Inbound Telegram Credentials

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the inbound telegram node (outgoing) is used to send messages from your workflow/automation to telegram users or groups to do this, you need to configure telegram bot credentials 1\ create a telegram bot open telegram app search for @botfather (official telegram bot manager) start a chat and send the command /newbot follow the prompts give your bot a name (e g , myautomationbot) provide a username (must end with “bot”, e g , myautomation bot) botfather will provide you with a bot token example 123456789\ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 👉 keep this token safe — it is your main credential 2\ get your chat id (user or group) ⚠️ important note if a webhook is already set for your bot, using getupdates will throw an error you must first delete the webhook by running https //api telegram org/bot\<yourbottoken>/deletewebhook if successful, the response will be {"ok"\ true,"result"\ true,"description" "webhook was deleted"} now you can safely use getupdates start a conversation with your bot (search for it and click start ) open in browser https //api telegram org/bot\<yourbottoken>/getupdates look in the json response for "chat" {"id" \<number>} this is your chat id you have now successfully configured the inbound telegram node (outgoing messages) ⚡ remember delete webhook before using getupdates , otherwise you’ll get an error