Telegram Set-up

Steps to set-up telegram updates.

How to create telegram bot.

1. Start a new conversation with the BotFather.

2. Send /newbot to create a new Telegram bot.

3. When asked, enter a name for the bot.

4. Give the Telegram bot a unique username. Note that the bot name must end with the word "bot" (case-insensitive).

5. Copy and save the Telegram bot's access token for later steps.

How to find your Chat ID ?

Use the below steps if you want telegram updates on your personal account.

1. Go to the telegram bot you recently created.
2. Send /start command.
3. Go to https://api.telegram.org/bot{our_bot_token}/getUpdates.
4. You'll see json like this,

{
  "ok": true,
  "result": [
    {
      "update_id": 83xxxxx35,
      "message": {
        "message_id": 2643,
        "from": {...},
        "chat": {
          "id": 21xxxxx38,
          "first_name": "...",
          "last_name": "...",
          "username": "@username",
          "type": "private"
        },
        "date": 1703062972,
        "text": "/start"
      }
    }
  ]
}

5. Check the value of result.0.message.chat.id, and here is our Chat ID: 21xxxxx38

How to find your Group chat ID ?

Use the below steps if you want telegram updates on your group.

1. Create a new group or open the existing telegram group
2. Add your bot the group.
3. Send /start command to the group.
4. Go to https://api.telegram.org/bot{our_bot_token}/getUpdates.
5. You'll see json like this,

{
    "update_id": 8393,
    "message": {
        "message_id": 3,
        "from": {
            "id": 7474,
            "first_name": "AAA"
        },
        "chat": {
            "id": <group_ID>,
            "title": "<Group name>"
        },
        "date": 25497,
        "new_chat_participant": {
            "id": 71, 
            "first_name": "NAME",
            "username": "YOUR_BOT_NAME"
        }
    }
}

5. Use the id of the chat object as the group chat id.