TELEGRAM_BOT_INSTRUCTIONS.md

Telegram Instructions

Instructions for creating a new Telegram Bot and getting chat_id from a particular group or chat.

Creating a Bot

1. Go to @BotFather on Telegram.

2. Send /newbot, to start creating a new Bot.

   

3. Set the bot's username and username.

   

4. Now you need to allow your Bot to send direct messages, so send /setjoingroups to @BotFather, select your Bot and click Enable:

   

5. Get the Bot token and add it to your .env file.

   

   Bot Token in .env:

   

Getting a Telegram Chat ID

• If you want to send messages to a group:

  1. Add your Bot to a Telegram group.
  2. Send any message from another user to this group.

• If you want send direct messages to a user:

  1. Search for your bot name, and select the chat.
  2. Send /start to your Bot.

3. Visit the following link to get updates about your bot and get chat_id:

   https://api.telegram.org/botXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/getUpdates

Replace all X in the URL with your Bot Token.

4. Search for the chat that you want to send messages, and get the chat->id:

   

5. Add it to your .env file:

   

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Hope this helps you!