Create Bot and Setup Channel
- Install Telegram on Android
- Visit FatherBot on Android
- Create
/newbot
: A name and username/domain (e.g.YourNewBot
) is required. - Copy down the Bot Token (e.g.
880123456:AAGe...
); Keep your token secure and store it safely, it can be used by anyone to control your bot. - View
YourNewBot
attg://resolve?domain=YourNewBot
(BotFather will send you the message) - Use Android Telegram App to create a private/public channel
- Add
YourNewBot
as Administrator of the Channel:Select Channel -> Click on the Title Bar -> Subscribers -> Add subscriber -> Key in Bot name and click -> Make Admin
.
Get Chat ID of Private Channel
- Open Telegram Web on Desktop
- Open the Channel, check the URL:
https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=c1306123456_18441234567890123456
. The Chat ID1306123456
, where you must prefex-100
to make it-1001306123456
.
Send Message to Private Channel via Bot
https://api.telegram.org/botBOT_TOKEN/sendMessage?chat_id=CHAT_ID&text=MESSAGE
- BOT_TOKEN: In FatherBot message after
/newbot
(e.g.880123456:AAGe...
) - CHAT_ID: Refer to
Get Chat ID of Private Channel
(e.g.-1001306123456
) - MESSAGE
Python
import requestsimport jsonTELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = '880123456:AAGe...'TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID = '-1001306...'def send_message(message): params = { 'chat_id': TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID, 'text': message } url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage" r = requests.get(url, params=params) if r.status_code == 200: print(json.dumps(r.json(), indent=2)) else: r.raise_for_status()
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