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Send notifications via Telegram
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[⬅️ Go back to main README](../../README.md)
> ℹ️️ **Info**: This module can not be used on its own but requires the base
> installation. See [main README](../../README.md) for details.
Description
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This module adds support for sending notifications via
[Telegram](https://telegram.org/) via bot api. A queue is used to make sure
notifications are not lost on failure but sent later.
Requirements and installation
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Just install the module:
$ScriptInstallUpdate mod/notification-telegram;
Also install Telegram on at least one of your mobile and/or desktop devices
and create an account.
Configuration
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Open Telegram, then start a chat with [BotFather](https://t.me/BotFather) and
create your own bot:
Now open a chat with your bot and start it by clicking the `START` button.
Open just another chat with [GetIDs Bot](https://t.me/getidsbot), again start
with the `START` button. It will send you some information, including the
`id`, just below `You`.
Finally edit `global-config-overlay`, add `TelegramTokenId` with the token
from *BotFather* and `TelegramChatId` with your id from *GetIDs Bot*. Then
reload the configuration.
> ℹ️ **Info**: Copy relevant configuration from
> [`global-config`](../../global-config.rsc) (the one without `-overlay`) to
> your local `global-config-overlay` and modify it to your specific needs.
### Notifications to a group
Sending notifications to a group is possible as well. Add your bot and the
*GetIDs Bot* to a group, then use the group's id (which starts with a dash)
for `TelegramChatId`. Then remove *GetIDs Bot* from group.
Usage and invocation
--------------------
There's nothing special to do. Every script or function sending a notification
will now send it to your Telegram account.
But of course you can use the function to send notifications directly. Give
it a try:
$SendTelegram "Subject..." "Body..."
Alternatively this sends a notification with all available and configured
methods:
$SendNotification "Subject..." "Body..."
To use the functions in your own scripts you have to declare them first.
Place this before you call them:
:global SendTelegram;
:global SendNotification;
In case there is a situation when the queue needs to be purged there is a
function available:
$PurgeTelegramQueue;
Tips & Tricks
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### Set a profile photo
You can use a profile photo for your bot to make it recognizable. Open the
chat with [BotFather](https://t.me/BotFather) and set it there.
Have a look at my
[RouterOS-Scripts Logo Color Changer](https://git.eworm.de/cgit/routeros-scripts/plain/contrib/logo-color.html)
to create a colored version of this scripts' logo.
See also
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* [Chat with your router and send commands via Telegram bot](../telegram-chat.md)
* [Send notifications via e-mail](notification-email.md)
* [Send notifications via Matrix](notification-matrix.md)
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