# richblock

> This object represents a block in a rich formatted message

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

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This object represents a block in a rich formatted message. Currently, it can be any of the following types:

* RichBlockParagraph

* RichBlockSectionHeading

* RichBlockPreformatted

* RichBlockFooter

* RichBlockDivider

* RichBlockMathematicalExpression

* RichBlockAnchor

* RichBlockList

* RichBlockBlockQuotation

* RichBlockExpandableBlockQuotation

* RichBlockPullQuotation

* RichBlockCollage

* RichBlockSlideshow

* RichBlockTable

* RichBlockDetails

* RichBlockMap

* RichBlockButtons

* RichBlockAnimation

* RichBlockAudio

* RichBlockDocument

* RichBlockPhoto

* RichBlockVideo

* RichBlockVoiceNote

* RichBlockThinking

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