Telegram Bot API

Use the Telegram Bot API to send messages and manage bots.

API Base

https://api.telegram.org/bot<TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>/

Common Operations

Messaging

• Send message: curl -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage" -d "chat_id=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}" -d "text=Hello"
• Send with formatting: curl -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage" -d "chat_id=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}" -d "text=*Bold* _italic_" -d "parse_mode=Markdown"

Bot Info

• Get updates: curl "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/getUpdates"
• Get bot info: curl "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/getMe"