/// <summary> /// Use this method to send multimedia files. On success, the sent Message is returned. /// </summary> /// <param name="chat_id">Unique identifier for the message recipient — User or GroupChat id.</param> /// <param name="file_path">File to send. You can upload a new file using multipart/form-data.</param> /// <param name="type">Type of file to send.</param> /// <param name="reply_markup">Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for a custom reply keyboard, instructions to hide keyboard or to force a reply from the user.</param> /// <param name="caption">Photo caption (only use with Type.Photo).</param> /// <param name="reply_to_message_id">If the message is a reply, ID of the original message.</param> /// <returns></returns> public Message SendMultimedia(int chat_id, string file_path, MultimediaType type, ReplyKeyboardHide reply_markup, string caption = null, int reply_to_message_id = -1) { string url = BaseUrl + "send" + type.ToString(); byte[] file = null; using (var content = new MultipartFormDataContent("-------BotAPIDotNET")) { content.Add(new StringContent(string.Format("{0}", chat_id)), "chat_id"); var fileStream = File.Open(file_path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read); content.Add(new StreamContent(fileStream), type.ToString().ToLower(), file_path.Replace("\\", "/").Split('/').LastOrDefault()); if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(caption) && type == MultimediaType.Photo) content.Add(new StringContent(caption), "caption"); if (reply_to_message_id != -1) content.Add(new StringContent(string.Format("{0}", reply_to_message_id)), "reply_to_message_id"); if (reply_markup != null) content.Add(new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(reply_markup, Formatting.None)), "reply_markup"); Stream multipart = content.ReadAsStreamAsync().Result; file = new byte[multipart.Length]; multipart.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin); multipart.Read(file, 0, (int)multipart.Length); } var request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url); request.ContentType = "multipart/form-data; boundary=\"-------BotAPIDotNET\""; request.Method = "POST"; using (Stream writer = request.GetRequestStream()) { writer.Write(file, 0, file.Length); } var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse(); var responseString = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()).ReadToEnd(); return ParseResponseMessage(responseString); }