From ad2b053cc7d5f4b7c6163c02f14cf4f4252bdb9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Caron Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:57:11 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Notify_telegram (markdown) --- Notify_telegram.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/Notify_telegram.md b/Notify_telegram.md index 39d6ec5..ea85d4d 100644 --- a/Notify_telegram.md +++ b/Notify_telegram.md @@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ To do this you will have to open a communication (inside Telegram) to the **[Bot The good news is this process only has to be done once. Once you get your **bot_token**, hold on to it and no longer worry about having to repeat this process again. It's through this bot that Apprise is able to send notifications onto Telegram to different users. #### Chat ID Conundrum + +---- +**2021.12.23 Update**: Recently the developers of Telegram have made it easier to acquire this ID using their own built in tool [explained here](https://www.alphr.com/find-chat-id-telegram/). Thank you `@mattpackwood` for this tip! + +---- Behind the scenes, Telegram notifies users by their **{chat_id}** and not their _easy-to-remember_ user name. Unfortunately (at this time) Telegram doesn't make it intuitive to get this **{chat_id}** without simple tricks and workarounds that can be found through Googling or just simply talking to their support team.