Telebot is a Telegram bot framework in Go that provides a high-level API for building bots against the Telegram Bot API.
The framework addresses the complexity of handling Telegram updates and interactions by offering a concise, developer-friendly API rather than a direct wrapper around Telegram's endpoints. It uses a routing system that automatically delivers updates to registered handlers, eliminating boilerplate code. The tool supports command routing with both direct and group-like syntax, middleware for request processing, multiple polling strategies, keyboard and inline query handling, and file operations up to Telegram's 50 MB limit.
Telebot suits developers building Telegram bots in Go who prioritize clean, memorable APIs and want to avoid low-level Telegram API details. The framework is positioned as a high-load-ready solution with performance optimization for common operations. It works with both long-polling and webhook-based update delivery through its pluggable Poller interface, and provides transparent file handling that automatically uploads media from disk. The routing system is extensible, allowing new endpoints to be added without breaking existing code.
The project shows consistent maintenance with regular updates addressing bug fixes and feature additions. Development activity demonstrates responsiveness to user issues and pull requests, with the maintainer actively reviewing contributions and making incremental improvements to the codebase. The project maintains backward compatibility while evolving its API, and the maintainer benchmarks popular operations to optimize performance where needed.
