Bot API (routes/bot.rs — full rewrite): - getUpdates: persistent update_id counter, offset acknowledgement, limit (max 100), long-poll up to 30s with 1s intervals - sendMessage: parse_mode, reply_to_message_id, reply_markup (inline keyboards) - answerCallbackQuery: acknowledge button clicks - editMessageText: update sent messages - setWebhook / deleteWebhook / getWebhookInfo: webhook configuration - sendDocument: file reference with caption - Bot queue: raw messages migrated to bot_queue:<fp>:<update_id> for ordering Web client (routes/web.rs): - Bot messages rendered properly (was showing "[message could not be decrypted]") - Handles bot_message, bot_edit, bot_document as both Text and Binary WS frames - Inline keyboard buttons rendered as bracketed text - Missed call notifications handled in Text frame path Docs: - LLM_BOT_DEV.md: token-optimized bot dev reference for coding assistant LLM (Python + Node.js examples, all endpoints, TG compatibility table) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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featherChat Bot Development Reference
Setup
Server: http://HOST:7700
All bot endpoints: /v1/bot/<TOKEN>/METHOD
Register bot:
POST /v1/bot/register
{"name":"MyBot","fingerprint":"any_32_hex_chars"}
→ {"ok":true,"result":{"token":"TOKEN","alias":"@mybot_bot"}}
Bot names must end with Bot/bot/_bot. Token format: <fp_prefix>:<random_hex>.
Endpoints
getMe
GET /v1/bot/TOKEN/getMe
→ {"ok":true,"result":{"id":"fp","is_bot":true,"first_name":"MyBot","username":"MyBot"}}
getUpdates (long-poll)
POST /v1/bot/TOKEN/getUpdates
{"offset":LAST_UPDATE_ID+1,"timeout":30,"limit":100}
→ {"ok":true,"result":[{"update_id":N,"message":{...}}]}
offset: skip updates with id < offset (acknowledge processed) timeout: long-poll seconds (max 30) limit: max updates to return (default 100)
sendMessage
POST /v1/bot/TOKEN/sendMessage
{
"chat_id": "FINGERPRINT",
"text": "Hello!",
"parse_mode": "HTML", // optional
"reply_to_message_id": "MSG_ID", // optional
"reply_markup": { // optional, inline keyboard
"inline_keyboard": [
[{"text":"Yes","callback_data":"yes"},{"text":"No","callback_data":"no"}]
]
}
}
→ {"ok":true,"result":{"message_id":"UUID","delivered":true}}
answerCallbackQuery
POST /v1/bot/TOKEN/answerCallbackQuery
{"callback_query_id":"ID","text":"Done!","show_alert":false}
→ {"ok":true,"result":true}
editMessageText
POST /v1/bot/TOKEN/editMessageText
{"chat_id":"FP","message_id":"MSG_ID","text":"Updated text","reply_markup":{...}}
sendDocument
POST /v1/bot/TOKEN/sendDocument
{"chat_id":"FP","document":"filename_or_url","caption":"optional"}
setWebhook / deleteWebhook / getWebhookInfo
POST /v1/bot/TOKEN/setWebhook {"url":"https://mybot.example.com/webhook"}
POST /v1/bot/TOKEN/deleteWebhook
GET /v1/bot/TOKEN/getWebhookInfo
Update Types
Messages from users arrive in getUpdates as:
Plaintext (from other bots):
{"update_id":1,"message":{"message_id":"id","from":{"id":"fp","is_bot":true},"chat":{"id":"fp","type":"private"},"text":"Hello"}}
Encrypted (from users with E2E sessions):
{"update_id":2,"message":{"message_id":"id","from":{"id":"fp","is_bot":false},"chat":{"id":"fp"},"text":null,"raw_encrypted":"base64..."}}
Note: v1 bots cannot decrypt E2E messages. They see text=null + raw_encrypted blob.
Call signal:
{"update_id":3,"message":{"text":"/call_Offer","call_signal":{"type":"Offer","payload":"..."}}}
File:
{"update_id":4,"message":{"document":{"file_name":"report.pdf","file_size":1234}}}
Python Examples
Echo Bot
import requests, time
TOKEN = "YOUR_TOKEN"
API = f"http://localhost:7700/v1/bot/{TOKEN}"
offset = 0
while True:
resp = requests.post(f"{API}/getUpdates", json={"offset": offset, "timeout": 30}).json()
for update in resp.get("result", []):
offset = update["update_id"] + 1
msg = update.get("message", {})
chat_id = msg.get("chat", {}).get("id", "")
text = msg.get("text")
if text and chat_id:
requests.post(f"{API}/sendMessage", json={"chat_id": chat_id, "text": f"Echo: {text}"})
Inline Keyboard Bot
import requests
TOKEN = "YOUR_TOKEN"
API = f"http://localhost:7700/v1/bot/{TOKEN}"
offset = 0
def send_menu(chat_id):
requests.post(f"{API}/sendMessage", json={
"chat_id": chat_id,
"text": "Choose an option:",
"reply_markup": {
"inline_keyboard": [
[{"text": "Option A", "callback_data": "a"}, {"text": "Option B", "callback_data": "b"}],
[{"text": "Help", "callback_data": "help"}]
]
}
})
while True:
resp = requests.post(f"{API}/getUpdates", json={"offset": offset, "timeout": 30}).json()
for update in resp.get("result", []):
offset = update["update_id"] + 1
msg = update.get("message", {})
text = msg.get("text", "")
chat_id = msg.get("chat", {}).get("id", "")
if text == "/start":
send_menu(chat_id)
elif text:
requests.post(f"{API}/sendMessage", json={"chat_id": chat_id, "text": f"You said: {text}"})
Node.js Echo Bot
const API = `http://localhost:7700/v1/bot/${process.env.BOT_TOKEN}`;
let offset = 0;
async function poll() {
while (true) {
try {
const res = await fetch(`${API}/getUpdates`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({offset, timeout: 30})
});
const data = await res.json();
for (const update of data.result || []) {
offset = update.update_id + 1;
const msg = update.message;
if (msg?.text && msg?.chat?.id) {
await fetch(`${API}/sendMessage`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({chat_id: msg.chat.id, text: `Echo: ${msg.text}`})
});
}
}
} catch (e) { console.error(e); await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 3000)); }
}
}
poll();
Differences from Telegram
| Feature | Telegram | featherChat |
|---|---|---|
| chat_id | numeric | hex fingerprint string |
| getUpdates timeout | up to 50s | up to 30s |
| User messages | plaintext | E2E encrypted (text=null in v1) |
| Bot messages | plaintext | plaintext (no E2E) |
| File upload | multipart form | JSON reference (v1) |
| Inline keyboards | full support | stored + delivered, no popup |
| Callback queries | full popup | acknowledged, no popup |
| Webhooks | full HTTPS | URL stored, delivery planned |
| Media groups | supported | not yet |
| parse_mode | renders HTML/MD | stored, not rendered (v1) |
Key Patterns
Always use offset — without it, the same messages are returned every poll.
chat_id is the sender's fingerprint — use msg.chat.id or msg.from.id.
Bot alias — users message bots via @mybot_bot which resolves to the bot's fingerprint.
Error handling — all responses have {"ok": bool}. Check ok before accessing result.
Rate limits — 200 concurrent server requests, no per-bot limit (be reasonable).