Manage Telegram from InfraNest
Get infrastructure alerts where you're already looking
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 you can do
- 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.
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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