Telegram Bot : what message/user is the bot replying to?

Question

background: I'm making a Telegram Bot for a group chat, that parses messages for specific keywords, then marks a spreadsheet per those keywords, and then sends a message to show that marking was successful or not.

Now this gets confusing when multiple messages are sent to the bot at the same time - so my question is:

Question: Is there a /sendMessage method for bots that replies to a certain message? if not : is there a way to mention the user whom the bot is talking to?

Where is your code? – Maximilian Burszley Apr 24 '18 at 19:12 — Maximilian Burszley, Apr 24 '18 at 19:12
in google scripts, using java. – Shiva J Apr 24 '18 at 19:13 — Shiva J, Apr 24 '18 at 19:13
read [this](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask) – Lemayzeur Apr 24 '18 at 19:25 — Lemayzeur, Apr 24 '18 at 19:25
How are you using Java in Apps Script? – tehhowch Apr 27 '18 at 12:04 — tehhowch, Apr 27 '18 at 12:04

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 27 '18 at 09:53

There is a reply_to_message_id property in the sendMessage object.

Set that and the message that the bot posts should show up a s a reply to the message you received.

This will however only work if the message your bot is send is to the same chat/group that the original message came from.

Telegram Bot : what message/user is the bot replying to?

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