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Telegram is a channel that sends alerts to a Telegram group, channel, or DM. You create a bot, then tell Tallwatch which chat to post to.

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What you need

You need a Telegram account, a bot token from @BotFather, and the chat.id for the destination. Add the bot to the chat before you look up the ID: admin on a channel, Start for a DM. Send a message in that chat so Telegram has an update to return.
Treat the bot token like a password. Anyone with it can send as that bot.

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Connect

1

Create the bot

In Telegram, message @BotFather, send /newbot, and save the token.
2

Add the bot to the chat

Add the bot to the chat (admin on a channel; Start for a DM). Send a message in that chat.
3

Copy the chat ID

Open https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/getUpdates and copy chat.id (negative for groups and channels).
4

Add the channel in Tallwatch

In , add Telegram, paste the token and chat ID, save, and Send test.

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After a test

A successful test is a message from your bot in the chat whose chat.id you pasted. If getUpdates is empty, send another message in the chat and retry.