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Telegram Bot API
The Telegram Bot API sends messages, handles commands and manages chats – a lightweight channel for alerts and personal automations.
- Provider
- Telegram
- Pricing
- Free to use; see Telegram Bot API terms
- Authentication
- Bot token in URL
- API key
- Required
Get started
Start building with Telegram
Create an account, get your API key and start integrating Telegram Bot API.
Technical details
- Endpoint
https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}/sendMessage- Authentication
- Bot token in URL
- Rate limit
- Broadcasting limits per chat and second
- SDKs
- cURLPythonJavaScript
- Documentation
- Open official docs
Details
- Features
- Send text and media messagesInline keyboards and commandsWebhooks and long pollingGroup and channel support
- Use case
- Personal alerts, bot workflows and community notifications