telegram package

The telegram package provides functions for sending messages to Telegram using the Telegram Bot API. Import the contrib/sranka/telegram package:

import "contrib/sranka/telegram"

Set up a Telegram bot

The Telegram Bot API requires a bot token and a channel ID. To set up a Telegram bot and obtain the required bot token and channel ID:

1. Create a new Telegram account or use an existing account.

2. Create a Telegram bot. Telegram provides a bot token for the newly created bot.

3. Use the Telegram application to create a new channel.

4. Add the new bot to the channel as an Administrator. Ensure the bot has permissions necessary to post messages.

5. Send a message to bot in the channel.

6. Send a request to https://api.telegram.org/bot$token/getUpdates.

   curl https://api.telegram.org/bot$token/getUpdates
   

   Find your channel ID in the id field of the response.

Options

option telegram.defaultDisableWebPagePreview = false

option telegram.defaultParseMode = "MarkdownV2"

option telegram.defaultSilent = true

option telegram.defaultURL = "https://api.telegram.org/bot"

defaultDisableWebPagePreview

defaultDisableWebPagePreview - Use Telegram web page preview by default. Default is false.

defaultParseMode

defaultParseMode is the default Telegram parse mode. Default is MarkdownV2.

defaultSilent

defaultSilent - Send silent Telegram notifications by default. Default is true.

defaultURL

defaultURL is the default Telegram bot URL. Default is https://api.telegram.org/bot.

Functions