Telegram Bot

Send messages and manage bots via the Telegram Bot API.

Environment Variables

• TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN - Bot token from @BotFather

Send message

curl -s -X POST \
  "https://api.telegram.org/bot$TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN/sendMessage" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"chat_id":"CHAT_ID","text":"Hello from ThinkFleetBot!"}' | jq '{ok, result: {message_id, chat: .result.chat.title}}'

Get updates

curl -s "https://api.telegram.org/bot$TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN/getUpdates?limit=10" | jq '.result[] | {update_id, message: {from: .message.from.username, text: .message.text}}'

Get bot info

curl -s "https://api.telegram.org/bot$TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN/getMe" | jq '.result'

Send photo

curl -s -X POST \
  "https://api.telegram.org/bot$TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN/sendPhoto" \
  -F "chat_id=CHAT_ID" -F "photo=@/path/to/photo.jpg" -F "caption=Photo caption" | jq '{ok}'

Notes

• Always confirm before sending messages.
• Get chat_id from getUpdates after sending a message to the bot.