✈️ Telegram

Telegram is one of the fastest notification channels — messages arrive almost instantly on your phone.

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🔧 Настройка

Step 1: Create a Telegram Bot

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather
2. Send /newbot
3. Choose a name (e.g., Monitron Alerts)
4. Choose a username (e.g., monitron_alerts_bot)
5. Copy the Bot Token (looks like 110201543:AAHdqTcvCH1vGWJxfSeofSAs0K5PALDsaw)

Step 2: Get Your Chat ID

1. Start a chat with your new bot (click the link BotFather gives you)
2. Send any message to the bot
3. Open this URL in your browser (replace YOUR_BOT_TOKEN):

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

4. Find your chat.id in the JSON response

к сведению

For group notifications, add the bot to a group, send a message in the group, then check getUpdates. Group chat IDs start with a negative number (e.g., -1001234567890).

Step 3: Configure Global Settings

Go to Admin → Settings → Notification Providers → Telegram:

Настройка	Значение
Bot Token	Your bot token from BotFather

Step 4: Add to Contact

Настройка	Значение
Channel	Telegram
Chat ID	Your chat ID

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📨 Формат сообщения

Monitron sends Markdown-formatted messages with monitor name, status, error details, and timestamp.

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💡 Советы

• Mute non-critical channels: Create separate Telegram groups for different severity levels.
• Pin the bot: Pin the Monitron bot chat for quick access.
• Telegram bots can't message you first — you must start the conversation!