KeyboardButton: Create a keyboard button

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Create a keyboard button

Description

This object represents one button of the reply keyboard. Optional fields are mutually exclusive.

Usage

KeyboardButton(
  text,
  request_contact = NULL,
  request_location = NULL,
  web_app = NULL
)

is.KeyboardButton(x)

Arguments

text	Text of the button. If none of the optional fields are used, it will be sent as a message when the button is pressed.
request_contact	(Optional). If TRUE, the user's phone number will be sent as a contact when the button is pressed. Available in private chats only.
request_location	(Optional). If TRUE, the user's current location will be sent when the button is pressed. Available in private chats only.
web_app	(Optional). URL string or list describing a Web App to be launched when the button is pressed. If a string is provided, it will be wrapped as list(url = <string>). Available only in private chats between a user and the bot.
x	Object to be tested.

Details

Note: request_contact and request_location options will only work in Telegram versions released after 9 April, 2016. Older clients will ignore them.

telegram.bot documentation built on Nov. 5, 2025, 6:54 p.m.