python-telegram-bot · harshil21 · Jun 7, 2026 · May 7, 2026 · May 19, 2026 · Jun 7, 2026
diff --git a/changes/unreleased/5229.87PBN4GFkuAaDhhgFwCYkY.toml b/changes/unreleased/5229.87PBN4GFkuAaDhhgFwCYkY.toml
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ pull_requests = [
   { uid = "5235", author_uid = "harshil21" },
   { uid = "5238", author_uid = "harshil21" },
   { uid = "5232", author_uid = "aelkheir" },
+  { uid = "5232", author_uid = ["Poolitzer", "Phil9l", "harshil21", "aelkheir"] },
 ]
diff --git a/docs/source/inclusions/bot_methods.rst b/docs/source/inclusions/bot_methods.rst
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
       - Used for answering the callback query
     * - :meth:`~telegram.Bot.answer_inline_query`
       - Used for answering the inline query
+    * - :meth:`~telegram.Bot.answer_guest_query`
+      - Used for replying to a received guest message
     * - :meth:`~telegram.Bot.answer_pre_checkout_query`
       - Used for answering a pre checkout query
     * - :meth:`~telegram.Bot.answer_shipping_query`

diff --git a/docs/source/telegram.at-tree.rst b/docs/source/telegram.at-tree.rst
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ Available Types
     telegram.replykeyboardmarkup
     telegram.replykeyboardremove
     telegram.replyparameters
+    telegram.sentguestmessage
     telegram.sentwebappmessage
     telegram.shareduser
     telegram.story

diff --git a/docs/source/telegram.sentguestmessage.rst b/docs/source/telegram.sentguestmessage.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+SentGuestMessage
+================
+
+.. autoclass:: telegram.SentGuestMessage
+    :members:
+    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/src/telegram/__init__.py b/src/telegram/__init__.py
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
     "RevenueWithdrawalStateSucceeded",
     "SecureData",
     "SecureValue",
+    "SentGuestMessage",
     "SentWebAppMessage",
     "SharedUser",
     "ShippingAddress",
@@ -617,6 +618,7 @@
 from ._reply import ExternalReplyInfo, ReplyParameters, TextQuote
 from ._replykeyboardmarkup import ReplyKeyboardMarkup
 from ._replykeyboardremove import ReplyKeyboardRemove
+from ._sentguestmessage import SentGuestMessage
 from ._sentwebappmessage import SentWebAppMessage
 from ._shared import ChatShared, SharedUser, UsersShared
 from ._story import Story

diff --git a/src/telegram/_bot.py b/src/telegram/_bot.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 from telegram._preparedkeyboardbutton import PreparedKeyboardButton
 from telegram._reaction import ReactionType, ReactionTypeCustomEmoji, ReactionTypeEmoji
 from telegram._reply import ReplyParameters
+from telegram._sentguestmessage import SentGuestMessage
 from telegram._sentwebappmessage import SentWebAppMessage
 from telegram._story import Story
 from telegram._telegramobject import TelegramObject
@@ -5860,6 +5861,51 @@ async def answer_web_app_query(
 
         return SentWebAppMessage.de_json(api_result, self)
 
+    async def answer_guest_query(
+        self,
+        guest_query_id: str,
+        result: "InlineQueryResult",
+        *,
+        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,
+    ) -> SentGuestMessage:
+        """Use this method to reply to a received guest message.
+
+        .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
+
+        Args:
+            guest_query_id (:obj:`str`): Unique identifier for the query to be answered.
+            result (:class:`telegram.InlineQueryResult`): An object describing the message to be
+                sent.
+
+        Returns:
+            :class:`telegram.SentGuestMessage`: On success, a
+            :class:`telegram.SentGuestMessage` is returned.
+
+        Raises:
+            :class:`telegram.error.TelegramError`
+
+        """
+        data: JSONDict = {
+            "guest_query_id": guest_query_id,
+            "result": self._insert_defaults_for_ilq_results(result),
+        }
+
+        api_result = await self._post(
+            "answerGuestQuery",
+            data,
+            read_timeout=read_timeout,
+            write_timeout=write_timeout,
+            connect_timeout=connect_timeout,
+            pool_timeout=pool_timeout,
+            api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
+        )
+
+        return SentGuestMessage.de_json(api_result, self)
+
     async def restrict_chat_member(
         self,
         chat_id: str | int,
@@ -12813,6 +12859,8 @@ def to_dict(self, recursive: bool = True) -> JSONDict:  # noqa: ARG002
     """Alias for :meth:`answer_pre_checkout_query`"""
     answerWebAppQuery = answer_web_app_query
     """Alias for :meth:`answer_web_app_query`"""
+    answerGuestQuery = answer_guest_query
+    """Alias for :meth:`answer_guest_query`"""
     restrictChatMember = restrict_chat_member
     """Alias for :meth:`restrict_chat_member`"""
     promoteChatMember = promote_chat_member

diff --git a/src/telegram/_message.py b/src/telegram/_message.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
         GiveawayCompleted,
         GiveawayCreated,
         GiveawayWinners,
+        InlineQueryResult,
         InputMedia,
         InputMediaAudio,
         InputMediaDocument,
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@
         MessageId,
         MessageOrigin,
         ReactionType,
+        SentGuestMessage,
         SuggestedPostApprovalFailed,
         SuggestedPostApproved,
         SuggestedPostDeclined,
@@ -710,6 +712,21 @@ class Message(MaybeInaccessibleMessage):
         managed_bot_created (:class:`telegram.ManagedBotCreated`, optional): Service message: user
             created a bot that will be managed by the current bot.
 
+            .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
+        guest_bot_caller_user (:class:`telegram.User`, optional): For a message sent by a guest
+            bot, this is the user whose original message triggered the bot's response.
+
+            .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
+        guest_bot_caller_chat (:class:`telegram.Chat`, optional): For a message sent by a guest
+            bot, this is the chat whose original message triggered the bot's response.
+
+            .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
+        guest_query_id (:obj:`str`, optional): The unique identifier for the guest query. Use this
+            identifier with the method :meth:`telegram.Bot.answer_guest_query` to send a response
+            message. If non-empty, the message belongs to the chat where the guest bot was
+            summoned, which may not coincide with other existing bot chats sharing the same
+            identifier.
+
             .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
         live_photo (:class:`telegram.LivePhoto`, optional): Message is a live photo, information
             about the live photo. For backward compatibility, when this field is set, the photo
@@ -1147,6 +1164,21 @@ class Message(MaybeInaccessibleMessage):
         managed_bot_created (:class:`telegram.ManagedBotCreated`): Optional. Service message: user
             created a bot that will be managed by the current bot.
 
+            .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
+        guest_bot_caller_user (:class:`telegram.User`): Optional. For a message sent by a guest
+            bot, this is the user whose original message triggered the bot's response.
+
+            .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
+        guest_bot_caller_chat (:class:`telegram.Chat`): Optional. For a message sent by a guest
+            bot, this is the chat whose original message triggered the bot's response.
+
+            .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
+        guest_query_id (:obj:`str`): Optional. The unique identifier for the guest query. Use this
+            identifier with the method :meth:`telegram.Bot.answer_guest_query` to send a response
+            message. If non-empty, the message belongs to the chat where the guest bot was
+            summoned, which may not coincide with other existing bot chats sharing the same
+            identifier.
+
             .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
         live_photo (:class:`telegram.LivePhoto`): Optional. Message is a live photo, information
             about the live photo. For backward compatibility, when this field is set, the photo
@@ -1214,6 +1246,9 @@ class Message(MaybeInaccessibleMessage):
         "giveaway_created",
         "giveaway_winners",
         "group_chat_created",
+        "guest_bot_caller_chat",
+        "guest_bot_caller_user",
+        "guest_query_id",
         "has_media_spoiler",
         "has_protected_content",
         "invoice",
@@ -1394,6 +1429,9 @@ def __init__(
         poll_option_deleted: PollOptionDeleted | None = None,
         reply_to_poll_option_id: str | None = None,
         managed_bot_created: ManagedBotCreated | None = None,
+        guest_bot_caller_user: User | None = None,
+        guest_bot_caller_chat: Chat | None = None,
+        guest_query_id: str | None = None,
         live_photo: LivePhoto | None = None,
         *,
         api_kwargs: JSONDict | None = None,
@@ -1529,6 +1567,9 @@ def __init__(
             self.poll_option_deleted: PollOptionDeleted | None = poll_option_deleted
             self.reply_to_poll_option_id: str | None = reply_to_poll_option_id
             self.managed_bot_created: ManagedBotCreated | None = managed_bot_created
+            self.guest_bot_caller_user: User | None = guest_bot_caller_user
+            self.guest_bot_caller_chat: Chat | None = guest_bot_caller_chat
+            self.guest_query_id: str | None = guest_query_id
             self.live_photo: LivePhoto | None = live_photo
 
             self._effective_attachment = DEFAULT_NONE
@@ -1759,6 +1800,12 @@ def de_json(cls, data: JSONDict, bot: "Bot | None" = None) -> "Message":
         data["managed_bot_created"] = de_json_optional(
             data.get("managed_bot_created"), ManagedBotCreated, bot
         )
+        data["guest_bot_caller_user"] = de_json_optional(
+            data.get("guest_bot_caller_user"), User, bot
+        )
+        data["guest_bot_caller_chat"] = de_json_optional(
+            data.get("guest_bot_caller_chat"), Chat, bot
+        )
         data["live_photo"] = de_json_optional(data.get("live_photo"), LivePhoto, bot)
 
         api_kwargs = {}
@@ -5370,6 +5417,41 @@ async def delete_reaction(
             api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
         )
 
+    async def answer_guest_query(
+        self,
+        result: "InlineQueryResult",
+        *,
+        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,
+    ) -> "SentGuestMessage":
+        """Shortcut for::
+
+             await bot.answer_guest_query(
+                 self.guest_query_id,
+                 *args, **kwargs,
+             )
+
+        For the documentation of the arguments, please see :meth:`telegram.Bot.answer_guest_query`.
+
+        .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
+
+        Returns:
+            :class:`telegram.SentGuestMessage`: On success, a
+            :class:`telegram.SentGuestMessage` is returned.
+        """
+        return await self.get_bot().answer_guest_query(
+            guest_query_id=self.guest_query_id,
+            result=result,
+            read_timeout=read_timeout,
+            write_timeout=write_timeout,
+            connect_timeout=connect_timeout,
+            pool_timeout=pool_timeout,
+            api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
+        )
+
     def parse_entity(self, entity: MessageEntity) -> str:
         """Returns the text from a given :class:`telegram.MessageEntity`.
 

diff --git a/src/telegram/_sentguestmessage.py b/src/telegram/_sentguestmessage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2026
+# Leandro Toledo de Souza <[email protected]>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
+"""This module contains an object that represents a Telegram Sent Guest Message."""
+
+from telegram._telegramobject import TelegramObject
+from telegram._utils.types import JSONDict
+
+
+class SentGuestMessage(TelegramObject):
+    """Describes an inline message sent by a guest bot.
+
+    Objects of this class are comparable in terms of equality. Two objects of this class are
+    considered equal, if their :attr:`inline_message_id` are equal.
+
+    .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION
+
+    Args:
+        inline_message_id (:obj:`str`): Identifier of the sent inline message.
+
+    Attributes:
+        inline_message_id (:obj:`str`): Identifier of the sent inline message.
+    """
+
+    __slots__ = ("inline_message_id",)
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        inline_message_id: str,
+        *,
+        api_kwargs: JSONDict | None = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(api_kwargs=api_kwargs)
+        # Required
+        self.inline_message_id: str = inline_message_id
+
+        self._id_attrs = (self.inline_message_id,)
+
+        self._freeze()