diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 1b1e481..aa2b06c 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -233,3 +233,13 @@ type APICallbackQuery struct {
 	ChatID   string      `json:"chat_instance"`
 	Data     *string     `json:"data,omitempty"`
 }
+
+type apiMessageResponse struct {
+	Ok     bool       `json:"ok"`
+	Result APIMessage `json:"result"`
+}
+
+type apiAlbumResponse struct {
+	Ok     bool         `json:"ok"`
+	Result []APIMessage `json:"result"`
+}
diff --git a/telegram.go b/telegram.go
index 6eeb36c..fbecbea 100644
--- a/telegram.go
+++ b/telegram.go
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ func (t Telegram) SendTextMessage(data ClientTextMessageData) (APIMessage, error
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	var out APIMessage
+	var out apiMessageResponse
 	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&out)
 	checkerr("SendTextMessage/json.Decode", err)
-	return out, err
+	return out.Result, err
 }
 
 // SendPhoto sends a picture to a chat as a photo
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ func (t Telegram) SendPhoto(data ClientPhotoData) (APIMessage, error) {
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	var out APIMessage
+	var out apiMessageResponse
 	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&out)
 	checkerr("SendPhoto/json.Decode", err)
-	return out, err
+	return out.Result, err
 }
 
 // SendAlbum sends an album of photos or videos
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ func (t Telegram) SendAlbum(data ClientAlbumData) ([]APIMessage, error) {
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	var out []APIMessage
+	var out apiAlbumResponse
 	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&out)
 	checkerr("SendAlbum/json.Decode", err)
-	return out, err
+	return out.Result, err
 }
 
 // ForwardMessage forwards an existing message to a chat