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 -.
