Send alerts to Telegram

Telegram needs two values: a bot token (which identifies the bot that sends messages) and a chat ID (which says where to send them).

Create a bot and get the token

1. 1

   Talk to BotFather

   In Telegram, search for @BotFather (the official bot, with a blue verified tick) and start a chat.

2. 2

   Run /newbot

   Send /newbot and follow the prompts: give it a display name and a unique username ending in bot. BotFather replies with a token like 7123456789:AAE-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Copy it.

   Heads upThe token grants full control of the bot — keep it private and don't paste it anywhere public.

Find your chat ID

1. 3

   Start the conversation

   Decide where alerts should go. For a direct chat, open your new bot and tap Start. For a group, add the bot to the group and post any message there. (A bot can only message people and groups that have interacted with it first.)

2. 4

   Read the chat ID

   Visit this URL in a browser, swapping in your token, and look for "chat":{"id":…} in the JSON:

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

   A personal chat ID is a positive number; a group ID is negative and usually looks like -1001234567890. If nothing shows up, send the bot/group another message and refresh.

   TipPrefer not to read JSON? Message @getidsbot and it'll reply with the chat ID directly.

Connect it in 247Monitor

1. 5

   Add a Telegram alert channel

   In the dashboard, open Alert Channels, click Add Channel and choose Telegram.

2. 6

   Enter the token and chat ID

   Name the channel, paste the Bot Token and Chat ID, and save.

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3. 7

   Test and attach to monitors

   Use Send test to confirm a message arrives, then attach the channel to your monitors — on each monitor or when you create one.