Send notifications to Telegram

This guide explains how to send the notifications of Casdoor to a Telegram chat through a bot.

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Learning outcomes

• Create a Telegram bot and find the chat ID.
• Add Telegram as a notification provider in Casdoor.

What you need

• A Telegram account
• Administrator access to the Casdoor admin console

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Create a bot

1. Open @BotFather and send /newbot.

2. Enter the name and the username of the bot. BotFather replies with the API token.

   

Find the chat ID

Start a chat with @RawDataBot. It shows your chat ID.

Add the provider in Casdoor

1. In the Casdoor admin console, go to Identity > Providers and add a provider.

2. Set Category to Notification and Type to Telegram.

3. Fill in the fields:

   Casdoor field	Value
   Secret key	API Token
   Chat ID	ID de chat
   Content	Message template (optional)

   

4. Click Send Testing Notification, and save the provider.

See also

• Notification providers