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Send InfraNest alerts straight to a Telegram chat or group instead of a dashboard
Connect a Telegram chat as a destination for InfraNest alerts, so problems show up as messages instead of waiting to be found.
- Alerts arrive as Telegram messages: pick a chat or group as a destination and route any alert to it.
- Use the ready-made bot or your own: connect with the InfraNest bot for the fastest setup, or use your own bot token if you want alerts to come from a bot you control.
- Test before you rely on it: send a test message from InfraNest to confirm the bot can actually post before you go live.
NoteA bot can only post in a chat it has been added to, and only after you've sent /start there — doing it in the other order is the most common reason messages don't arrive.
What it looks like in InfraNest
Or let an automation act on it
What you can do
Once Telegram is connected, this is what InfraNest can do with it.
- Chat ID-based delivery
- Ready-made or custom bot
- Test message before go-live
How to connect it
- 1
Message the InfraNest bot to get your Chat ID
In Telegram, open @InfraNestBot and send it any message (add it to a group first if that's where you want alerts). It replies with your Chat ID.
- 2
Add a Telegram destination
In InfraNest, go to Alerts → Destinations, select Add a destination, and choose Telegram.
- 3
Enter your Chat ID (or your own bot token)
Paste the Chat ID for the InfraNest bot, or enter your own bot's token and Chat ID if you created a custom bot with @BotFather.
- 4
Test and save
Select Test to send a test message to the chat, confirm it arrives, then save the destination.
That’s it — Telegram is connected.
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I use Telegram, and I want to connect it to InfraNest (infranest.io) — it manages domains, DNS, servers and certificates across providers. InfraNest asks for: Bot token. Walk me through creating that in Telegram: where each setting is in the current interface, whether a read-only option exists, and how to check it works before I paste it in.
Questions
#Do I need my own Telegram bot?
No. You can use the ready-made InfraNest bot and just supply your Chat ID. Setting up your own bot with @BotFather is only needed if you want alerts to come from a bot you brand and control.
#Why aren't alerts showing up in my chat?
The most common cause is order: the bot has to be added to the chat or group before you send /start there. If you send /start first and add the bot after, it looks the same but won't work.
#What happens if I revoke or change the bot token?
If you're using your own bot and revoke its token, InfraNest can no longer post to that chat until you update the destination with a new token. Alerts will fail silently to that destination until it's fixed, so it's worth re-testing after any token change.
#Can InfraNest post to a group as well as a one-on-one chat?
Yes. Add the bot as a member of the group first, then get that group's Chat ID the same way — by messaging @InfraNestBot from within the group.
#Is my bot token stored safely?
Yes. It's stored securely in InfraNest and isn't shown again after you save it, so keep a copy elsewhere if you might need to re-enter it.
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