diff --git a/new_helpers.go b/new_helpers.go
index 1447902..2520300 100644
--- a/new_helpers.go
+++ b/new_helpers.go
@@ -326,17 +326,17 @@ func NewInputContactMessageContent(phoneNumber, firstName string) *InputContactM
 	}
 }
 
-func NewInputMediaPhoto(media InputFile) *InputMediaPhoto {
+func NewInputMediaPhoto(media string) *InputMediaPhoto {
 	return &InputMediaPhoto{
 		Type:  TypePhoto,
 		Media: media,
 	}
 }
 
-func NewInputMediaVideo(media InputFile) *InputMediaVideo {
+func NewInputMediaVideo(media string) *InputMediaVideo {
 	return &InputMediaVideo{
 		Type:  TypeVideo,
-		Media: file,
+		Media: media,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index a7584dc..b783383 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -3,15 +3,20 @@ package telegram
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 
 	json "github.com/pquerna/ffjson/ffjson"
 	http "github.com/valyala/fasthttp"
 )
 
 func (bot *Bot) request(dst []byte, method string, args *http.Args) (*Response, error) {
-	requestURI := fmt.Sprintf(APIEndpoint, bot.AccessToken, method)
+	requestURI := &url.URL{
+		Scheme: "https",
+		Host:   "api.telegram.org",
+		Path:   fmt.Sprint("/bot", bot.AccessToken, "/", method),
+	}
 	if args != nil {
-		requestURI += fmt.Sprint("?", args.String())
+		requestURI.RawQuery = args.String()
 	}
 
 	var req http.Request
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ func (bot *Bot) request(dst []byte, method string, args *http.Args) (*Response,
 
 	req.Header.SetMethod("POST")
 	req.Header.SetContentType("application/json")
-	req.SetRequestURI(requestURI)
+	req.SetRequestURI(requestURI.String())
 	req.SetBody(dst)
 
 	if err := http.Do(&req, &resp); err != nil {