Telegram Integration
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To get started with integrating your alerts into Telegram, you will need to create a new Telegram bot and configure it for integration into a Telegram channel. You will want to follow the following steps to set this up:
Search for the “@Botfather” in Telegram
Start a conversation with BotFather and type “/newbot”
Enter the new bot’s name (this will be a display name)
Enter bot’s username (must end with “_bot”)
Get the bot’s API Token and write this down. You will need this string to add the alert in Panorama:
Next log into the website for telegram (https://web.telegram.org) to complete the next steps:
Create a new channel where you will send your CUBE3 alerts:
Select new group from the menu:
Type in the name of your bot from step #3, click the selection box next to the name, and then click the next button:
Name your group after adding your bot, optionally add a picture for your group, and then click the next button:
Once your group has been created and your bot added, You will need the number at the end of the URL at the top of the page beginning which begins with a "-" in order to add this to the Alerts page in Panorama:
Once you have your webhook address from Telegram, you will want to head back to CUBE3 Panorama and select Alerts page, then click on Destination Tab, and then Add destination button.
You now need to enter a Name for your Destination, select Telegram from the list in Channel drop down, add the Telegram Bot Name and Token for Telegram Bot API key from step #5, and then and Chat ID from step #9 into the Chat ID box, and then select if you want the destination to be enabled or disabled by default. You can then click on the Add Destination button.
To test the Telegram integration, select the three dots menu, and then select Test from the menu. Once you hit the test menu button, you will be alerted with a test transaction message which will ask you to check your channel you configured the message to go to in Telegram.
You should now see a test transaction in your group in Telegram:
Your Telegram destination is now live. Once you have configured an alert to use this destination and you have a matching alert for transactions from your subscribed Alerts, it will show up in the transaction page. You can disable your Telegram destination anytime by clicking disable in the configuration menu.
