Telegram

Send text, photos, documents, interactive inline keyboards, and location pins to Telegram users and groups. Edit sent messages, pin important ones, and handle button callback queries.

Authentication

Auth type: API Key Create a bot via @BotFather on Telegram using /newbot.

Credential	Description
Bot Token	Token from @BotFather (e.g. `110201543:AAHdqTcvCH1vGWJxfSeofSAs0K5PALDsaw`)

Triggers

Trigger	When it fires
Message Received	A user sends a message to the bot
Command Received	A user sends a `/command` to the bot
Callback Query	A user clicks an inline keyboard button

Actions

Action	Key inputs	Key outputs
Send Message	`chatId`, `text`, `parseMode` (Markdown/HTML), `replyMarkup`	messageId, chatId
Send Photo	`chatId`, `photoUrl`, `caption`	messageId
Send Document	`chatId`, `documentUrl`, `caption`	messageId
Send Inline Keyboard	`chatId`, `text`, `buttons[]` (label + callbackData)	messageId
Edit Message	`chatId`, `messageId`, `text`	ok
Delete Message	`chatId`, `messageId`	ok
Pin Message	`chatId`, `messageId`, `disableNotification`	ok
Answer Callback Query	`callbackQueryId`, `text`, `showAlert`	success
Get Chat	`chatId`	id, title, type, memberCount

Use parseMode: "HTML" for formatting: <b>bold</b>, <i>italic</i>, <code>code</code>. HTML is more reliable than Markdown when messages contain special characters like ., !, or -.

Last modified on April 2, 2026