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Telegram Bot API - PHP SDK
==========================

> Telegram Bot PHP SDK lets you develop Telegram Bots in PHP easily! Supports Laravel out of the box.
>
> [Telegram Bot API][link-telegram-bot-api] is an HTTP-based interface created for developers keen on building bots for Telegram.
> 
> To learn more about the Telegram Bot API, please consult the [Introduction to Bots][link-telegram-bot-api] and [Bot FAQ](https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq) on official Telegram site.
>
> To get started writing your bots using this SDK, Please refer the [documentation][link-docs].

## Supported Versions

Only the latest released version of SDK is supported.
To facilitate upgrades we almost never make backwards-incompatible changes.

| Version | Supported                           | Documentation         |
|---------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2.x     | ❌ (security fixes only)             | ✅ [docs][link-docs]   |
| 3.x     | ✅ (current)                         | ❌                     |
| 4.x     | ✅ ([in development][link-new-repo]) | ❌                     |

## Documentation

Documentation for the SDK can be found on the [website][link-docs].

## Are You Using Telegram Bot SDK?

If you're using this SDK to build your Telegram Bots or have a project that's relevant to this SDK, We'd love to know and share it with the world.

Head over to [Awesome Telegram Bots][link-awesome-telegram-bots] to share, discover, and learn more.

## Additional information

Any issues, feedback, suggestions or questions please use issue tracker [here][link-issues].

## Contributing

Thank you for considering contributing to the project. Please review the [CONTRIBUTING](https://telegram-bot-sdk.readme.io/docs/contributing) guidelines before submitting any pull requests.

## Credits

- [Syed Irfaq R.][link-author]
- [All Contributors][link-contributors]

## Thanks

Thanks to these companies for providing access to their products that have been very useful in developing this SDK. Please go check them out!

<a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/?from=telegram-bot-sdk"><img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1915268/74379552-06464a80-4e0e-11ea-9dfa-2b4f17d6f184.png" alt="JetBrains" width="100"/></a>
<a href="https://1password.com/?utm_source=telegram-bot-sdk"><img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1915268/80118353-e79ac780-85a5-11ea-9447-6be9090ca8de.png" alt="1Password" width="100"></a>

## Disclaimer

This project and its author is neither associated, nor affiliated with [Telegram](https://telegram.org/) in anyway.
See License section for more details.

## License

This project is released under the [BSD 3-Clause][link-license] License.

[link-author]: https://github.com/irazasyed
[link-repo]: https://github.com/irazasyed/telegram-bot-sdk
[link-new-repo]: https://github.com/telegram-bot-sdk/telegram-bot-sdk
[link-issues]: https://github.com/irazasyed/telegram-bot-sdk/issues
[link-contributors]: https://github.com/irazasyed/telegram-bot-sdk/contributors
[link-docs]: https://telegram-bot-sdk.readme.io/docs
[link-license]: https://github.com/irazasyed/telegram-bot-sdk/blob/master/LICENSE
[link-sdk-users]: https://github.com/irazasyed/telegram-bot-sdk/wiki/Who's-Using-Telegram-Bot-SDK%3F
[link-jetbrains]: https://www.jetbrains.com/?from=telegram-bot-sdk
[link-telegram-bot-api]: https://core.telegram.org/bots
[link-awesome-telegram-bots]: https://github.com/telegram-bot-sdk/awesome-telegram-bots
