python-telegram-bot · aelkheir · Oct 15, 2025 · Oct 15, 2025 · Oct 16, 2025 · Oct 16, 2025
diff --git a/changes/unreleased/5078.FoNwUYLbXQFRebTFhR6UPn.toml b/changes/unreleased/5078.FoNwUYLbXQFRebTFhR6UPn.toml
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ features = "Full Support for Bot API 9.3"

 pull_requests = [
  { uid = "5078", author_uid = "aelkheir", closes_threads = ["5077"] },
+  { uid = "5079", author_uid = "aelkheir" },
 ]
diff --git a/docs/source/inclusions/bot_methods.rst b/docs/source/inclusions/bot_methods.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
          - Used for sending media grouped together
        * - :meth:`~telegram.Bot.send_message`
          - Used for sending text messages
+        * - :meth:`~telegram.Bot.send_message_draft`
+          - Used for streaming partial text messages
        * - :meth:`~telegram.Bot.send_paid_media`
          - Used for sending paid media to channels
        * - :meth:`~telegram.Bot.send_photo`

diff --git a/docs/substitutions/global.rst b/docs/substitutions/global.rst
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@

 .. |message_thread_id| replace:: Unique identifier for the target message thread of the forum topic.

-.. |message_thread_id_arg| replace:: Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of the forum; for forum supergroups only.
+.. |message_thread_id_arg| replace:: Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of a forum; for forum supergroups and private chats of bots with forum topic mode enabled only.

 .. |parse_mode| replace:: Mode for parsing entities. See :class:`telegram.constants.ParseMode` and `formatting options <https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#formatting-options>`__ for more details.


diff --git a/src/telegram/_bot.py b/src/telegram/_bot.py
@@ -1200,6 +1200,69 @@ async def delete_message(
            api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
        )

+    async def send_message_draft(
+        self,
+        chat_id: int,
+        draft_id: int,
+        text: str,
+        message_thread_id: int | None = None,
+        parse_mode: ODVInput[str] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        entities: Sequence["MessageEntity"] | None = None,
+        *,
+        read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        write_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        connect_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        pool_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        api_kwargs: JSONDict | None = None,
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Use this method to stream a partial message to a user while the message is being
+        generated; supported only for bots with forum topic mode enabled.
+
+        .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
+
+        Args:
+            chat_id (:obj:`int`): Unique identifier for the target private chat.
+            draft_id (:obj:`int`): Unique identifier of the message draft; must be non-zero.
+                Changes of drafts with the same identifier are animated.
+            text (:obj:`str`): Text of the message to be sent,
+                :tg-const:`telegram.constants.MessageLimit.MIN_TEXT_LENGTH`-
+                :tg-const:`telegram.constants.MessageLimit.MAX_TEXT_LENGTH` characters after
+                entities parsing.
+            parse_mode (:obj:`str`): |parse_mode|
+            entities (Sequence[:class:`telegram.MessageEntity`], optional): Sequence of special
+                entities that appear in message text, which can be specified instead of
+                :paramref:`parse_mode`.
+
+                    |sequenceargs|
+            message_thread_id (:obj:`int`, optional): Unique identifier for the target
+                message thread.
+
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`bool`: On success, :obj:`True` is returned.
+
+        Raises:
+            :class:`telegram.error.TelegramError`
+
+        """
+        data: JSONDict = {
+            "chat_id": chat_id,
+            "draft_id": draft_id,
+            "text": text,
+            "entities": entities,
+        }
+        return await self._send_message(
+            "sendMessageDraft",
+            data,
+            message_thread_id=message_thread_id,
+            parse_mode=parse_mode,
+            read_timeout=read_timeout,
+            write_timeout=write_timeout,
+            connect_timeout=connect_timeout,
+            pool_timeout=pool_timeout,
+            api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
+        )
+
    async def delete_messages(
        self,
        chat_id: int | str,
@@ -3721,7 +3784,9 @@ async def send_chat_action(
            action(:obj:`str`): Type of action to broadcast. Choose one, depending on what the user
                is about to receive. For convenience look at the constants in
                :class:`telegram.constants.ChatAction`.
-            message_thread_id (:obj:`int`, optional): |message_thread_id_arg|
+            message_thread_id (:obj:`int`, optional): Unique identifier for the target message
+                thread or topic of a forum; for supergroups and private chats of bots with forum
+                topic mode enabled only

                .. versionadded:: 20.0
            business_connection_id (:obj:`str`, optional): |business_id_str|
@@ -8903,8 +8968,9 @@ async def edit_forum_topic(
        api_kwargs: JSONDict | None = None,
    ) -> bool:
        """
-        Use this method to edit name and icon of a topic in a forum supergroup chat. The bot must
-        be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the
+        Use this method to edit name and icon of a topic in a forum supergroup chat or a private
+        chat with a user. In the case of a supergroup chat the bot must be an administrator in the
+        chat for this to work and must have the
        :paramref:`~telegram.ChatAdministratorRights.can_manage_topics` administrator rights,
        unless it is the creator of the topic.

@@ -9046,7 +9112,8 @@ async def delete_forum_topic(
    ) -> bool:
        """
        Use this method to delete a forum topic along with all its messages in a forum supergroup
-        chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have
+        chat or a private chat with a user. In the case of a supergroup chat the bot must be an
+        administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the
        :paramref:`~telegram.ChatAdministratorRights.can_delete_messages` administrator rights.

        .. versionadded:: 20.0
@@ -9088,10 +9155,11 @@ async def unpin_all_forum_topic_messages(
        api_kwargs: JSONDict | None = None,
    ) -> bool:
        """
-        Use this method to clear the list of pinned messages in a forum topic. The bot must
-        be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have
-        :paramref:`~telegram.ChatAdministratorRights.can_pin_messages` administrator rights
-        in the supergroup.
+        Use this method to clear the list of pinned messages in a forum topic in a forum supergroup
+        chat or a private chat with a user. In the case of a supergroup chat the bot must be an
+        administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the
+        :paramref:`~telegram.ChatAdministratorRights.can_pin_messages` administrator right in
+        the supergroup.

        .. versionadded:: 20.0

@@ -11589,6 +11657,8 @@ def to_dict(self, recursive: bool = True) -> JSONDict:  # noqa: ARG002
    """Alias for :meth:`get_me`"""
    sendMessage = send_message
    """Alias for :meth:`send_message`"""
+    sendMessageDraft = send_message_draft
+    """Alias for :meth:`send_message_draft`"""
    deleteMessage = delete_message
    """Alias for :meth:`delete_message`"""
    deleteMessages = delete_messages

diff --git a/src/telegram/_chat.py b/src/telegram/_chat.py
@@ -1080,6 +1080,44 @@ async def send_message(
            suggested_post_parameters=suggested_post_parameters,
        )

+    async def send_message_draft(
+        self,
+        draft_id: int,
+        text: str,
+        message_thread_id: int | None = None,
+        parse_mode: ODVInput[str] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        entities: Sequence["MessageEntity"] | None = None,
+        *,
+        read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        write_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        connect_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        pool_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        api_kwargs: JSONDict | None = None,
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Shortcut for::
+
+             await bot.send_message_draft(update.effective_chat.id, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        For the documentation of the arguments, please see :meth:`telegram.Bot.send_message_draft`.
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`bool`: On success, :obj:`True` is returned.
+
+        """
+        return await self.get_bot().send_message_draft(
+            chat_id=self.id,
+            draft_id=draft_id,
+            text=text,
+            message_thread_id=message_thread_id,
+            parse_mode=parse_mode,
+            entities=entities,
+            read_timeout=read_timeout,
+            write_timeout=write_timeout,
+            connect_timeout=connect_timeout,
+            pool_timeout=pool_timeout,
+            api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
+        )
+
    async def delete_message(
        self,
        message_id: int,

diff --git a/src/telegram/_forumtopic.py b/src/telegram/_forumtopic.py
@@ -38,23 +38,38 @@ class ForumTopic(TelegramObject):
        icon_color (:obj:`int`): Color of the topic icon in RGB format
        icon_custom_emoji_id (:obj:`str`, optional): Unique identifier of the custom emoji shown
            as the topic icon.
+        is_name_implicit (:obj:`bool`, optional): :obj:`True`, if the name of the topic wasn't
+            specified explicitly by its creator and likely needs to be changed by the bot.
+
+            .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION

    Attributes:
        message_thread_id (:obj:`int`): Unique identifier of the forum topic
        name (:obj:`str`): Name of the topic
        icon_color (:obj:`int`): Color of the topic icon in RGB format
        icon_custom_emoji_id (:obj:`str`): Optional. Unique identifier of the custom emoji shown
            as the topic icon.
+        is_name_implicit (:obj:`bool`): Optional. :obj:`True`, if the name of the topic wasn't
+            specified explicitly by its creator and likely needs to be changed by the bot.
+
+            .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
    """

-    __slots__ = ("icon_color", "icon_custom_emoji_id", "message_thread_id", "name")
+    __slots__ = (
+        "icon_color",
+        "icon_custom_emoji_id",
+        "is_name_implicit",
+        "message_thread_id",
+        "name",
+    )

    def __init__(
        self,
        message_thread_id: int,
        name: str,
        icon_color: int,
        icon_custom_emoji_id: str | None = None,
+        is_name_implicit: bool | None = None,
        *,
        api_kwargs: JSONDict | None = None,
    ):
@@ -63,6 +78,7 @@ def __init__(
        self.name: str = name
        self.icon_color: int = icon_color
        self.icon_custom_emoji_id: str | None = icon_custom_emoji_id
+        self.is_name_implicit: bool | None = is_name_implicit

        self._id_attrs = (self.message_thread_id, self.name, self.icon_color)

@@ -84,28 +100,38 @@ class ForumTopicCreated(TelegramObject):
        icon_color (:obj:`int`): Color of the topic icon in RGB format
        icon_custom_emoji_id (:obj:`str`, optional): Unique identifier of the custom emoji shown
            as the topic icon.
+        is_name_implicit (:obj:`bool`, optional): :obj:`True`, if the name of the topic wasn't
+            specified explicitly by its creator and likely needs to be changed by the bot.
+
+            .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION

    Attributes:
        name (:obj:`str`): Name of the topic
        icon_color (:obj:`int`): Color of the topic icon in RGB format
        icon_custom_emoji_id (:obj:`str`): Optional. Unique identifier of the custom emoji shown
            as the topic icon.
+        is_name_implicit (:obj:`bool`): Optional. :obj:`True`, if the name of the topic wasn't
+            specified explicitly by its creator and likely needs to be changed by the bot.
+
+            .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
    """

-    __slots__ = ("icon_color", "icon_custom_emoji_id", "name")
+    __slots__ = ("icon_color", "icon_custom_emoji_id", "is_name_implicit", "name")

    def __init__(
        self,
        name: str,
        icon_color: int,
        icon_custom_emoji_id: str | None = None,
+        is_name_implicit: bool | None = None,
        *,
        api_kwargs: JSONDict | None = None,
    ):
        super().__init__(api_kwargs=api_kwargs)
        self.name: str = name
        self.icon_color: int = icon_color
        self.icon_custom_emoji_id: str | None = icon_custom_emoji_id
+        self.is_name_implicit: bool | None = is_name_implicit

        self._id_attrs = (self.name, self.icon_color)


diff --git a/src/telegram/_message.py b/src/telegram/_message.py
@@ -496,12 +496,12 @@ class Message(MaybeInaccessibleMessage):
        reply_markup (:class:`telegram.InlineKeyboardMarkup`, optional): Inline keyboard attached
            to the message. :paramref:`~telegram.InlineKeyboardButton.login_url` buttons are
            represented as ordinary url buttons.
-        is_topic_message (:obj:`bool`, optional): :obj:`True`, if the message is sent to a forum
-            topic.
+        is_topic_message (:obj:`bool`, optional): :obj:`True`, if the message is sent to a topic
+            in a forum supergroup or a private chat with the bot.

            .. versionadded:: 20.0
-        message_thread_id (:obj:`int`, optional): Unique identifier of a message thread to which
-            the message belongs; for supergroups only.
+        message_thread_id (:obj:`int`, optional): Unique identifier of a message thread or forum
+            topic to which the message belongs; for supergroups and private chats only.

            .. versionadded:: 20.0
        forum_topic_created (:class:`telegram.ForumTopicCreated`, optional): Service message:
@@ -898,12 +898,12 @@ class Message(MaybeInaccessibleMessage):
        reply_markup (:class:`telegram.InlineKeyboardMarkup`): Optional. Inline keyboard attached
            to the message. :paramref:`~telegram.InlineKeyboardButton.login_url` buttons are
            represented as ordinary url buttons.
-        is_topic_message (:obj:`bool`): Optional. :obj:`True`, if the message is sent to a forum
-            topic.
+        is_topic_message (:obj:`bool`): Optional. :obj:`True`, if the message is sent to a topic
+            in a forum supergroup or a private chat with the bot.

            .. versionadded:: 20.0
-        message_thread_id (:obj:`int`): Optional. Unique identifier of a message thread to which
-            the message belongs; for supergroups only.
+        message_thread_id (:obj:`int`): Optional. Unique identifier of a message thread or forum
+            topic to which the message belongs; for supergroups and private chats only.

            .. versionadded:: 20.0
        forum_topic_created (:class:`telegram.ForumTopicCreated`): Optional. Service message:
@@ -1982,9 +1982,9 @@ def _parse_message_thread_id(
            return message_thread_id

        # self.message_thread_id can be used for send_*.param.message_thread_id only if the
-        # thread is a forum topic. It does not work if the thread is a chain of replies to a
-        # message in a normal group. In that case, self.message_thread_id is just the message_id
-        # of the first message in the chain.
+        # thread is a forum topic (in supergroups or private chats). It does not work if the
+        # thread is a chain of replies to a message in a normal group. In that case,
+        # self.message_thread_id is just the message_id of the first message in the chain.
        if not self.is_topic_message:
            return None

@@ -2077,6 +2077,53 @@ async def reply_text(
            suggested_post_parameters=suggested_post_parameters,
        )

+    async def reply_text_draft(
+        self,
+        draft_id: int,
+        text: str,
+        parse_mode: ODVInput[str] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        entities: Sequence["MessageEntity"] | None = None,
+        message_thread_id: ODVInput[int] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        *,
+        read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        write_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        connect_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        pool_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
+        api_kwargs: JSONDict | None = None,
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Shortcut for::
+
+             await bot.send_message_draft(
+                 update.effective_message.chat_id,
+                 message_thread_id=update.effective_message.message_thread_id,
+                 *args,
+                 **kwargs,
+             )
+
+        For the documentation of the arguments, please see :meth:`telegram.Bot.send_message_draft`.
+
+        Note:
+            |reply_same_thread|
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`bool`: On success, :obj:`True` is returned.
+
+        """
+        message_thread_id = self._parse_message_thread_id(self.chat_id, message_thread_id)
+        return await self.get_bot().send_message_draft(
+            chat_id=self.chat_id,
+            draft_id=draft_id,
+            text=text,
+            parse_mode=parse_mode,
+            entities=entities,
+            message_thread_id=message_thread_id,
+            read_timeout=read_timeout,
+            write_timeout=write_timeout,
+            connect_timeout=connect_timeout,
+            pool_timeout=pool_timeout,
+            api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
+        )
+
    async def reply_markdown(
        self,
        text: str,