add_poll_answer()¶

Client.add_poll_answer()

Dynamically add a new answer option to an open poll that supports user-added answers.

This feature is part of Bot API 9.6 poll revolution — only works on polls where open_answers was set to True during creation.

Usable by Users Bots

Parameters:

chat_id (int | str) – Unique identifier (int) or username (str) of the target chat.
message_id (int) – Identifier of the message containing the poll.
text (str) – Text of the new answer option to add (1-100 characters).
text_entities (List of MessageEntity, optional) – Special entities in the answer text.
parse_mode (ParseMode, optional) – Parse mode for the text.

Returns:

Message – On success, the updated poll message is returned.

Example

await app.add_poll_answer(chat_id, message_id, "A new option")