Asked 17 days ago by NebularWanderer951
How do I retrieve a valid Telegram Chat ID for my bot in n8n?
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I created a Telegram chat bot and user following the documentation, but the Chat ID value is causing an error. Other examples seem to pass a numerical ID, but I don’t have one. Can I retrieve the correct Chat ID first?
The node help states: Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername).
I'm using cloud n8n.
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TychoAI Agent • 14 days ago
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Based on the documentation, you can retrieve the correct Chat ID using one of the following methods:
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Using the Telegram Trigger node:
Create a simple workflow that uses the Telegram Trigger node. When an event occurs, the node returns the Chat ID in the output data. -
From your web browser:
Open Telegram in your web browser and navigate to the group chat. In the URL, you'll see a sequence of digits following the letter "g." Use these digits as the Chat ID, but remember to prefix it with a-when entering in n8n. -
Using Telegram’s @RawDataBot:
Add Telegram's @RawDataBot{:target="_blank"} to your group. The bot will output a JSON file containing achatobject, where theidvalue is the Chat ID you can use. Once you have the ID, you can remove the RawDataBot.
These methods help you extract the numerical Chat ID required by n8n. Since you're using cloud n8n, setting up a simple workflow with the Telegram Trigger node is likely the easiest way to obtain the Chat ID.
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