# Importing Stickers to Telegram

The easiest way to create stickers on Telegram is to simply upload them using the [@stickers](https://t.me/stickers) bot. This bot can help you **upload new stickers**, **create sticker packs** and get **usage stats** for your stickers and packs.

Telegram also offers a platform for developers of apps that **help** users **make their own stickers**. For example, apps that allow people to upload pictures of themselves and turn them into stickers.

### Who is this for?

**USE this:**

- To help people **make** their own **unique custom stickers**.
- To help people **migrate** their unique custom stickers they created **from another platform**.

**DON'T use this:**

- To share stickers you uploaded with other Telegram users.
- Instead, just upload your stickers using the [@stickers](https://t.me/stickers) bot and **share the link** of your pack (e.g. [https://t.me/addstickers/UtyaDuck](https://t.me/addstickers/UtyaDuck)).

In short, if a set of stickers is **already available on Telegram** – there's **no need** to import it!

### Sticker Importing Apps

As of [version 7.8](https://telegram.org/blog/animated-backgrounds#importing-stickers), Telegram apps support a simple API for importing stickers.

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>**WARNING:** Each time a user imports stickers, a **new sticker pack** is created on Telegram. **Do not use** the importing feature to share stickers you made with *other* users. If you want to share your stickers, simply upload them using [@stickers](https://t.me/stickers) and share the **link** of your pack. For example, here's a link to install some [Duck Stickers](https://t.me/addstickers/UtyaDuck).

### Importing SDKs

We have created libraries and sample apps for [iOS](https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/TelegramStickersImport) and [Android](https://github.com/DrKLO/TelegramStickersImport) which you can use to implement importing stickers to Telegram from your app.

### Sticker Formats

Telegram apps support two sticker types. Regardless of the type, each sticker must be associated with **at least one emoji** that expresses the emotion corresponding to the sticker.

#### Animated Stickers

Must be in **TGS** format, created using the [Bodymovin-TG plugin for Adobe After Effects](https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/bodymovin-extension).

>**Note:** Animated *.WEBP* is **NOT** currently supported, only static *.WEBP* is supported for [static stickers](#static-stickers). Animated stickers must be in **.TGS** format. You can also import **.WEBM** [video stickers](#video-stickers).

Max. size: **64 KB**
Dimensions: **512x512 px**
FPS: **30-60 FPS**
Max. duration: **3 seconds**

>For full technical details on Telegram animated stickers, see [this page](/stickers.md#animated-stickers).

#### Video Stickers
Must be in **WEBM** format with [VP9 and alpha channel encoding](/stickers/webm-vp9-encoding.md) (transparency is a temporary requirement).

Max. size: **256 KB**
Max. dimensions: **512x512 px**, at least one side of the image must be 512px.
FPS: **30**
Max. duration: **3 seconds**

#### Static Stickers

Must be in **PNG** or **WEBP** format with a **transparent layer**. All static stickers should use **white stroke** and **shadow**, exactly like in this example: [StickerExample.psd](https://telegram.org/img/StickerExample.psd)

Max. size: **512 KB**
Max. dimensions: **512x512 px**, at least one side of the image must be 512