if the option wasn't added by a user after poll creation |
| added_by_chat | Chat | Optional | Chat that added the option; omitted if the option wasn't added by a chat after poll creation |
| addition_date | Integer | Optional | Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the option was added; omitted if the option existed in the original poll |

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