How do I connect Telegram Bot?

Add the Telegram Bot piece to a flow, then authenticate with API key. Once connected, its 1 trigger and 20 actions are available anywhere in the builder.

What can I automate with Telegram Bot?

"New Update" can start a flow that runs "Send Text Message", and you can chain Telegram Bot together with any of 760+ other apps and AI steps in between.

Can I self-host the Telegram Bot integration?

Yes. Activepieces is fully self-hostable, so you can run the Telegram Bot piece on your own infrastructure with your connections and your data staying in your environment.

Can my AI agent use Telegram Bot as a tool?

Yes. Every piece you connect can be exposed over one Activepieces MCP server, so Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or any MCP client can call Telegram Bot actions as tools.

Telegram Bot integration

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Actions: 20
Triggers: 1
Auth: API key
License: MIT, open source
Updated: October 2026

About the Telegram Bot integration

Add the Telegram Bot piece to a flow, connect your account once, and the rest of the builder can read from it and write to it. Because the piece is open source you can run it on our cloud or self-host it, and combine Telegram Bot with 760+ other apps in the same flow.

Triggers

Start a flow the moment something happens in Telegram Bot

Each trigger below can start a flow on its own, either instantly or on a schedule.

New Update
Triggers when the bot receives a Telegram update (message, callback query, poll answer, etc.).
2 fields

Actions

Everything Activepieces can do in Telegram Bot

Drop any of these into a flow and fill in the fields. No code is required.

Send Text Message
Send a text message to a chat, group or channel.
11 fields
Send Media
Send a photo, video, sticker or GIF to a chat.
11 fields
Send Document
Send any file to a chat as a document.
13 fields
Send Audio
Send an MP3 or M4A file that plays in Telegram's music player.
16 fields
Send Location
Send a map pin, or a live location that updates, to a chat.
14 fields
Send Media Group
Send 2 to 10 photos, videos, files or audio tracks as one album.
9 fields
Send Poll
Send a poll or a quiz to a chat.
20 fields
Send Chat Action
Show a status like "typing…" in a chat for up to 5 seconds.
4 fields
Edit Message Text
Replace the text of a message the bot sent.
10 fields
Delete Message
Delete a message. The bot needs admin rights to delete other people's messages.
3 fields
Forward Message
Forward a message from one chat to another.
7 fields
Pin Message
Pin a message. The bot must be an admin in the chat.
4 fields
Unpin Message
Unpin one message, or the most recent pinned message.
3 fields
Get Chat
Get a chat's title, type, description and settings.
2 fields
Get Chat Member
Get a person's status and permissions in a chat.
3 fields
Get File
Get file details and, optionally, its content.
2 fields
Create Invite Link
Create an invite link for a group or channel.
7 fields
Answer Callback Query
Answer a tap on an inline button with a short banner or alert.
5 fields
Request Approval Message
Send an approval message to a chat and wait until the message is approved or disapproved
5 fields
Custom API Call
Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint
10 fields

Use Telegram Bot in a flow

Connect Telegram Bot once and every trigger and action above is yours to drop into the builder, alongside 760+ other apps. Free to start, on our cloud or your own servers.

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Telegram Bot, answered.

Yes. Activepieces is open source and free to start, and the Telegram Bot piece is included on every plan, from the free cloud tier to any self-hosted deployment.