Telegram Games and Fetching Scores with Telegram API

Introduction to Telegram Games

In Telegram, one of the appealing and modern services available is Telegram Games. These games offer a wide range of capabilities and can provide an engaging user experience. One of the attractive features of these games is that they can be played with friends. The games can take different forms, such as mini-games, quizzes, or board games.

Now, one of the questions that may arise regarding Telegram Games is how to fetch scores with the Telegram API specifically designed for this purpose. By using this feature of the Telegram API, you can retrieve the scores of players from different games. This can help you improve your performance and that of your friends in the game better.

This API allows you to easily obtain scores from the highest players for a specific game, and it can be used for competitions or contests among friends. To do this, you need to use the getGameHighScores function, which provides you with the scores of the highest players.

In general, to use this feature, you need to write a specific format of code in your Telegram bot. We will further explore a simple scenario that accomplishes this task.

How to Use getGameHighScores

POST https://api.telegram.org/bot/getGameHighScores
{
  "user_id": ,
  "chat_id": ,
  "message_id": 
}

Code Segment Description

Here, we are sending a POST request to the Telegram API, which will allow us to retrieve the highest scores of players using that game. Let’s explore this code segment line by line:

Line 1: POST https://api.telegram.org/bot/getGameHighScores

This line indicates our request to the Telegram server. The <token> pertains to your bot's token.

Line 2: user_id

Here, you need to specify the user ID of the player for whom you want to retrieve the scores, replacing <user_id>.

Line 3: chat_id

<chat_id> helps you identify the chat where the score request is made.

Line 4: message_id

You also need to use <message_id> to specify which message is related to this game score request.