sendPoll — Botlify Cloud Docs

Use this method to send a native poll. On success, the sent Message is returned.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`business_connection_id`	String	Optional	Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent
`chat_id`	Integer or String	Yes	Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format `@username`. Polls can't be sent to channel direct messages chats.
`message_thread_id`	Integer	Optional	Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only
`question`	String	Yes	Poll question, 1-300 characters
`question_parse_mode`	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the question. See formatting options for more details. Currently, only custom emoji entities are allowed.
`question_entities`	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the poll question. It can be specified instead of question_parse_mode.
`options`	Array of InputPollOption	Yes	A JSON-serialized list of 1-12 answer options
`is_anonymous`	Boolean	Optional	True, if the poll needs to be anonymous, defaults to True
`type`	String	Optional	Poll type, "quiz" or "regular", defaults to "regular"
`allows_multiple_answers`	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the poll allows multiple answers, defaults to False
`allows_revoting`	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the poll allows to change chosen answer options, defaults to False for quizzes and to True for regular polls
`shuffle_options`	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the poll options must be shown in random order
`allow_adding_options`	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if answer options can be added to the poll after creation; not supported for anonymous polls and quizzes
`hide_results_until_closes`	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if poll results must be shown only after the poll closes
`members_only`	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if voting is limited to users who have been members of the chat where the poll is being sent for more than 24 hours; for channel chats only
`country_codes`	Array of String	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of 0-12 two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes indicating the countries from which users can vote in the poll; for channel chats only. Use "FT" as a country code to allow users with anonymous numbers to vote. If omitted or empty, then users from any country can participate in the poll.
`correct_option_ids`	Array of Integer	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of monotonically increasing 0-based identifiers of the correct answer options, required for polls in quiz mode
`explanation`	String	Optional	Text that is shown when a user chooses an incorrect answer or taps on the lamp icon in a quiz-style poll, 0-200 characters with at most 2 line feeds after entities parsing
`explanation_parse_mode`	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the explanation. See formatting options for more details.
`explanation_entities`	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the poll explanation. It can be specified instead of explanation_parse_mode.
`explanation_media`	InputPollMedia	Optional	Media added to the quiz explanation
`open_period`	Integer	Optional	Amount of time in seconds the poll will be active after creation, 5-2628000. Can't be used together with close_date.
`close_date`	Integer	Optional	Point in time (Unix timestamp) when the poll will be automatically closed. Must be at least 5 and no more than 2628000 seconds in the future. Can't be used together with open_period.
`is_closed`	Boolean	Optional	Pass True if the poll needs to be immediately closed. This can be useful for poll preview.
`description`	String	Optional	Description of the poll to be sent, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing
`description_parse_mode`	String	Optional	Mode for parsing entities in the poll description. See formatting options for more details.
`description_entities`	Array of MessageEntity	Optional	A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the poll description, which can be specified instead of description_parse_mode
`media`	InputPollMedia	Optional	Media added to the poll description
`disable_notification`	Boolean	Optional	Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.
`protect_content`	Boolean	Optional	Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving
`allow_paid_broadcast`	Boolean	Optional	Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance.
`message_effect_id`	String	Optional	Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only
`reply_parameters`	ReplyParameters	Optional	Description of the message to reply to
`reply_markup`	InlineKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardMarkup or ReplyKeyboardRemove or ForceReply	Optional	Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user.

Example

PHP — Call sendPoll 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('sendPoll', [
    'chat_id' => $chatId,
    'question' => 'value',
    'options' => '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.