✨ Strapi Telegram Bot ✨

Send messages to your telegram bot from strapi

🚀 Installation

Install the plugin using your favorite package manager:

npm install strapi-v5-telegram-bot

or

yarn add strapi-v5-telegram-bot

⚡ Features

• Send messages to your telegram bot from admin panel and code
• Manage users and bot token in admin panel

🌟 Usage

1. Configure Bot Token

To get started, you first need to add your Telegram bot token, which can be obtained from @BotFather in Telegram.

Save the token in the single-type collection named Token for telegram in the admin panel.

2. Add User IDs

Next, add the user IDs of the recipients you want the bot to message.

Create entries in the collection type called Users for telegram. If you're unsure how to find your user ID, this guide might help.

3. Test the Plugin

You can test the plugin by sending a message directly from the plugin interface — click the paper plane icon in the sidebar.

4. Sending Messages Programmatically

If you need to send a message from your code, use the following pattern:

const telegramSender = strapi.plugin('strapi-v5-telegram-bot').service('telegramSender');
const res = await telegramSender.sendMessage(body.message);

⚠️ Important: Do not destructure telegramSender. Its methods rely on internal context to access the token and user list. If destructured, they will lose access to that context and stop working correctly.