Telegram

Telegram notifications are delivered through a bot you create and own. Messages are formatted as HTML and land in any chat or group the bot has access to.

1. Create a bot

Open Telegram and start a conversation with @BotFather. Send /newbot and follow the prompts — you'll pick a display name and a username, then BotFather hands you a bot token that looks like:

123456789:ABC-DEF1234ghIkl-zyx57W2v1u123ew11

Copy it somewhere safe. This is the only credential Minato needs to send messages on your behalf.

2. Find your chat ID

The bot needs to know where to deliver messages. The destination is identified by a chat ID — a numeric value that differs depending on the target.

Personal chat

Start a conversation with your new bot (just send it any message), then call the Telegram API in your browser:

https://api.telegram.org/bot<token>/getUpdates

Look for "chat":{"id":...} in the response — that's your personal chat ID (a positive integer).

Group or channel

Add the bot to the group or channel and send a message mentioning it, then call getUpdates above. Group and channel IDs are negative integers, for example -100123456789.

Alternatively, add @userinfobot to any chat — it replies with the chat ID directly.

3. Add the channel in Minato

Go to Dashboard → Notifications → Add channel, select Telegram, and fill in:

Select the events you want to receive and click Create.

Use the Test button (⚗) in the channel list to send a sample message and confirm delivery before a real event fires.