Telegram Credentials

7 min

his guide will help you set up and configure telegram credentials so the telegram node can connect to your account and send/receive messages step 1 create a telegram bot open the telegram app (desktop or mobile) search for @botfather (the official telegram bot creation tool) start a chat with botfather and type /newbot follow the instructions choose a name for your bot (display name) choose a username (must end with bot, e g , myworkflow bot) after completion, botfather will give you a bot token (looks like 123456789\ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz) 👉 save this token safely — you’ll need it in the next steps step 2 get your chat id (optional for sending messages) start a chat with your newly created bot in telegram send a simple message like hello open this link in your browser (replace \<your bot token>) https //api telegram org/bot\<your bot token>/getupdates in the response, look for "chat" {"id" \<your chat id>} — this is your chat id notes & best practices always keep your bot token private — anyone with it can control your bot if compromised, go to botfather and use /revoke to generate a new token