René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Full Support for Bot API 9.0","articleBody":"## Bot API 9.0\n\n\u003e [!IMPORTANT]\n\u003e - Comment here or in the dev group what you want to work on so we can assign you\n\u003e - Please copy the relevant part of the checklist from https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/issues/4756 to your PR and make sure to cover everything :)\n\u003e - Please base your branch on the [api_9.0](https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/tree/api_9.0) branch\n\u003e - If this is your first contribution, please be sure to read the [contribution guide](https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/en/stable/contributing.html) \u003e and feel free to reach out with any questions via https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel/105\n\u003e - check out [this wiki page](https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Bot-API-Backward-Compatibility) for information about how we usually handle deprecations in the bot api\n\n### Business Accounts\n\n- [x] Added the class [BusinessBotRights](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#businessbotrights) and replaced the field can_reply with the field rights of the type [BusinessBotRights](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#businessbotrights) in the class [BusinessConnection](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#businessconnection). @Bibo-Joshi \n- [x] Added the method [readBusinessMessage](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#readbusinessmessage), allowing bots to mark incoming messages as read on behalf of a business account. @Bibo-Joshi #4757 \n- [x] Added the method [deleteBusinessMessages](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#deletebusinessmessages), allowing bots to delete messages on behalf of a business account. @Bibo-Joshi  #4757 \n- [x] Added the method [setBusinessAccountName](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#setbusinessaccountname), allowing bots to change the first and last name of a managed business account. @Bibo-Joshi  #4757 \n- [x] Added the method [setBusinessAccountUsername](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#setbusinessaccountusername), allowing bots to change the username of a managed business account. @Bibo-Joshi  #4757 \n- [x] Added the method [setBusinessAccountBio](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#setbusinessaccountbio), allowing bots to change the bio of a managed business account. @Bibo-Joshi  #4757 \n- [x] Added the class [InputProfilePhoto](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#inputprofilephoto), describing a profile photo to be set. @Bibo-Joshi #4766\n- [x] Added the methods [setBusinessAccountProfilePhoto](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#setbusinessaccountprofilephoto) and [removeBusinessAccountProfilePhoto](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#removebusinessaccountprofilephoto), allowing bots to change the profile photo of a managed business account. @Bibo-Joshi #4766 \n- [x] Added the method [setBusinessAccountGiftSettings](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#setbusinessaccountgiftsettings), allowing bots to change the privacy settings pertaining to incoming gifts in a managed business account. (@aelkheir) #4763\n- [x] Added the class [StarAmount](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#staramount) and the method [getBusinessAccountStarBalance](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#getbusinessaccountstarbalance), allowing bots to check the current Telegram Star balance of a managed business account. @aelkheir #4773\n- [x] Added the method [transferBusinessAccountStars](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#transferbusinessaccountstars), allowing bots to transfer Telegram Stars from the balance of a managed business account to their own balance for withdrawal. @aelkheir #4773\n- [x] Added the classes [OwnedGiftRegular](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#ownedgiftregular), [OwnedGiftUnique](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#ownedgiftunique), [OwnedGifts](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#ownedgifts) and the method [getBusinessAccountGifts](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#getbusinessaccountgifts), allowing bots to fetch the list of gifts owned by a managed business account. (@aelkheir) #4763\n- [x] Added the method [convertGiftToStars](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#convertgifttostars), allowing bots to convert gifts received by a managed business account to Telegram Stars. (@aelkheir) #4763\n- [x] Added the method [upgradeGift](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#upgradegift), allowing bots to upgrade regular gifts received by a managed business account to unique gifts. (@aelkheir) #4763\n- [x] Added the method [transferGift](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#transfergift), allowing bots to transfer unique gifts owned by a managed business account. (@aelkheir) #4763\n- [x] Added the classes [InputStoryContentPhoto](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#inputstorycontentphoto) and [InputStoryContentVideo](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#inputstorycontentvideo) representing the content of a story to post. @aelkheir #4769\n- [x] Added the classes [StoryArea](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#storyarea), [StoryAreaPosition](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#storyareaposition), [LocationAddress](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#locationaddress), [StoryAreaTypeLocation](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#storyareatypelocation), [StoryAreaTypeSuggestedReaction](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#storyareatypesuggestedreaction), [StoryAreaTypeLink](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#storyareatypelink), [StoryAreaTypeWeather](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#storyareatypeweather) and [StoryAreaTypeUniqueGift](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#storyareatypeuniquegift), describing clickable active areas on stories. @aelkheir #4769\n- [x] Added the method [postStory](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#poststory), allowing bots to post a story on behalf of a managed business account. @aelkheir #4769\n- [x] Added the method [editStory](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#editstory), allowing bots to edit stories they had previously posted on behalf of a managed business account. @aelkheir #4769\n- [x] Added the method [deleteStory](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#deletestory), allowing bots to delete stories they had previously posted on behalf of a managed business account. @aelkheir #4769\n\n### Mini Apps\n\n- [x] Added the field [DeviceStorage](https://core.telegram.org/bots/webapps#devicestorage), allowing Mini Apps to use persistent local storage on the user's device.\n- [x] Added the field [SecureStorage](https://core.telegram.org/bots/webapps#securestorage), allowing Mini Apps to use a secure local storage on the user's device for sensitive data.\n\n### Gifts (@aelkheir) #4763\n- [x] Added the classes [UniqueGiftModel](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#uniquegiftmodel), [UniqueGiftSymbol](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#uniquegiftsymbol), [UniqueGiftBackdropColors](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#uniquegiftbackdropcolors), and [UniqueGiftBackdrop](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#uniquegiftbackdrop) to describe the properties of a unique gift. \n- [x] Added the class [UniqueGift](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#uniquegift) describing a gift that was upgraded to a unique one.\n- [x] Added the class [AcceptedGiftTypes](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#acceptedgifttypes) describing the types of gifts that are accepted by a user or a chat.\n- [x] Replaced the field can_send_gift with the field accepted_gift_types of the type [AcceptedGiftTypes](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#acceptedgifttypes) in the class [ChatFullInfo](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#chatfullinfo).\n- [x] Added the class [GiftInfo](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#giftinfo) and the field gift to the class [Message](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#message), describing a service message about a regular gift that was sent or received.\n- [x] Added the class [UniqueGiftInfo](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#uniquegiftinfo) and the field unique_gift to the class [Message](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#message), describing a service message about a unique gift that was sent or received.\n\n### Telegram Premium @aelkheir\n\n- [x] Added the method [giftPremiumSubscription](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#giftpremiumsubscription), allowing bots to gift a user a Telegram Premium subscription paid in Telegram Stars. #4781\n- [x] Added the field premium_subscription_duration to the class [TransactionPartnerUser](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#transactionpartneruser) for transactions involving a Telegram Premium subscription purchased by the bot. #4781\n- [x] Added the field transaction_type to the class [TransactionPartnerUser](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#transactionpartneruser), simplifying the differentiation and processing of all transaction types. #4781\n\n### General @Bibo-Joshi \n\n- [x] Increased the maximum price for paid media to 10000 Telegram Stars. #4782\n- [x] Increased the maximum price for a subscription period to 10000 Telegram Stars. #4782\n- [x] Added the class [PaidMessagePriceChanged](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#paidmessagepricechanged) and the field paid_message_price_changed to the class [Message](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#message), describing a service message about a price change for paid messages sent to the chat. #4782\n- [x] Added the field paid_star_count to the class [Message](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#message), containing the number of [Telegram Stars](https://telegram.org/blog/telegram-stars) that were paid to send the message. #4782","author":{"url":"https://github.com/Bibo-Joshi","@type":"Person","name":"Bibo-Joshi"},"datePublished":"2025-04-11T16:38:25.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/4754/python-telegram-bot/issues/4754"}