telegram
Telegram Bot API integration with managed authentication. Send messages, manage chats, handle updates, and interact with users through your Telegram bot. Use this skill when users want to send messages, create polls, manage bot commands, or interact with Telegram chats. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/byungkyu/telegram-apiWhat This Skill Does
The Telegram skill for OpenClaw provides a secure, managed interface to the Telegram Bot API. By handling authentication and connection management through Maton.ai, it allows developers and non-technical users to build sophisticated Telegram bots without worrying about credential storage or API boilerplate. The skill acts as a proxy, routing requests to https://gateway.maton.ai/telegram/:token/, ensuring that your bot token remains protected while enabling seamless interaction with the Telegram ecosystem.
Installation
To install this skill, use the OpenClaw command line interface to pull the module from the source repository:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/byungkyu/telegram-api
After installation, ensure you have an active account at maton.ai. You must initialize your environment by exporting your API key: export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY". Finally, visit https://ctrl.maton.ai to create your Telegram connection, which provides the necessary token to begin authenticating your requests through the gateway.
Use Cases
- Automated Notifications: Send alerts from server logs or system events directly to your personal Telegram chat.
- Interactive Customer Support: Build a bot that listens for specific commands to answer FAQs or gather user feedback.
- Content Distribution: Broadcast news or media updates to groups or channels programmatically.
- Interactive Polls: Engage users by creating and managing live polls directly through bot commands.
- Workflow Automation: Integrate Telegram with other OpenClaw skills to trigger actions based on messages received.
Example Prompts
- "Send a message to my Telegram bot with the text 'Server status: Operational' to the group chat ID 12345678."
- "Create a new poll in my Telegram channel titled 'Do you like the new features?' with options 'Yes' and 'No'."
- "List all my active Telegram bot connections to check if the authorization token is correctly synced."
Tips & Limitations
- Token Security: Never hardcode your bot token in your scripts. Always rely on the Maton.ai connection management flow.
- Rate Limiting: Be aware of Telegram's own API rate limits when sending frequent updates to large channels.
- Gateway Dependency: This skill requires an active internet connection to the Maton.ai gateway to process requests.
- Alternative Apps: If you need to interface with generic APIs that are not Telegram, remember to use the api-gateway skill instead to maintain architectural cleanliness.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-byungkyu-telegram-api": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: external-api, network-access
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