Cannot download file

[zickkeen]

Where are the files located? I'm using a generic url: https://hostlocal.api/file/bot<token>/path/file_id.ext and https://hostlocal.api/file/bot<token>/<file_path>?file_id=<file_id> But the return always:

{
"ok": false,
"error_code": 404,
"description": "Not Found"
}

[levlam]

The files are downloaded to bot's folder inside server's working directory. You need to set up your HTTPS server serve static files from subfolders of these folders. "/file/bot<token>/path/file_id.ext" should be translated to a path "<server's working directory>/<token>/path/file_id.ext".

[zickkeen]

That means we have to set up an http/https server to serve these folders/files?

[levlam]

Yes. You already have a HTTPS server to serve https://hostlocal.api. You need to set up it to serve files also.

[zickkeen]

can we run telegram-bot-api in https mode?

[levlam]

No. You must have an SSL-terminating web server,

[noplanman]

I'm busy implementing this functionality to the @php-telegram-bot

@levlam So basically tdlib does not offer any way to access the files via its internal HTTP server? i.e. We need to set up a separate webserver that proxies the files?

[levlam]

@noplanman Yes. Bot API server downloads files and saves them locally. In --local mode it returns full path to the file, otherwise it returns a relative path to the file, which can be then served using any HTTPS server.

[noplanman]

@levlam Ok, thanks for the confirmation 👌

[marcoslp010]

If you, like me, are not willing to create a server just to serve files, you can change the url to the default Telegram url (api.telegram.org), here it worked perfectly

[levlam]

@marcoslp010 You must not use api.telegram.org and a local server at the same time.

[marcoslp010]

@marcoslp010 You must not use api.telegram.org and a local server at the same time.

use and only for downloading attachments

[AYMENJD]

@marcoslp010 You must never use them both for any purpose. Even for downloading. Otherwise you will ran into too many issue with your bot.