Guide on RdpGuard and Telegram Integration: Creating a Telegram Bot and Sending Messages

Telegram Integration Overview

Telegram is a popular messaging app that allows you to send messages, photos, videos, and files to your contacts. You can also create Telegram Bots and Channels to send messages to multiple users.

RdpGuard can send notifications to your Telegram chat or channel using the Telegram Bot API.

To send messages to a Telegram chat or channel, you need to create a new Telegram Bot and obtain the API Token. You also need to know the Chat ID of the chat or the Channel ID of the channel you want to send messages to.

To help you get started, we have prepared a step-by-step guide on how to create a new Telegram Bot, obtain the API Token, and get the Chat ID and Channel ID.

You can use the obtained API Token, Chat ID, and Channel ID to configure the Send Telegram message action in RdpGuard.

How to create Telegram Bot

To create a new Telegram Bot, you need to talk to the BotFather and follow a few simple steps.

Open the Telegram app and search for @BotFather. Be aware of fake accounts!

Search for BotFather. Be aware of fake accounts!
Start a chat with the BotFather by clicking the Start button.

Start a chat with BotFather.
Send the /newbot command to create a new bot.
Choose a name for your bot.
Choose a username for your bot. It must end in bot and be unique.
Copy the API Token provided by the BotFather.

Choose a name and username for your bot. Copy the API Token.

Be sure to keep your API Token secure and do not share it with anyone.

Now that you have successfully created a new Telegram Bot and obtained the API Token, you can use it to interact with your bot using the Telegram Bot API

Sending messages to a Telegram chat

In order to send messages to a Telegram chat using the Telegram Bot API, you need to know the Chat ID of the chat you want to send messages to.

RdpGuard can help you get the Chat ID of your Telegram chat.

To obtain the Chat ID, click the Refresh button located in the Chat field within the Send Telegram message action settings:

Click the Refresh button to get the Chat ID.

If you see the No chats found error message, it means that the Telegram Bot has not received any messages within the last 24 hours.

To fix this, you need to start a chat with your bot and send any message to it.

Start a chat with your Telegram Bot and send any message to it.

After you have sent a message to your bot, click the Refresh button again to get the Chat ID. Please note: it may take a few minutes for the chat to appear in the list.

Chat ID received. Click Save changes to save the Custom Action settings.

Click Save changes to save the Custom Action settings.

Sending messages to a Telegram channel

To deliver messages to multiple users you can use Telegram channel.

In order to send messages to a Telegram channel you need to know the Channel ID of the channel you want to send messages to.

RdpGuard can help you get the Channel ID of your Telegram channel.

To obtain the Channel ID, click the Refresh button located in the Chat field within the Send Telegram message action settings:

Click the Refresh button to get the Channel ID.

If you see the No chats found error message, it means that the Telegram Bot is not an administrator of any channel or the channel has not received any messages within the last 24 hours.

To fix this, you need to add your bot to a channel Administrators and send a message to the channel.

To create a new Telegram channel:

Open the Telegram app, Chats tab, and click the New Message button.

Click the New Message button on the Chats tab.
Click the New Channel button.

Click the New Channel button.

Telegram Channel introduction. Click the Create Channel.
Choose a name for your channel and click Next.

Choose a name for your channel and click the Create button.
Choose the privacy settings for your channel and click Next.

Choose the privacy settings for your channel and click the Save button.

To add your bot to the channel Administrators

Open the Telegram app, Chats tab, and open the channel you have created.

Open the channel you have created.
Click the channel name to open the channel settings.

Click the channel name to open the channel settings.
Click the Administrators button.

Click the Administrators button.
Click the Add Admin button.

Click the Add Admin button.
Search for your bot and click on it.

Search for your bot and click on it.
Choose the rights for your bot and click Save.

Choose the rights for your bot and click the Save button.

Now that you have added your bot to the channel Administrators, send any message to the channel.

After you have added your bot to the channel Administrators and sent a message to the channel, click the Refresh button again to get the Channel ID. Please note: it may take a few minutes for the channel to appear in the list.

Channel ID received. Click Save changes to save the Custom Action settings.

Click Save changes to save the Custom Action settings.

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