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Sending Messages to a Telegram Group

Updated over a week ago

To use the “Send to Telegram Group” step, please provide us with:

{   
"chatId": "-100*****44582",
"botToken": "712****070:AAF4qd************SaFTkJlyjg3Q"
}

Below are the exact steps your team should follow to obtain the bot token and the group chat ID.

1) Create a Telegram Bot & Get the Bot Token

  1. Open Telegram and start a chat with @BotFather.

  2. Run /newbot and follow the prompts:

    • Give your bot a name (display name).

    • Choose a username ending with bot (e.g., my_brand_notifier_bot).

  3. BotFather will reply with your HTTP API token — this is your botToken.

    • Example: 1234567890:AA...

    Keep the token secret. Anyone with the token can send messages from your bot.

2) Add the Bot to Your Telegram Group and Make It an Admin

  1. Create (or open) the target group.

  2. Add members → search your bot’s username → Add.

  3. Open group info → AdministratorsAdd Admin → select your bot → grant at least:

    • Post Messages (Send messages)

Group chat IDs for supergroups usually start with -100.... Regular group IDs are negative numbers too (e.g., -123456789).

3) Find the Group Chat ID (chatId)

https://api.telegram.org/bot<YOUR_BOT_TOKEN>/getUpdates

The value in chat.id is your chatId (e.g., -1001985544582).

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