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Telegram Bot: Client Guide

A Telegram bot is your personal assistant that will send you notifications about new applications, reports, or errors directly to your messenger.

To set up the integration (for example, through n8n), you need to create a bot and provide us with its API Token.

Part 1: Creating a Bot via @BotFatherโ€‹

All bots in Telegram are created through one "main" bot called BotFather (Father of Bots).

  1. Find BotFather: Search for @BotFather in Telegram (it should have a blue checkmark) or go to: t.me/BotFather.
  2. Start it: Click the Start button.
  3. Create a new bot: Send the command /newbot.
  4. Give it a name: Enter your bot's name (e.g., My Business Notifications). This is what users will see.
  5. Choose a username: Enter a unique bot address that must end with bot (e.g., my_business_1it_bot).
Congratulations!

BotFather will send you a message with your HTTP API Token. It looks something like this: 723456789:ABCDefghIJKLmnOPqrstUVWXYZ12345.

Part 2: How to Share Access with the Developerโ€‹

API Token is the key to your bot. Anyone who has this key can send messages on behalf of the bot.

  1. Copy the token: Just click on it in Telegram, and it will be copied to the clipboard.
  2. Share it with us: Send this code to your manager or developer through a secure communication channel.
Security

Never publish this token in public groups or social networks. If you accidentally exposed the token โ€” just send the /revoke command to BotFather, and it will issue a new one.

Part 3: How to Get Your Chat IDโ€‹

For the bot to know exactly who in Telegram to send messages to, the system needs your Chat ID (unique number of your profile).

  1. Start your bot: Go to the link of your newly created bot and click Start.
  2. Write to it: Send any message to the bot, for example, the word "Hello".
  3. Find out your ID: * The easiest way: forward any message (yours or from the bot) to the special bot @userinfobot.
    • It will send you a number (e.g., 123456789). This is your Chat ID.

Part 4: What to Do Next?โ€‹

After you provide the API Token and Chat ID, our specialist will:

  1. Connect the bot to your system (n8n, CRM, or website).
  2. Set up message sending scenarios.
  3. Run a test (you'll receive a message: "Test notification: Telegram connection established").
Group Chats

If you want notifications to go not only to you but also to your colleagues:

  1. Create a group in Telegram.
  2. Add your bot there.
  3. Send /start in the group.
  4. Our specialist will help you find the ID of this group for setting up the distribution.