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# Telegram Bot API Use the Telegram Bot API to send messages and manage bots. ## API Base ``` https://api.telegram.org/bot<TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>/ ``` ## Common Operations ### Messaging - Send message: `curl -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage" -d "chat_id=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}" -d "text=Hello"` - Send with formatting: `curl -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage" -d "chat_id=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}" -d "text=*Bold* _italic_" -d "parse_mode=Markdown"` ### Bot Info - Get updates: `curl "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/getUpdates"` - Get bot info: `curl "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/getMe"` ## Notes - Bot token from @BotFather on Telegram - Chat ID can be found via `getUpdates` after sending a message to the bot