Telegram Service

The Telegram Service enables sending messages to Telegram chats via a Telegram Bot.

Usage

Initialization

Instantiate the TelegramService with your bot token.


import { TelegramService } from '@orbitus/core/services/telegram';
 
const telegramService = new TelegramService('telegram-bot', {
  token: process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN
});

Sending a Message

Send a message to a specific chat ID (user or group).


await telegramService.sendMessage({
  chatId: '123456789',
  text: 'System alert: High CPU usage detected.'
});

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
`TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN`	The API token for your Telegram Bot (obtained from @BotFather).

Getting Chat ID

To find the Chat ID:

Start a chat with your bot.
Send a message.
Call https://api.telegram.org/bot<YOUR_TOKEN>/getUpdates to see the chat ID in the JSON response.