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  <h1 id="dev_page_title">Importing Stickers to Telegram</h1>
  
  <div id="dev_page_content"><p>The easiest way to create stickers on Telegram is to simply upload them using the <a href="https://t.me/stickers">@stickers</a> bot. This bot can help you <strong>upload new stickers</strong>, <strong>create sticker packs</strong> and get <strong>usage stats</strong> for your stickers and packs.</p>
<p>Telegram also offers a platform for developers of apps that <strong>help</strong> users <strong>make their own stickers</strong>. For example, apps that allow people to upload pictures of themselves and turn them into stickers.</p>
<h3><a class="anchor" name="who-is-this-for" href="#who-is-this-for"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Who is this for?</h3>
<p><strong>USE this:</strong></p>
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<li>To help people <strong>make</strong> their own <strong>unique custom stickers</strong>.</li>
<li>To help people <strong>migrate</strong> their unique custom stickers they created <strong>from another platform</strong>.</li>
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<p><strong>DON&#39;T use this:</strong></p>
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<li>To share stickers you uploaded with other Telegram users.</li>
<li>Instead, just upload your stickers using the <a href="https://t.me/stickers">@stickers</a> bot and <strong>share the link</strong> of your pack (e.g. <a href="https://t.me/addstickers/UtyaDuck"><a href="https://t.me/addstickers/UtyaDuck">https://t.me/addstickers/UtyaDuck</a></a>).</li>
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<p>In short, if a set of stickers is <strong>already available on Telegram</strong> – there&#39;s <strong>no need</strong> to import it!</p>
<h3><a class="anchor" name="sticker-importing-apps" href="#sticker-importing-apps"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Sticker Importing Apps</h3>
<p>As of <a href="https://telegram.org/blog/animated-backgrounds#importing-stickers">version 7.8</a>, Telegram apps support a simple API for importing stickers.</p>
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<p><strong>WARNING:</strong> Each time a user imports stickers, a <strong>new sticker pack</strong> is created on Telegram. <strong>Do not use</strong> the importing feature to share stickers you made with <em>other</em> users. If you want to share your stickers, simply upload them using <a href="https://t.me/stickers">@stickers</a> and share the <strong>link</strong> of your pack. For example, here&#39;s a link to install some <a href="https://t.me/addstickers/UtyaDuck">Duck Stickers</a>.</p>
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<h3><a class="anchor" name="importing-sdks" href="#importing-sdks"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Importing SDKs</h3>
<p>We have created libraries and sample apps for <a href="https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/TelegramStickersImport">iOS</a> and <a href="https://github.com/DrKLO/TelegramStickersImport">Android</a> which you can use to implement importing stickers to Telegram from your app.</p>
<h3><a class="anchor" name="sticker-formats" href="#sticker-formats"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Sticker Formats</h3>
<p>Telegram apps support two sticker types. Regardless of the type, each sticker must be associated with <strong>at least one emoji</strong> that expresses the emotion corresponding to the sticker.</p>
<h4><a class="anchor" name="animated-stickers" href="#animated-stickers"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Animated Stickers</h4>
<p>Must be in <strong>TGS</strong> format, created using the <a href="https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/bodymovin-extension">Bodymovin-TG plugin for Adobe After Effects</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Note:</strong> Animated <em>.WEBP</em> is <strong>NOT</strong> currently supported, only static <em>.WEBP</em> is supported for <a href="#static-stickers">static stickers</a>. Animated stickers must be in <strong>.TGS</strong> format. You can also import <strong>.WEBM</strong> <a href="#video-stickers">video stickers</a>.</p>
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<p>Max. size: <strong>64 KB</strong><br>Dimensions: <strong>512x512 px</strong><br>FPS: <strong>30-60 FPS</strong><br>Max. duration: <strong>3 seconds</strong></p>
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<p>For full technical details on Telegram animated stickers, see <a href="https://core.telegram.org/stickers#animated-stickers">this page</a>.</p>
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<h4><a class="anchor" name="video-stickers" href="#video-stickers"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Video Stickers</h4>
<p>Must be in <strong>WEBM</strong> format with <a href="https://core.telegram.org/stickers/webm-vp9-encoding">VP9 and alpha channel encoding</a> (transparency is a temporary requirement).</p>
<p>Max. size: <strong>256 KB</strong><br>Max. dimensions: <strong>512x512 px</strong>, at least one side of the image must be 512px.<br>FPS: <strong>30</strong><br>Max. duration: <strong>3 seconds</strong></p>
<h4><a class="anchor" name="static-stickers" href="#static-stickers"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Static Stickers</h4>
<p>Must be in <strong>PNG</strong> or <strong>WEBP</strong> format with a <strong>transparent layer</strong>. All static stickers should use <strong>white stroke</strong> and <strong>shadow</strong>, exactly like in this example: <a href="https://telegram.org/img/StickerExample.psd">StickerExample.psd</a></p>
<p>Max. size: <strong>512 KB</strong><br>Max. dimensions: <strong>512x512 px</strong>, at least one side of the image must be 512px.</p>
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