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Bot API 7.2 Telegram Business • Bots can now manage private chats of Telegram Business subscribers who connect them to their account – check out BusinessConnection. • Connected bots will receive updates about new messages, message edits and deletions in business chats they manage. • Added the parameter business_connection_id to most send methods – to send messages on behalf of business users. • Bots can now see business account details, such as their intro, opening hours and location. Request Names, Usernames and Photos • Bots can now request names, usernames and photos via new fields in the KeyboardButtonRequestUsers class. • Likewise, bots can now use KeyboardButtonRequestChat to request chats' titles, usernames and photos. Stickers • Introduced support for mixed-format sticker packs. • Regular sticker sets now support up to 120 stickers. • Bots can now upload WEBM stickers using sendSticker. • Simplified sticker replacement via the new replaceStickerInSet method. General • Mini Apps now support biometric authentication. • The Chat class may now contain the user's birthday and personal channel. • And more, see the full changelog for details: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#march-31-2024 Note: We have updated our Terms of Service for Telegram Bot Developers, kindly check out the latest version here.