# telegram.Audio

class telegram.Audio(file_id, file_unique_id, duration, performer=None, title=None, mime_type=None, file_size=None, thumb=None, bot=None, file_name=None, **_kwargs)

  Bases: `telegram.base.TelegramObject`

  This object represents an audio file to be treated as music by the Telegram clients.

  Objects of this class are comparable in terms of equality. Two objects of this class are considered equal, if their `file_unique_id` is equal.

  Parameters

    - file_id (`str`) – Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file.

    - file_unique_id (`str`) – Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can’t be used to download or reuse the file.

    - duration (`int`) – Duration of the audio in seconds as defined by sender.

    - performer (`str`, optional) – Performer of the audio as defined by sender or by audio tags.

    - title (`str`, optional) – Title of the audio as defined by sender or by audio tags.

    - file_name (`str`, optional) – Original filename as defined by sender.

    - mime_type (`str`, optional) – MIME type of the file as defined by sender.

    - file_size (`int`, optional) – File size.

    - thumb (`telegram.PhotoSize`, optional) – Thumbnail of the album cover to which the music file belongs.

    - bot (`telegram.Bot`, optional) – The Bot to use for instance methods.

    - **kwargs (`dict`) – Arbitrary keyword arguments.

  file_id

    Identifier for this file.

    Type

      `str`

  file_unique_id

    Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can’t be used to download or reuse the file.

    Type

      `str`

  duration

    Duration of the audio in seconds.

    Type

      `int`

  performer

    Optional. Performer of the audio as defined by sender or by audio tags.

    Type

      `str`

  title

    Optional. Title of the audio as defined by sender or by audio tags.

    Type

      `str`

  file_name

    Optional. Original filename as defined by sender.

    Type

      `str`

  mime_type

    Optional. MIME type of the file as defined by sender.

    Type

      `str`

  file_size

    Optional. File size.

    Type

      `int`

  thumb

    Optional. Thumbnail of the album cover to which the music file belongs.

    Type

      `telegram.PhotoSize`

  bot

    Optional. The Bot to use for instance methods.

    Type

      `telegram.Bot`

  classmethod de_json(data, bot)

    See `telegram.TelegramObject.de_json()`.

  get_file(timeout=None, api_kwargs=None)

    Convenience wrapper over `telegram.Bot.get_file`

    For the documentation of the arguments, please see `telegram.Bot.get_file()`.

    Returns

      `telegram.File`

    Raises

      telegram.error.TelegramError –