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EchoValue API

Webhook Format: Telegram

When format is set to telegram, incoming emails are sent to a Telegram chat via the Bot API. This format requires a bot token in the URL and a chat_id option.

Get the Bot Token and Chat ID

Section titled “Get the Bot Token and Chat ID”

Create a Bot

Section titled “Create a Bot”
  1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather.
  2. Send /newbot and follow the instructions.
  3. Copy the bot token: 
    1234567890:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghi

Find the Chat ID

Section titled “Find the Chat ID”
  1. Send any message to your bot.
  2. Open https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/getUpdates.
  3. Find the chat.id value in the response.

Configure in echoValue

Section titled “Configure in echoValue”
Terminal window
curl 'https://api.echovalue.dev/webhook' \
  -H 'x-token: mytoken' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://api.telegram.org/bot1234567890:ABCDEFGHIJKLMN/sendMessage",
    "format": "telegram",
    "options": {
      "chat_id": "123456789"
    }
  }'

Output Preview

Section titled “Output Preview”
<b>Subject line</b>
From: Sender Name <sender@example.com>
Email body text