Telegram

Send a Telegram message for each submission using your bot token and a chat id (user, group, or channel).

What you need

• A bot from @BotFather on Telegram.
• The numeric chat id your bot should message (users usually /start the bot first).

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What you configure

• Bot token – encrypted at rest.
• Chat id.
• Parse mode (optional) – plain text, HTML, or MarkdownV2 for richer formatting.

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Steps

1. Create a bot with @BotFather and copy the token.
2. Determine the chat id (for groups, add the bot and inspect getUpdates if needed).
3. In Formspring, open your form → Integrations → Telegram → paste token and chat id → optional parse mode → Save.
4. Submit a test; confirm the message and Deliveries.

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Tips

• Anyone with the bot token can impersonate the bot-rotate via BotFather if leaked.
• For channels, add the bot as an admin with post rights.

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More help

• Telegram Bot API sendMessage