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Setup Telegram Alert

Create new bot in Telegram#

Skip this section if you already have a bot.

  • Go to Telegram app and search BotFather.

BotFather

  • Type /newbot and answer two questions from BotFather to create new bot.
  • After creating a bot, you will recevied generated token from Telegram. Please save it somewhere safe to use later.

Get Group Chat Id#

  • After creating group, add new bot that you have created to the channel.
  • Go to web browser and paste this url:
https://api.telegram.org/bot{your_token_here}/getUpdates

Example

https://api.telegram.org/bot123456/getUpdates

If you received {"ok":true,"result":[]}, remove bot from the channel and add again.

  • Telegram will send you a list of group chats that a bot has been added. Look for {"chat":{"id":, the chat id should be right after that (with negative sign).

Setup alert channel in DataDex#

Go to datasources and create new datasource.

Telegram Datadex

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