[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content:integrations\u002Ftelegram":3},{"body":4,"toc":5},"\u003Ch1>Send scheduled Telegram messages from a bot\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cp>Send messages from your Telegram bot to a chat, group, or channel on a schedule: daily briefs, reminders, and alerts, filled in from any API. cronservices calls the Bot API, so you don't need to keep the bot running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"example-a-morning-weather-brief-for-a-crew\">\u003Ca class=\"anchor\" href=\"#example-a-morning-weather-brief-for-a-crew\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">#\u003C\u002Fa>Example: a morning weather brief for a crew\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"code-block site-code\">\u003Cspan class=\"code-lang\">json\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">{\u003C\u002Fspan>\n  \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#7AA2F7\">name\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">Crew weather brief\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">,\u003C\u002Fspan>\n  \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#7AA2F7\">cron\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">{\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0DB9D7\">expression\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">30 5 * * 1-6\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0DB9D7\">time_zone\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">America\u002FLos_Angeles\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">}\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">,\u003C\u002Fspan>\n  \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#7AA2F7\">nodes\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">[\u003C\u002Fspan>\n    \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">{\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0DB9D7\">id\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">forecast\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0DB9D7\">open_meteo_forecast\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">{\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#7DCFFF\">latitude\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">45.52\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#7DCFFF\">longitude\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">-122.68\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#7DCFFF\">units\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">imperial\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">}\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">}\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">,\u003C\u002Fspan>\n    \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">{\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0DB9D7\">id\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">text\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0DB9D7\">telegram_send_message\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">{\u003C\u002Fspan>\n        \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#7DCFFF\">credential_id\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_ID\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">,\u003C\u002Fspan>\n        \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#7DCFFF\">chat_id\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">-1001234567890\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">,\u003C\u002Fspan>\n        \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#7DCFFF\">text\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ECE6A\">Today: {{ $.daily.temperature_2m_min[0] }}–{{ $.daily.temperature_2m_max[0] }}°F, {{ $.daily.precipitation_sum[0] }} in of rain.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#89DDFF\">"\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">}\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">}\u003C\u002Fspan>\n  \u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">]\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cspan style=\"color:#9ABDF5\">}\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cbutton type=\"button\" class=\"icon-btn code-copy\" data-copy aria-label=\"Copy code\">\u003Csvg class=\"icon\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u003Crect width=\"14\" height=\"14\" x=\"8\" y=\"8\" rx=\"2\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"M4 16c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2V4c0-1.1.9-2 2-2h10c1.1 0 2 .9 2 2\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fsvg>\u003C\u002Fbutton>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch2 id=\"set-up\">\u003Ca class=\"anchor\" href=\"#set-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">#\u003C\u002Fa>Set up\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>Create a bot with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ft.me\u002FBotFather\">@BotFather\u003C\u002Fa> and save its token as a \u003Ccode>telegram_bot\u003C\u002Fcode> credential in \u003Cstrong>Settings → Credentials\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Add the bot to the group or channel. For a channel, make it an admin.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Find the chat id: send a message in the chat, then open \u003Ccode>https:\u002F\u002Fapi.telegram.org\u002Fbot<token>\u002FgetUpdates\u003C\u002Fcode>. Group ids are negative. For a public channel, \u003Ccode>@channelusername\u003C\u002Fcode> works too.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"reference\">\u003Ca class=\"anchor\" href=\"#reference\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">#\u003C\u002Fa>Reference\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"send-a-telegram-message-telegram-send-message\">\u003Ca class=\"anchor\" href=\"#send-a-telegram-message-telegram-send-message\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">#\u003C\u002Fa>Send a Telegram message: \u003Ccode>telegram_send_message\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Sends\u003C\u002Fstrong> POST \u003Ccode>https:\u002F\u002Fapi.telegram.org\u002Fbot<token>\u002FsendMessage\u003C\u002Fcode>. \u003Cstrong>Output\u003C\u002Fstrong> for the next step: Telegram’s response, with the sent message in \u003Ccode>result\u003C\u002Fcode>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-wrap\">\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Field\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Type\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Notes\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>credential_id\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>string, required\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>The id of a \u003Ccode>telegram_bot\u003C\u002Fcode> credential holding the token from BotFather.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>chat_id\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>string, required\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>A numeric chat id (negative for groups), a \u003Ccode>@channelusername\u003C\u002Fcode>, or a placeholder.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>text\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>string, required\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Up to 4,096 characters. Placeholders allowed.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch2 id=\"more-ideas\">\u003Ca class=\"anchor\" href=\"#more-ideas\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">#\u003C\u002Fa>More ideas\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>A daily reminder to take medication at 08:00 local: \u003Ccode>0 8 * * *\u003C\u002Fcode>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Today's \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fintegrations\u002Ffrankfurter\">exchange rate\u003C\u002Fa> in a family group chat.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>A one-time reminder the evening before an event, with \u003Ccode>run_at\u003C\u002Fcode>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",[6,9,12,15],{"id":7,"html":8},"example-a-morning-weather-brief-for-a-crew","Example: a morning weather brief for a crew",{"id":10,"html":11},"set-up","Set up",{"id":13,"html":14},"reference","Reference",{"id":16,"html":17},"more-ideas","More ideas",1793404039178]