How to connect Telegram alerts

Telegram is a quick way to get alerts on your phone, day and night. Uptimecheck sends them through a bot you create.

Create a bot

1. In Telegram, open a chat with @BotFather and send /newbot.
2. Follow the steps and copy the API token BotFather gives you.
3. Start a chat with your new bot, or add it to the group that should get alerts, and send it a message.
4. Find the chat ID, for example by opening https://api.telegram.org/bot<token>/getUpdates in a browser and reading chat.id.

Add it to Uptimecheck

1. Open Notification handlers and choose Create notification handler.
2. Give it a name and pick Telegram as the type.
3. Paste the Telegram API token and the chat ID.
4. Use Test integration, then choose Create.
5. Tick the handler under Notifications on the monitors that should use it.

Group chat IDs start with a minus sign; include it. See all alert channels.