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Telegram delivers incident alerts to a chat or group through the Observer bot.

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Connect a chat

1

Start the connection

In the console, open Alerts, choose Add alert, pick Telegram, choose the scope, and select Connect via Telegram. This opens the Observer bot in Telegram.
2

Press Start

In the chat that opens, press Start. The bot links that chat to your organization and confirms with a welcome message.
3

Confirm

Return to the console; the form detects the connection automatically. The Telegram integration now appears in the list. Use Send test from the row’s actions menu to send a sample alert.
The connect link links your private chat with the bot. To deliver to a group or channel, add the bot to it, then enter the group’s chat id or the channel’s @channelname in the Chat ID field as described below.

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Enter a chat id manually

If you already know the chat id, you can skip the deep link and type it into the Chat ID field instead. Numeric ids and @channelname handles are both accepted.
The link is short-livedThe connect link is signed and expires after fifteen minutes. If it expires before you press Start, generate a new one from the form.