Telegram

Integrating with Telegram allows you to send custom automatic messages to your Telegram channel.

Register a new Telegram bot

Tip
To integrate Telegram with Buddy, you must create a Telegram bot that posts messages defined in Buddy automatically to the channels it's added to or to the users who start a conversation with the bot. Read the official Telegram documentation to learn more about bots.
  1. In Telegram, find the BotFather user and click Start.

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  1. Type /newbot to create a new Telegram bot.
  2. Define the name and the username for the bot as prompted.
  3. Copy the bot username and the API token
    • you need to provide them in Buddy.

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  1. Sign in to your Buddy self-hosted instance as admin.
  2. Go to Integrations, click Add a new integration, and select Telegram from the list.
  3. Click Configure Telegram app.
  4. Provide the username and API token of the bot you created.

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  1. Click Save changes and restart Buddy to apply the changes.

Last modified on Sep 24, 2024