Telegram Plug-in to send text, images and video notifications

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#21

Telegram will deliver a silent notification, but you’ll find it in your list anyway. I’ve tried this moment ago and it’s working as expected.

#22

I’m sorry. I’ve tried whith the sample:

luup.call_action("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraTelegram1", 
  "Send",
  {
     Text="Hello from Vera (Silent)",
     DisableNotification = true
  }, 140)

with my deviceID=140 and Telegram sound for all group members.
Now I use silent mode in the app.

#23

Thanks for the plug-in and I am struggling trying to get it to work, no doubt I am doing something wrong.

I installed the plug in on Vera set up an account on telegram and set up a bot father, have no idea how they would communicate I think that is what I am missing. I set up a bot used the token and ID as noted but nothing. I am definitely missing something. Do you have a guide for dummies? I.e step by step easy and more easy?

#24

Go here, create the bot, get the token and your ID (telegram.org)

  • Get your token and be sure the edit the BotToken variable for your device (under advanced, variables).

Then use in code and/or in Reactor, as suggested on GitHub. There’s nothing more to add, really.

#25

OK, I have the following completed;

  1. Plug-in installed with the token from the telegram/botfather and have identified the by correct ChatID by using the https://api.telegram.org/bot-token number/getUpdates
  2. used the following code to send the message
    luup.call_action(“urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraTelegram1”,
    “Send”,
    {
    Text=“Hello from Vera”,
    ChatID = taken from the above
    }, device# on vera created by the plugin)
  3. nothing happened, should I add code at the bot level?

Not sure what set I am missing but I am missing something.

Any guidance is greatly apprecaited.

#26

I believe the code I am missing in the code for the botfather would anyone have an example of what I need to use to send Alexa a notification?

#27

Major breakthrough, I have tried it on my Vera Plus and it sends the message to Telegram but it will not announce on Alexa. It will not work on my vera 3 for some reason.

One step closer all I need is it to announce on Alexa. I think I am missing the botfather code.

#28

How are you supposed to announce that on alexa? This plugin is intended to send a message to telegram and I’m struggling to add alexa to the mix.

#29

Thanks I appreciate the plug-in and your time, do you currently have a way to have Alexa announce the notifications? If so can you point me in the right direction?

#30

There is the VeraAlexa plugin GitHub - dbochicchio/VeraAlexa: Alexa plug-in for Vera and openLuup. also available on the mios app store.

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#31

Thank you, appreciate it and have installed. Only thing is the cookies.txt file I use edge and chrome and it is a little harder to find it.

#32

After setting up the device with BotToken and Default Chat ID - I don’t see the device while creating scene. I am sure I can use the code to trigger message. But is it possible to make it show up in device list while working with scenes, to make it easy for simple messages.

#33

Yeah, I never finished that part. I’ll try to add it in next version.

#34

Hi @therealdb

I have Telegram Plugin installed and I am very happy with it. My question is how to add it to second phone? do I need to create new botFather ID, API etc? I tried to add bot as administrator to created private group but messages from Vera are not forwarded to the group any idea what I am missing?

Thank you,

#35

I’m using it with groups, but keep in mind that groups have a minus before the number (ie -344433)

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#36

Fantastic, Thank you that worked!

PS. I love this plugin great job! Thank you again @therealdb

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