Telegram bot


Use Telegram on your mobile or desktop device to send and receive messages or commands to/from your Home Assistant.

This integration creates notification services to send, or edit previously sent, messages from a Telegram Bot account configured either with the polling platform or with the webhooks one, and trigger events when receiving messages.

If you don’t need to receive messages, you can use the broadcast platform instead.

Notification services

Available services: send_message, send_photo, send_video, send_animation, send_voice, send_sticker, send_document, send_location, edit_message, edit_caption, edit_replymarkup, answer_callback_query, delete_message and leave_chat.

Service telegram_bot.send_message

Send a notification.

Service data attribute Optional Description
message no Message body of the notification.
title yes Optional title for your notification. Will be composed as ‘%title\n%message’.
target yes An array of pre-authorized chat_ids or user_ids to send the notification to. Defaults to the first allowed chat_id.
parse_mode yes Parser for the message text: markdownv2, html or markdown.
disable_notification yes True/false for send the message silently. iOS users and web users will not receive a notification, Android users will receive a notification with no sound. Defaults to False.
disable_web_page_preview yes True/false for disable link previews for links in the message.
resize_keyboard yes True/false for resizing the keyboard vertically for optimal fit. Defaults to False.
one_time_keyboard yes True/false for hiding the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.
keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom keyboard. [] to reset to no custom keyboard. Example: ["/command1, /command2", "/command3"]
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]
message_tag yes Tag for sent message. In telegram_sent event data: {{trigger.event.data.message_tag}}
reply_to_message_id yes Mark the message as a reply to a previous message. In telegram_callback handling, for example, you can use {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}

Service telegram_bot.send_photo

Send a photo.

Service data attribute Optional Description
url no Remote path to an image.
file no Local path to an image.
caption yes The title of the image.
username yes Username for a URL which requires HTTP authentication.
password yes Password (or bearer token) for a URL which require HTTP authentication.
authentication yes Define which authentication method to use. Set to digest to use HTTP digest authentication, or bearer_token for OAuth 2.0 bearer token authentication. Defaults to basic.
target yes An array of pre-authorized chat_ids or user_ids to send the notification to. Defaults to the first allowed chat_id.
parse_mode yes Parser for the message text: markdownv2, html or markdown.
disable_notification yes True/false for send the message silently. iOS users and web users will not receive a notification, Android users will receive a notification with no sound. Defaults to False.
verify_ssl yes True/false for checking the SSL certificate of the server for HTTPS URLs. Defaults to True.
timeout yes Timeout for sending photo in seconds. Will help with timeout errors (poor internet connection, etc)
resize_keyboard yes True/false for resizing the keyboard vertically for optimal fit. Defaults to False.
one_time_keyboard yes True/false for hiding the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.
keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom keyboard. [] to reset to no custom keyboard. Example: ["/command1, /command2", "/command3"]
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]
message_tag yes Tag for sent message. In telegram_sent event data: {{trigger.event.data.message_tag}}
reply_to_message_id yes Mark the message as a reply to a previous message. In telegram_callback handling, for example, you can use {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}

Service telegram_bot.send_video

Send a video.

Service data attribute Optional Description
url no Remote path to a video.
file no Local path to a video.
caption yes The title of the video.
username yes Username for a URL which requires HTTP authentication.
password yes Password (or bearer token) for a URL which require HTTP authentication.
authentication yes Define which authentication method to use. Set to digest to use HTTP digest authentication, or bearer_token for OAuth 2.0 bearer token authentication. Defaults to basic.
target yes An array of pre-authorized chat_ids or user_ids to send the notification to. Defaults to the first allowed chat_id.
parse_mode yes Parser for the message text: markdownv2, html or markdown.
disable_notification yes True/false to send the message silently. iOS users and web users will not receive a notification. Android users will receive a notification with no sound. Defaults to False.
verify_ssl yes True/false for checking the SSL certificate of the server for HTTPS URLs. Defaults to True.
timeout yes Timeout for sending video in seconds. Will help with timeout errors (poor internet connection, etc)
resize_keyboard yes True/false for resizing the keyboard vertically for optimal fit. Defaults to False.
one_time_keyboard yes True/false for hiding the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.
keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom keyboard. [] to reset to no custom keyboard. Example: ["/command1, /command2", "/command3"]
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]
reply_to_message_id yes Mark the message as a reply to a previous message. In telegram_callback handling, for example, you can use {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}

Service telegram_bot.send_animation

Send an animation.

Service data attribute Optional Description
url no Remote path to a GIF or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound.
file no Local path to a GIF or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video without sound.
caption yes The title of the animation.
username yes Username for a URL which requires HTTP authentication.
password yes Password (or bearer token) for a URL which require HTTP authentication.
authentication yes Define which authentication method to use. Set to digest to use HTTP digest authentication, or bearer_token for OAuth 2.0 bearer token authentication. Defaults to basic.
target yes An array of pre-authorized chat_ids or user_ids to send the notification to. Defaults to the first allowed chat_id.
parse_mode yes Parser for the message text: markdownv2, html or markdown.
disable_notification yes True/false to send the message silently. iOS users and web users will not receive a notification. Android users will receive a notification with no sound. Defaults to False.
verify_ssl yes True/false for checking the SSL certificate of the server for HTTPS URLs. Defaults to True.
timeout yes Timeout for sending video in seconds. Will help with timeout errors (poor internet connection, etc)
resize_keyboard yes True/false for resizing the keyboard vertically for optimal fit. Defaults to False.
one_time_keyboard yes True/false for hiding the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.
keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom keyboard. [] to reset to no custom keyboard. Example: ["/command1, /command2", "/command3"]
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]
message_tag yes Tag for sent message. In telegram_sent event data: {{trigger.event.data.message_tag}}
reply_to_message_id yes Mark the message as a reply to a previous message. In telegram_callback handling, for example, you can use {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}

Service telegram_bot.send_voice

Send a voice message.

Service data attribute Optional Description
url no Remote path to a voice message.
file no Local path to a voice message.
caption yes The title of the voice message.
username yes Username for a URL which requires HTTP authentication.
password yes Password (or bearer token) for a URL which require HTTP authentication.
authentication yes Define which authentication method to use. Set to digest to use HTTP digest authentication, or bearer_token for OAuth 2.0 bearer token authentication. Defaults to basic.
target yes An array of pre-authorized chat_ids or user_ids to send the notification to. Defaults to the first allowed chat_id.
disable_notification yes True/false to send the message silently. iOS users and web users will not receive a notification. Android users will receive a notification with no sound. Defaults to False.
verify_ssl yes True/false for checking the SSL certificate of the server for HTTPS URLs. Defaults to True.
timeout yes Timeout for sending voice in seconds. Will help with timeout errors (poor internet connection, etc)
resize_keyboard yes True/false for resizing the keyboard vertically for optimal fit. Defaults to False.
one_time_keyboard yes True/false for hiding the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.
keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom keyboard. [] to reset to no custom keyboard. Example: ["/command1, /command2", "/command3"]
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]
message_tag yes Tag for sent message. In telegram_sent event data: {{trigger.event.data.message_tag}}
reply_to_message_id yes Mark the message as a reply to a previous message. In telegram_callback handling, for example, you can use {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}

Service telegram_bot.send_sticker

Send a sticker.

Service data attribute Optional Description
url no Remote path to a static .webp or animated .tgs sticker.
file no Local path to a static .webp or animated .tgs sticker.
sticker_id no ID of a sticker that exists on telegram servers. The ID can be found by sending a sticker to your bot and querying the telegram-api method getUpdates or by using the @idstickerbot
username yes Username for a URL which requires HTTP authentication.
password yes Password (or bearer token) for a URL which require HTTP authentication.
authentication yes Define which authentication method to use. Set to digest to use HTTP digest authentication, or bearer_token for OAuth 2.0 bearer token authentication. Defaults to basic.
target yes An array of pre-authorized chat_ids or user_ids to send the notification to. Defaults to the first allowed chat_id.
disable_notification yes True/false for send the message silently. iOS users and web users will not receive a notification, Android users will receive a notification with no sound. Defaults to False.
verify_ssl yes True/false for checking the SSL certificate of the server for HTTPS URLs. Defaults to True.
timeout yes Timeout for sending photo in seconds. Will help with timeout errors (poor internet connection, etc)
resize_keyboard yes True/false for resizing the keyboard vertically for optimal fit. Defaults to False.
one_time_keyboard yes True/false for hiding the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.
keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom keyboard. [] to reset to no custom keyboard. Example: ["/command1, /command2", "/command3"]
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]
message_tag yes Tag for sent message. In telegram_sent event data: {{trigger.event.data.message_tag}}
reply_to_message_id yes Mark the message as a reply to a previous message. In telegram_callback handling, for example, you can use {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}

Service telegram_bot.send_document

Send a document.

Service data attribute Optional Description
url no Remote path to a document.
file no Local path to a document.
caption yes The title of the document.
username yes Username for a URL which requires HTTP authentication.
password yes Password (or bearer token) for a URL which require HTTP authentication.
authentication yes Define which authentication method to use. Set to digest to use HTTP digest authentication, or bearer_token for OAuth 2.0 bearer token authentication. Defaults to basic.
target yes An array of pre-authorized chat_ids or user_ids to send the notification to. Defaults to the first allowed chat_id.
parse_mode yes Parser for the message text: markdownv2, html or markdown.
disable_notification yes True/false for send the message silently. iOS users and web users will not receive a notification, Android users will receive a notification with no sound. Defaults to False.
verify_ssl yes True/false for checking the SSL certificate of the server for HTTPS URLs. Defaults to True.
timeout yes Timeout for sending document in seconds. Will help with timeout errors (poor internet connection, etc)
resize_keyboard yes True/false for resizing the keyboard vertically for optimal fit. Defaults to False.
one_time_keyboard yes True/false for hiding the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.
keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom keyboard. [] to reset to no custom keyboard. Example: ["/command1, /command2", "/command3"]
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]
message_tag yes Tag for sent message. In telegram_sent event data: {{trigger.event.data.message_tag}}
reply_to_message_id yes Mark the message as a reply to a previous message. In telegram_callback handling, for example, you can use {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}

Service telegram_bot.send_location

Send a location.

Service data attribute Optional Description
latitude no The latitude to send.
longitude no The longitude to send.
target yes An array of pre-authorized chat_ids or user_ids to send the notification to. Defaults to the first allowed chat_id.
disable_notification yes True/false for send the message silently. iOS users and web users will not receive a notification, Android users will receive a notification with no sound. Defaults to False.
resize_keyboard yes True/false for resizing the keyboard vertically for optimal fit. Defaults to False.
one_time_keyboard yes True/false for hiding the keyboard as soon as it’s been used. The keyboard will still be available, but clients will automatically display the usual letter-keyboard in the chat - the user can press a special button in the input field to see the custom keyboard again. Defaults to False.
keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom keyboard. [] to reset to no custom keyboard. Example: ["/command1, /command2", "/command3"]
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]
message_tag yes Tag for sent message. In telegram_sent event data: {{trigger.event.data.message_tag}}
reply_to_message_id yes Mark the message as a reply to a previous message. In telegram_callback handling, for example, you can use {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}

Service telegram_bot.send_poll

Send a poll.

Service data attribute Optional Description
question no Poll question, 1-300 characters.
options no List of answer options, 2-10 strings 1-100 characters each.
target yes An array of pre-authorized chat_ids or user_ids to send the notification to. Defaults to the first allowed chat_id.
is_anonymous yes True/false for if the poll needs to be anonymous, defaults to True.
allows_multiple_answers yes True/false for if the poll allows multiple answers, defaults to False.
open_period yes Amount of time in seconds the poll will be active after creation, 5-600.
disable_notification yes True/false for send the message silently. iOS users and web users will not receive a notification, Android users will receive a notification with no sound. Defaults to False.
timeout yes Timeout for sending voice in seconds. Will help with timeout errors (poor internet connection, etc)
reply_to_message_id yes Mark the message as a reply to a previous message. In telegram_callback handling, for example, you can use {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}

Service telegram_bot.edit_message

Edit a previously sent message in a conversation.

Service data attribute Optional Description
message_id no Id of the message to edit. When answering a callback from a pressed button, the id of the origin message is in: {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}. You can use "last" to refer to the last message sent to chat_id.
chat_id no The chat_id where to edit the message.
message no Message body of the notification.
title yes Optional title for your notification. Will be composed as ‘%title\n%message’.
parse_mode yes Parser for the message text: markdownv2, html or markdown.
disable_web_page_preview yes True/false for disable link previews for links in the message.
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]

Service telegram_bot.edit_caption

Edit the caption of a previously sent message.

Service data attribute Optional Description
message_id no Id of the message to edit. When answering a callback from a pressed button, the id of the origin message is in: {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}. You can use "last" to refer to the last message sent to chat_id.
chat_id no The chat_id where to edit the caption.
caption no Message body of the notification.
disable_web_page_preview yes True/false for disable link previews for links in the message.
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]

Service telegram_bot.edit_replymarkup

Edit the inline keyboard of a previously sent message.

Service data attribute Optional Description
message_id no Id of the message to edit. When answering a callback from a pressed button, the id of the origin message is in: {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}. You can use "last" to refer to the last message sent to chat_id.
chat_id no The chat_id where to edit the reply_markup.
disable_web_page_preview yes True/false for disable link previews for links in the message.
inline_keyboard yes List of rows of commands, comma-separated, to make a custom inline keyboard with buttons with associated callback data or external URL (https-only). Example: ["/button1, /button2", "/button3"] or [[["Text btn1", "/button1"], ["Text btn2", "/button2"]], [["Google link", "https://google.com"]]]

Service telegram_bot.answer_callback_query

Respond to a callback query originated by clicking on an online keyboard button. The answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert.

Service data attribute Optional Description
message no Unformatted text message body of the notification.
callback_query_id no Unique id of the callback response. In the telegram_callback event data: {{ trigger.event.data.id }}
show_alert yes True/false for show a permanent notification. Defaults to False.

Service telegram_bot.delete_message

Delete a previously sent message in a conversation.

Service data attribute Optional Description
message_id no Id of the message to delete. When answering a callback from a pressed button, the id of the origin message is in: {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}. You can use "last" to refer to the last message sent to chat_id.
chat_id no The chat_id where to delete the message.

Service telegram_bot.leave_chat

Remove the bot from the chat group where it was added.

Service data attribute Optional Description
chat_id no The chat_id from where to remove the bot.

Telegram notification platform

The telegram notification platform requires the telegram_bot integration to work with, and it’s designed to generate a customized shortcut (notify.USERNAME) to send notifications (messages, photos, documents and locations) to a particular chat_id with the old syntax, allowing backward compatibility. The data attributes parse_mode, disable_notification, message_tag and disable_web_page_preview are also supported.

The required YAML configuration now reduces to:

notify:
  - platform: telegram
    name: NOTIFIER_NAME
    chat_id: USER_CHAT_ID

Event triggering

A command looks like /thecommand or /othercommand with some args.

When received by Home Assistant it will fire a telegram_command event on the event bus with the following event_data:

command: "/thecommand"
args: "<any other text following the command>"
from_first: "<first name of the sender>"
from_last: "<last name of the sender>"
user_id: "<id of the sender>"
chat_id: "<origin chat id>"
chat: "<chat info>"
date: "<message timestamp>"

Any other message not starting with / will be processed as simple text, firing a telegram_text event on the event bus with the following event_data:

text: "some text received"
from_first: "<first name of the sender>"
from_last: "<last name of the sender>"
user_id: "<id of the sender>"
chat_id: "<origin chat id>"
chat: "<chat info>"
date: "<message timestamp>"

If the message is sent from a press from an inline button, for example, a callback query is received, and Home Assistant will fire a telegram_callback event with:

data: "<data associated to action callback>"
message: <message origin of the action callback>
from_first: "<first name of the sender>"
from_last: "<last name of the sender>"
user_id: "<id of the sender>"
id: "<unique id of the callback>"
chat_instance: "<chat instance>"
chat_id: "<origin chat id>"

Configuration samples

Simple ping pong example.

alias: 'Telegram bot that reply pong to ping'
trigger:
  platform: event
  event_type: telegram_command
  event_data:
    command: "/ping"
action:
  - service: notify.notify
    data:
      message: "pong"

An example that shows keyboard interaction with notify.telegram

trigger:
  platform: event
  event_type: telegram_command
  event_data:
    command: "/start"
action:
  - service: notify.telegram
    data:
      message: "commands"
      data:
        keyboard:
          - '/ping, /alarm'
          - '/siren'

and an automation to trigger a related command “/siren”.

trigger:
  platform: event
  event_type: telegram_command
  event_data:
    command: "/siren"
action:
  - service: homeassistant.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: switch.vision_zm1601eu5_battery_operated_siren_switch_9_0
  - delay:
      seconds: 10
  - service: homeassistant.turn_off
    target:
      entity_id: switch.vision_zm1601eu5_battery_operated_siren_switch_9_0

An example to show the use of event_data in action:

- alias: 'Kitchen Telegram Speak'
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: telegram_command
    event_data:
      command: "/speak"
  action:
    - service: notify.kitchen_echo
      data:
        message: >
          Message from {{ trigger.event.data["from_first"] }}. {% for state in trigger.event.data["args"] %} {{ state }} {% endfor %}

Sample automations with callback queries and inline keyboards

A quick example to show some of the callback capabilities of inline keyboards with a dumb automation consisting in a simple repeater of normal text that presents an inline keyboard with 3 buttons: ‘EDIT’, ‘NO’ and ‘REMOVE BUTTON’:

  • Pressing ‘EDIT’ changes the sent message.
  • Pressing ‘NO’ only shows a brief notification (answering the callback query).
  • Pressing ‘REMOVE BUTTON’ changes the inline keyboard removing that button.

Text repeater:

- alias: 'Telegram bot that repeats text'
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: telegram_text
  action:
    - service: telegram_bot.send_message
      data:
        title: "*Dumb automation*"
        target: "{{ trigger.event.data.user_id }}"
        message: "You said: {{ trigger.event.data.text }}"
        disable_notification: true
        inline_keyboard:
          - "Edit message:/edit_msg, Don't:/do_nothing"
          - "Remove this button:/remove_button"

Message editor:

- alias: 'Telegram bot that edits the last sent message'
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: telegram_callback
    event_data:
      command: "/edit_msg"
  action:
    - service: telegram_bot.answer_callback_query
      data:
        callback_query_id: "{{ trigger.event.data.id }}"
        message: "Editing the message!"
        show_alert: true
    - service: telegram_bot.edit_message
      data:
        message_id: "{{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}"
        chat_id: "{{ trigger.event.data.chat_id }}"
        title: "*Message edit*"
        inline_keyboard:
          - "Edit message:/edit_msg, Don't:/do_nothing"
          - "Remove this button:/remove_button"
        message: >
          Callback received from {{ trigger.event.data.from_first }}.
          Message id: {{ trigger.event.data.message.message_id }}.
          Data: {{ trigger.event.data.data|replace("_", "\_") }}

Keyboard editor:

- alias: 'Telegram bot that edits the keyboard'
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: telegram_callback
    event_data:
      command: "/remove_button"
  action:
    - service: telegram_bot.answer_callback_query
      data:
        callback_query_id: "{{ trigger.event.data.id }}"
        message: "Callback received for editing the inline keyboard!"
    - service: telegram_bot.edit_replymarkup
      data:
        message_id: "last"
        chat_id: "{{ trigger.event.data.chat_id }}"
        inline_keyboard:
          - "Edit message:/edit_msg, Don't:/do_nothing"

Only acknowledges the ‘NO’ answer:

- alias: 'Telegram bot that simply acknowledges'
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: telegram_callback
    event_data:
      command: "/do_nothing"
  action:
    - service: telegram_bot.answer_callback_query
      data:
        callback_query_id: "{{ trigger.event.data.id }}"
        message: "OK, you said no!"

Telegram callbacks also support arguments and commands the same way as normal messages.

- alias: 'Telegram bot repeats arguments on callback query'
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: telegram_callback
    event_data:
      command: "/repeat"
  action:
    - service: telegram_bot.answer_callback_query
      data:
        show_alert: true
        callback_query_id: "{{ trigger.event.data.id }}"
        message: "I repeat: {{trigger.event.data['args']}}"

In this case, having a callback with /repeat 1 2 3 will pop a notification saying I repeat: [1, 2, 3]

Receiving chat_id and message_id identifiers of sent messages by the telegram_bot.

- alias: 'Notifications about messages sent by Telegram bot'
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: telegram_sent
    event_data:
      message_tag: "msg_start"
  action:
    - service: input_number.set_value
      data_template:
        entity_id: input_number.chat_id
        value: "{{ trigger.event.data.chat_id }}"
    - service: input_number.set_value
      data_template:
        entity_id: input_number.message_id
        value: "{{ trigger.event.data.message_id }}"

Example: send_message with formatted Text

action:
- service: notify.telegrambot
  data:
    title: Example Message
    message: 'Message with *BOLD*, _ITALIC_ and `MONOSPACE` Text'

Example: send_message with message tag

action:
- service: notify.telegrambot
  data:
    title: Example Message
    message: "Message with tag"
    data:
      message_tag: "example_tag"

Example: send_message with disabled webpage preview:

action:
- service: notify.telegram
  data:
    message: >-
      <a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/">HA site</a>
    data:
      parse_mode: html
      disable_web_page_preview: true