The -audio and -hd flags: download without choosing quality
Add -audio after a link and the bot sends the sound as mp3 right away; add -hd for video in the best quality. Works in private chats and groups.
The @VideonerBot bot now understands flags — short words after a link. With them you don't need to tap a quality button: the bot starts downloading right away.
Available flags
- -audio — sound only, as mp3. Handy for music, podcasts and lectures.
- -hd — video in the best quality that fits in Telegram (up to 2 GB).
How to use them
Send a link followed by a space and a flag, for example:
https://youtu.be/... -audio
If a message contains several links, the flag applies to all of them. You can use a dash instead of a hyphen — phones often replace it automatically, and the bot will understand. Instead of -audio you can also use -mp3.
In groups
Flags work the same way in groups:
- -audio — the bot sends the sound instead of the video.
- -hd — video in the best quality, even if 720p is selected in the group's /settings.
If the group has deletion of messages with links turned on, the "link + flag" message is deleted too once the file arrives.
Without a flag, everything works as before: in a private chat the bot shows quality buttons, and in a group it downloads according to the group's settings.