Sending animated GIFs with sendPhoto (Telegram bot)
use sendVideo method!
https://api.telegram.org/bot<token>/sendVideo?chat_id=<chat_id>&video=http://i.giphy.com/13IC4LVeP5NGNi.gif
this will work
You should use the sendAnimation method for sending a GIF or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound.
Just use the animation
parameter for your GIF file.
sendPhoto
is only used for static images.