How to connect Telegram with Navixy IoT Logic

Integrate a Telegram bot with Navixy IoT Logic to send automated notifications. Set up the bot, configure the chat ID, and connect the webhook.

This is a quick guide of the steps that might be followed to create the connection between IoT Logic and Telegram.

1. Create a bot and get your token

• In Telegram, open the chat with @BotFather.

• Run the command /newbot.

• Follow the instructions and copy the bot token provided (it looks like: 123456:ABC-...).

1. Get the chat_id you want to message

Common ways to do this:

• Send a message to your bot (or add it to a group and send a message there).

• Then call the getUpdates method from the Telegram API.

• If it's a group, the chat_id is usually a negative number.

• Make sure the bot has received at least one message so it appears in getUpdates.

1. Send the message (REST call)

• Use the sendMessage method from the Telegram API.

• In the request body, include the chat_id and the message text.

• The request should be sent in JSON format with the header Content-Type: application/json.

1. Create the IoT Flow in Navixy

• Once the flow has been created, connect the Webhook node in the section where you want to send the data.

• Follow the same structure as the API call. In the URL field, place the request endpoint:

https://api.telegram.org/bot<BOT_TOKEN>/sendMessage

• In the Headers section:

• Key: Content-Type

• Value: application/json

• Finally, in the body of the request, include the telemetry parameters you want to send, making sure to include the chat_id again, for instance:

{

"chat_id": X,

"text": "Device 12563254, latitude: {{latitude}}, longitude: {{longitude}}, satellites: {{satellites}}, speed: {{speed}}"

}

With these steps, your bot will be able to receive messages successfully, including automated telemetry data from Navixy.