From 8954e8c6b492d415f4692ba70e4e37525d38f853 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lead2gold Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:49:26 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Notify_telegram (markdown) --- Notify_telegram.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Notify_telegram.md b/Notify_telegram.md index c986dd2..89e5c13 100644 --- a/Notify_telegram.md +++ b/Notify_telegram.md @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ First off, Telegram notifications require you need to first access https://api.t To do this you will be required in a chat with the **[BotFather](https://botsfortelegram.com/project/the-bot-father/)** to type: ```/newbot```. Answer the questions it asks after doing this (which get the name of it, etc). When you've completed this step, you will be provided an *bot_token* that looks something like this: ```123456789:alphanumeric_characters```. +You will need to ```/start``` the bot to get it going for good. You will not be able to send notifications through it until this final step is done. + ### Syntax Valid are as follows: * **tgram**://**{bot_token}**/**{chat_id}**/ @@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ This can also be written like so: | Variable | Required | Description | ----------- | -------- | ----------- | bot_token | Yes | The token that identifies the bot you created through the *[BotFather](https://botsfortelegram.com/project/the-bot-father/)* -| chat_id | Yes | Identify the users you want your bot to deliver your notifications to. You must specify at least 1 *chat_id*. +| chat_id | Yes | Identify the users you want your bot to deliver your notifications to. You must specify at least 1 *chat_id*. If you do not specify a chat_id, the notification script will attempt to detect the bot owner's (you) chat_id and use that. #### Example Send a telegram notification to lead2gold: