Overview
Connect your Telegram bot to Taskade to automate customer conversations, send notifications, and manage group chats. The Telegram Bot integration works with both automation workflows and AI agent tools.
Set Up the Integration
- Create a bot via @BotFather on Telegram and copy your Bot Token.
- In Taskade, go to your Automation or Agent Tools panel.
- Select Telegram Bot from the integration list.
- Paste your Bot Token and click Connect.
Your bot token looks like
123456:ABC-DEF1234ghIkl-zyx57W2v1u123ew11. Keep it private.
Triggers
Telegram Bot triggers start your automation when something happens in a Telegram chat. Visit the Automation Triggers guide to learn more.
| Trigger | Fires When |
|---|---|
| New Message | Someone sends a message to your bot or a group the bot is in |
| New Member | A new member joins a group where your bot is present |
| Callback Query | A user presses an inline keyboard button in your bot |
Actions
Telegram Bot actions let your automations and agents send messages, media, and manage chats. Visit the Automation Actions guide to learn more.
| Action | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Send Message | Send a text message to a chat or group |
| Send Photo | Send an image with an optional caption |
| Send Document | Send a file (PDF, DOCX, etc.) to a chat |
| Send Video | Send a video with an optional caption |
| Edit Message | Edit a previously sent message |
| Delete Message | Remove a message from a chat |
| Pin Message | Pin a message to the top of a chat |
| Get Chat | Retrieve details about a chat (name, members, description) |
Example Workflows
Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Customer Support Bot โ Trigger on new message โ Ask AI agent โ Send reply โ Log to Google Sheets
- Welcome New Members โ Trigger on new member โ Send welcome message with onboarding info
- Daily Reports โ Schedule trigger โ Gather data โ Send summary to Telegram group
- Order Notifications โ Shopify new order trigger โ Send order details to Telegram
Use with AI Agents
You can also use Telegram Bot as an AI agent tool. Add the Telegram tool to any custom agent and let it send messages, share files, or manage chats through natural language prompts.
Example prompt: "Send our weekly product update to the marketing Telegram group with the attached report."