For a bot without a webhook, getWebhookInfo returns url as an empty string rather than omitting it, and getUpdates answers ok: true.

Telegram Bot API · GET /{bot_token}/{method} · HTTP 200

Status: ✅ verified:server:prod · first seen 2026-10-24 · last confirmed 2026-10-27 · 128 confirmations from 2 vantages

What to do

1. No client-side fix known (by design).

Dimensions

env: prod · plan: any · region: any · account_state: no_webhook

Evidence

Probe af:telegram:probe:no-webhook-state (declarative, source)

Observations: none from reporters yet.

Machine access

curl -s https://apifacts.dev/v0/check \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"target":{"method":"GET","url":"https://api.telegram.org/{bot_token}/{method}"},"error":{"status":200}}'

YAML: facts/telegram/no-webhook-url-empty-string.yaml

Data: CC BY 4.0 · apifacts registry · This page is generated; edit the YAML, not the page.