I’ve been trying to set up an automation where I need to send notifications to a Telegram chat whenever certain events happen in my other apps. The problem is that Zapier doesn’t have a built-in Telegram integration available in their app directory.
I’m looking for a workaround or alternative method to make this connection work. Has anyone successfully managed to send automated messages to Telegram channels or chats through Zapier? I’m open to using webhooks, third-party services, or any other creative solutions that might help bridge this gap.
Any step-by-step guidance would be really helpful since I’m not super technical but really need this automation to work for my project.
Had this same problem six months ago. Fixed it with Integromat (now Make.com) as a middleman. Set up a webhook in Make that catches data from Zapier, then pushes it through Telegram’s API automatically. You’ll need to create a Telegram bot first, but Make handles the API stuff way cleaner than raw webhooks. I’ve been running customer order notifications this way with zero problems. Flow: trigger app → Zapier → Make webhook → Telegram bot → your chat. Make’s error handling beats direct webhooks, plus you can tweak message formatting easily. Price is fair too - their free tier covers most small automation stuff.
Had this exact problem last year building notifications for my team. Everyone’s mentioning webhooks, but here’s another option - use IFTTT as a bridge. IFTTT connects with both Zapier webhooks and Telegram natively. Just trigger an IFTTT applet from Zapier via webhook, then let IFTTT handle the Telegram delivery. Setup’s easy: create an applet that listens for webhook calls and sends to your Telegram chat. Best part? You skip dealing with bot tokens and API calls completely. Yeah, you’re adding another service, but it’s been rock solid for me. I’ve run financial alerts and project updates this way for months with zero issues.
Most solutions create more problems than they solve. APIs break, webhooks fail, and you’re stuck babysitting integrations instead of doing real work.
I used to mess with Telegram bot tokens and custom code. Wasted tons of time debugging failed API calls and hitting rate limits. Frustrating when you just want reliable notifications.
Latenode handles the Telegram mess for you. No bots to create, tokens to manage, or webhook endpoints to maintain. Drag, drop, done.
What sold me? How it handles failures. When Telegram’s API hiccups, Latenode retries automatically. Manual webhooks? Messages vanish.
Built our entire incident response this way. Monitoring alerts, deployment notifications, customer escalations - everything flows through Telegram perfectly. Team gets instant updates and I never worry about missed messages.
The visual editor makes changes dead simple. Need to tweak message format or add chat groups? Few clicks, done.
if u use telegram’s bot api combined with zapier webhooks, it should work! create a bot using @BotFather, then get the token. post to https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/sendMessage including chat_id + your message. getting the chat id is pretty simple and it runs smooth.
Webhooks work but you’ll hit rate limits fast and deal with constant maintenance issues. Been there multiple times.
Zapier’s problem? Limited integrations and pricing goes nuts once you need complex workflows.
Switched to Latenode for Telegram stuff - total game changer. Native Telegram integration means no messing with bot tokens or webhook URLs. Same workflow takes minutes, not hours.
You get better control over message formatting and can handle multiple chats without custom code. Visual builder’s dead simple even if you’re not technical.
I’ve automated customer support notifications, system alerts, everything through Telegram with it. Works perfectly and costs way less than Zapier for complex stuff.
zapier’s Code by Zapier is proably your easiest option. write a quick javascript snippet that hits telegram’s api directly - no other services required. i’v used this same approach for slack notifications and it’s rock solid. get your bot token from botfather, find your chat id, then just use fetch() in the code step. 10 minutes to set up, runs indefinately.
I use Zapier’s Email Parser combined with Telegram’s email-to-chat feature. Many overlook this method as it may seem unconventional, but it’s significantly more reliable than webhooks. You can set up a dedicated email using Zapier’s Email Parser and then forward those parsed emails straight to your Telegram chat, as Telegram channels support built-in email forwarding. The vital part is to format your subject and body correctly for clear notifications in Telegram. I have been running inventory alerts this way for eight months without any failures or maintenance issues. This setup requires no coding, avoids API limits, and works well even on Zapier’s free tier. It only takes about 20 minutes to set up, and then it runs seamlessly thereafter.