set_profile_photo()#
- Client.set_profile_photo()#
Set a new profile photo or video (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video, max 5 seconds).
The
photo
andvideo
arguments are mutually exclusive. Pass either one as named argument (see examples below).Note
This method only works for Users. Bots profile photos must be set using BotFather.
- Parameters:
photo (
str
|BinaryIO
, optional) – Profile photo to set. Pass a file path as string to upload a new photo that exists on your local machine or pass a binary file-like object with its attribute “.name” set for in-memory uploads.video (
str
|BinaryIO
, optional) – Profile video to set. Pass a file path as string to upload a new video that exists on your local machine or pass a binary file-like object with its attribute “.name” set for in-memory uploads.
- Returns:
bool
– True on success.
Example
# Set a new profile photo await app.set_profile_photo(photo="new_photo.jpg") # Set a new profile video await app.set_profile_photo(video="new_video.mp4")