Question 1

Why does my bot's forwarded post show "Forwarded from" instead of my channel's name?

Accepted Answer

Because the bot called forwardMessage (or the user pressed Forward in the app). Both produce a Telegram message with a forward_origin field, which clients render as the grey header. Use copyMessage to send the same content as a brand-new authored message instead.

Question 2

What is the difference between `forwardMessage` and `copyMessage` in the Telegram Bot API?

Accepted Answer

forwardMessage re-shares the original message and preserves attribution to the source. copyMessage re-sends the content (text, media, captions) as a fresh message authored by your bot, with no link back to the source. Both are documented Bot API methods; copyMessage was added in Bot API 5.6 (January 2022).

Question 3

Do I need a userbot or MTProto client to repost without the forwarded tag?

Accepted Answer

No. The standard Bot API's copyMessage does exactly this and has since 2022. Userbots (TDLib, MTProto) work too but require a real phone number, are subject to anti-spam scrutiny, and are overkill for normal channel operations.

Question 4

Can I copy media albums (multiple photos/videos) without the forwarded header?

Accepted Answer

Yes — use copyMessages with the array of message_ids from the source album. The grouping is preserved on the destination side and no forward header is added.

Question 5

Is removing the forwarded tag against Telegram's rules?

Accepted Answer

No. copyMessage is a sanctioned Bot API method whose entire purpose is producing an attribution-free repost. What is against the rules — and against most copyright law — is reposting other people's content without permission. Keep an audit trail of source URLs for any content you didn't originate.

Question 6

Will copying a message preserve link previews and inline buttons?

Accepted Answer

Captions, formatting, and basic media types copy as-is. Inline keyboards do not carry over by default — pass them explicitly via the reply_markup parameter on the copyMessage call if you want the new message to keep buttons. Link previews are regenerated by the destination client based on the URL, so they'll match the source as long as the link is the same.