setMyCommands — Botlify Cloud Docs

Use this method to change the list of the bot's commands. See this manual for more details about bot commands. Returns True on success.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`commands`	Array of BotCommand	Yes	A JSON-serialized list of bot commands to be set as the list of the bot's commands. At most 100 commands can be specified.
`scope`	BotCommandScope	Optional	A JSON-serialized object, describing scope of users for which the commands are relevant. Defaults to BotCommandScopeDefault.
`language_code`	String	Optional	A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code. If empty, commands will be applied to all users from the given scope, for whose language there are no dedicated commands.

Example

PHP — Call setMyCommands 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('setMyCommands', [
    'commands' => [['start' => 'Main menu', 'help' => 'How to use']],
]);

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.