{"id":4230,"date":"2025-09-03T14:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.bothelp.io\/?p=4230"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:27:12","slug":"nastrojka-uvedomlenij-v-zakrytyj-kanal-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.bothelp.io\/en\/nastrojka-uvedomlenij-v-zakrytyj-kanal-telegram\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up notifications to a private Telegram channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notification Setup<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. \n

    Create an \u201cAction\u201d block<\/strong> and find the External Request<\/strong> option.
    \n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Click Edit<\/strong> to open this block.
    \n    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    Select POST<\/strong> as the request type, and in the URL<\/strong> field enter:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    https:\/\/api.telegram.org\/bot<MyToken>\/sendMessage
    \n    \"\"<\/a>
    \n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    1. \n

      Go to Telegram and find the BotFather<\/strong> bot. Send the command \/mybots<\/code>, select the required bot, click API Token<\/strong>, and copy it.
      \n      \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    2. \n

      In the previously created external request, replace <MyToken><\/code> with the copied token and save the changes.
      \n      \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Getting the ID of a private channel or group<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      1. \n

        Open the channel or group in the Web version of Telegram<\/strong><\/a> and copy the numbers from the URL \u2014 they are at the end of the link. Save them somewhere (e.g., in a text file) to avoid losing them.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      2. \n

        Important:<\/strong> The ID must start with 1 or 2. If it starts with 4 or another number, temporarily make the channel public, then close it again. The ID will update and become correct.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \"\"<\/a>
        \nSetting up the request body<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Go back to the bot, open the Action<\/strong> block, go to the Body<\/strong> tab, and enter:<\/p>\n

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         <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
        {<\/span>
        \n\"chat_id\"<\/span>:<\/span> \"-100<id>\"<\/span>,<\/span>
        \n\"text\"<\/span>:<\/span> \"Test\"<\/span>,<\/span>
        \n\"parse_mode\"<\/span>:<\/span> \"MarkdownV2\"<\/span>
        \n}<\/span>
        \n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n