Bot kicked · bot.kicked
Stable ID: bot.kicked · Evidence: source derived
The bot was removed or banned from the chat.
The response does not identify who removed the bot or guarantee that rejoining is currently allowed.
When it matches
Section titled “When it matches”Every field in a rule must match. Alternative rules are joined with OR. Codes below are JSON response fields, not inferred HTTP statuses.
Rule 1
Section titled “Rule 1”- JSON
error_code: 403.
Exact description:
Forbidden: bot was kicked from the group chatRule 2
Section titled “Rule 2”- JSON
error_code: 403.
Exact description:
Forbidden: bot was kicked from the supergroup chatRule 3
Section titled “Rule 3”- JSON
error_code: 403.
Exact description:
Forbidden: bot was kicked from the channel chatSee matching rules for parameter precedence and unknown or ambiguous results.
Illustrative methods: sendMessage, deleteMessage.
Possible causes
Section titled “Possible causes”- An active group records the bot as kicked.
- The supergroup or channel membership status is banned.
Before deciding what to do
Section titled “Before deciding what to do”Application decision: restore bot membership. Repeat request: after access change.
- An authorized chat administrator must restore the bot’s access before the application resumes the operation.
These are application choices. Errorgram does not retry, suppress the error, or change bot state.
This condition adds no extracted facts; result.facts is empty.
Example
Section titled “Example”Synthetic examples derived from the cited source.
API method: sendMessage.
{ "ok": false, "error_code": 403, "description": "Forbidden: bot was kicked from the group chat"}Python
Section titled “Python”from errorgram import classify
response = { "ok": False, "error_code": 403, "description": "Forbidden: bot was kicked from the group chat",}result = classify(response, method='sendMessage')
assert result.id == 'bot.kicked'print(result.entry["summary"])JavaScript and TypeScript
Section titled “JavaScript and TypeScript”import { classify } from "errorgram";
const response = { "ok": false, "error_code": 403, "description": "Forbidden: bot was kicked from the group chat"};const result = classify(response, { method: "sendMessage" });
if (result.status === "matched" && result.id === "bot.kicked") { console.log(result.entry.summary);}Framework names
Section titled “Framework names”| Integration | Type or ID |
|---|---|
| Python | errorgram.BotKicked |
| aiogram | errorgram.aiogram.BotKicked extends TelegramForbiddenError |
| grammY | EnrichedGrammyError with classification.id equal to bot.kicked |
Enrichment is explicit and keeps framework catch compatibility. Follow the Python and aiogram guide or JavaScript, TypeScript, and grammY guide.
Evidence
Section titled “Evidence”- Bot API 10.3 · telegram-bot-api/Client.cpp:8832–8833. An active group with a kicked bot fails edit or write access. Revision
e3e9dd8e5b3d7ab8537cd5a10dc31d5ffa8f82d1. - Bot API 10.3 · telegram-bot-api/Client.cpp:8840–8847. Banned supergroup and channel memberships produce the corresponding descriptions. Revision
e3e9dd8e5b3d7ab8537cd5a10dc31d5ffa8f82d1.
Source references identify the reviewed revision, not the first release that introduced this response.
Data and versions
Section titled “Data and versions”Catalogue 0.1.0 · schema 1.0.0 · reviewed 2026-09-16.
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