I see some bots acts regarding args passed to the bot. For example:
https://t.me/name_bot?start=something
This is helpful for sending invitations/ referral / promo codes etc.
How can I handle this using python-telegram-bot and getting the start value?
Is it possible to use different vars other than start?
I never tested it before but it seems you have it in documentation as deep linking.
start=something should run command /start something
Link can use only start or startgroup
import os
import telegram
from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler
# --- init ---
TOKEN = os.getenv('TELEGRAM_TOKEN')
updater = Updater(token=TOKEN, use_context=True)
dispatcher = updater.dispatcher
# --- commands ---
def start(update, context):
print('text:', update.message.text) # /start something
print('args:', context.args) # ['something']
dispatcher.add_handler(CommandHandler('start', start))
# --- start ---
updater.start_polling()
updater.idle()
