> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.agno.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Telegram Agent with Media

> DALL-E image generation and ElevenLabs TTS on Telegram

## Code

```python agent_with_media.py theme={null}
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
from agno.models.google import Gemini
from agno.os.app import AgentOS
from agno.os.interfaces.telegram import Telegram
from agno.tools.dalle import DalleTools
from agno.tools.eleven_labs import ElevenLabsTools

agent_db = SqliteDb(
    session_table="telegram_media_sessions", db_file="tmp/telegram_media.db"
)

media_agent = Agent(
    name="Media Agent",
    model=Gemini(id="gemini-2.5-pro"),
    db=agent_db,
    tools=[
        DalleTools(model="dall-e-3", size="1024x1024", quality="standard"),
        ElevenLabsTools(
            enable_text_to_speech=True,
            enable_generate_sound_effect=True,
            enable_get_voices=False,
        ),
    ],
    instructions=[
        "You are a helpful multimedia assistant on Telegram.",
        "When asked to generate, create, or draw an image, use the DALL-E tool.",
        "When asked to speak, read aloud, or convert text to speech, use the ElevenLabs text_to_speech tool.",
        "When asked for a sound effect, use the ElevenLabs generate_sound_effect tool.",
        "Keep text responses concise and friendly.",
        "You can also analyze images, audio, and video that users send you.",
    ],
    add_history_to_context=True,
    num_history_runs=3,
    add_datetime_to_context=True,
    markdown=True,
)

agent_os = AgentOS(
    agents=[media_agent],
    interfaces=[
        Telegram(
            agent=media_agent,
            reply_to_mentions_only=True,
        )
    ],
)
app = agent_os.get_app()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent_os.serve(app="agent_with_media:app", reload=True)
```

## Usage

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Set Environment Variables">
    ```bash theme={null}
    export TELEGRAM_TOKEN=your-bot-token-from-botfather
    export GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key
    export OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
    export ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your-elevenlabs-api-key
    export APP_ENV=development
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U "agno[telegram]" openai elevenlabs
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Example">
    ```bash theme={null}
    python agent_with_media.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Key Features

* **Image Generation**: DALL-E 3 generates images from text prompts, sent as native Telegram photos
* **Text-to-Speech**: ElevenLabs converts text to audio, sent as Telegram voice messages
* **Sound Effects**: Generate sound effects from descriptions
* **Inbound Media Analysis**: Analyze images, audio, video, and documents sent by users
* **Persistent Memory**: SQLite database for session storage