Automate tasks with Telegram Channels and Groups
Automate tasks with the content of any public Telegram channel or group.
https://core.telegram.org/
Triggers
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If there's a new post in a Public Channel
It is triggered every time there is a new message on a public channel, extracting the message in plain text and HTML as well as the URL of any possible image it may contain. Due to Telegram restrictions, it is only possible to extract document, files and videos through the option 'if there is a new post in a chat, group, or private channel'.
- You don't need to register a Telegram bot.
- You don't need to subscribe to the channel.
- Telegram scales the images from the extracted posts to a maximum width of 800 pixels.
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If there's a new post in a public channel with certain keywords
It is triggered every time there is a new message on a public channel and if it contains one or more specified keywords.
- Can search for whole words or text strings.
- Can distinguish upper and lower case.
- Keywords are not case sensitive.
- You don't need to register a Telegram bot.
- You don't need to subscribe to the channel
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If there's a new post in a Public Group
It is triggered every time there is a new message on a public group.
- You don't need to register a Telegram bot.
- You don't need to subscribe to the group
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If there's a new post in a Private Group, Chat or Channel
It is triggered every time there is a new message on a public/private group, channel or chat.
Allows you to read the content of any chat, including chats with download-protected content.- Requires a user with access to the group/channel
- You don't need to register a Telegram bot.
- Necessary Automate, Scale or Enterprise Plan
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If there's a new post in 2 or more chats
It is triggered every time there is a new message in any of the groups, channels, user chat or bot chat that you specify.
- Requires a user with access to the group/channel
- You don't need to register a Telegram bot.
- Necessary Automate, Scale or Enterprise Plan
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If there's a post in a chat between 2 dates
Extract posts from any Telegram chat one by one for a range of dates, which can be groups or channels, public or private, chats of a specific user or of a bot.
- Requires you to have access to the chat from your Telegram account
- No Telegram bot required
- Necessary Automate, Scale or Enterprise Plan
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If there are old posts in a public channel
It is triggered each time a post is identified in a public channel that meets a specific age range, measured in days since its publication date. The search starts with the most recent posts and moves towards the older ones, considering an interval defined by a minimum and maximum number of days.
Actions
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Export a public channel to CSV file
Export the latest 20 posts from a public channel to a CSV file.
- You don't need to register a Telegram bot.
- You don't need to subscribe to the channel
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Export a public group to CSV file
Export the latest 20 posts from a public group to a CSV file.
- You don't need to register a Telegram bot.
- You don't need to subscribe to the group
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Common Errors
Chat not found
The chat ID provided in the automated task is incorrect, non-existent, or your Telegram user doesn't have access to it.
Note that some chat IDs may have the '-' symbol in front or the number '-100'.
You can view a list of all chats and IDs you have access to by clicking on the 'View Chats' link inside your automated task.
Telegram invitation links are not supported
You have specified a Telegram invitation link to a private group or channel in the automated task, which is not valid for this specific case.
You should specify a link to a public group or channel instead. Alternatively, you can provide the chat ID as a reference, but this specific functionality requires you to be subscribed to one of Botize's plans such as Automate, Scale, or Enterprise.
Can't access the chat
The chat ID provided in the automated task is incorrect, non-existent, or your Telegram user doesn't have access to it.
Note that some chat IDs may have the '-' symbol in front or the number '-100'.
You can view a list of all chats and IDs you have access to by clicking on the 'View Chats' link inside your automated task.