setMyDescription — Botlify Cloud Docs

Use this method to change the bot's description, which is shown in the chat with the bot if the chat is empty. Returns True on success.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`description`	String	Optional	New bot description; 0-512 characters. Pass an empty string to remove the dedicated description for the given language.
`language_code`	String	Optional	A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code. If empty, the description will be applied to all users for whose language there is no dedicated description.

Example

PHP — Call setMyDescription (no parameters)

<?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('setMyDescription');

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.