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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Discord trigger and Telegram Bot action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Message (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Discord account
2. Configure Channels
3. Configure discordApphook
Configure the Send a Document/Image action
1. Connect your Telegram Bot account
2. Configure Chat ID
3. Optional- Configure Caption
4. Optional- Configure File Name
5. Configure Document or Image
6. Optional- Select a Parse Mode
7. Optional- Select a Content Type
8. Optional- Configure Disable Notifications
9. Optional- Configure Original Message ID
10. Optional- Configure Reply Markup
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Message (Instant) on Discord

Description:Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels in a Discord server

Version:1.0.3

Key:discord-new-message

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Discord Overview#

The Discord API interacts seamlessly with Pipedream, empowering you to craft customized automations and workflows for your Discord server. With this powerful integration, you can automate tasks like message posting, user management, and notifications, based on a myriad of triggers and actions from different apps. These automations can enhance the Discord experience for community moderators and members, by synchronizing with external tools, organizing community engagement, and streamlining notifications.

Trigger Code#

import discord from "../../discord.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  type: "source",
  key: "discord-new-message",
  name: "New Message (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels in a Discord server",
  version: "1.0.3",

  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    discord,
    channels: {
      type: "$.discord.channel[]",
      appProp: "discord",
      label: "Channels",
      description: "Select the channel(s) you'd like to be notified for",
    },
    // eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-label,pipedream/props-description
    discordApphook: {
      type: "$.interface.apphook",
      appProp: "discord",
      async eventNames() {
        return this.channels || [];
      },
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    if (event.guildID != this.discord.$auth.guild_id) {
      return;
    }
    this.$emit(event, {
      id: event.id,
    });
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Discord	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord app.
Channels	`channels`	`$.discord.channel[]`	Select the channel(s) you'd like to be notified for
	`discordApphook`	`$.interface.apphook`

Trigger Authentication#

Discord uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Discord account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Discord and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Discord API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

botemailidentifyguilds

About Discord#

Use this app to create a Discord source that emits messages from your guild to a Pipedream workflow.

Action#

Send a Document/Image on Telegram Bot

Description:Sends a document or an image to your Telegram Desktop application. [See the docs](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#senddocument) for more information

Version:0.0.6

Key:telegram_bot_api-send-document-or-image

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Telegram Bot Overview#

The Telegram Bot API allows you to build bots that can interact with users on the Telegram platform. Using Pipedream, you can automate messaging, handle commands, and trigger actions based on conversations or alerts. Pipedream's serverless execution model enables you to create complex workflows involving Telegram messages without managing any infrastructure. With Pipedream's integration, you can process inbound messages, send outbound notifications, and connect the Telegram Bot API with numerous other services to create powerful automation solutions.

Action Code#

import telegramBotApi from "../../telegram_bot_api.app.mjs";
import contentTypes from "../../common/content-types.mjs";

export default {
  key: "telegram_bot_api-send-document-or-image",
  name: "Send a Document/Image",
  description: "Sends a document or an image to your Telegram Desktop application. [See the docs](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#senddocument) for more information",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    telegramBotApi,
    chatId: {
      propDefinition: [
        telegramBotApi,
        "chatId",
      ],
    },
    caption: {
      propDefinition: [
        telegramBotApi,
        "caption",
      ],
      description: "Enter the file caption.",
    },
    filename: {
      propDefinition: [
        telegramBotApi,
        "filename",
      ],
    },
    doc: {
      propDefinition: [
        telegramBotApi,
        "media",
      ],
      label: "Document or Image",
    },
    parse_mode: {
      propDefinition: [
        telegramBotApi,
        "parse_mode",
      ],
    },
    contentType: {
      propDefinition: [
        telegramBotApi,
        "contentType",
      ],
      options: contentTypes.all,
    },
    disable_notification: {
      propDefinition: [
        telegramBotApi,
        "disable_notification",
      ],
    },
    reply_to_message_id: {
      propDefinition: [
        telegramBotApi,
        "reply_to_message_id",
      ],
    },
    reply_markup: {
      propDefinition: [
        telegramBotApi,
        "reply_markup",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const resp = await this.telegramBotApi.sendDocument(this.chatId, this.doc, {
      caption: this.caption,
      parse_mode: this.parse_mode,
      disable_notification: this.disable_notification,
      reply_to_message_id: this.reply_to_message_id,
      reply_markup: this.reply_markup,
      filename: this.filename,
      contentType: this.contentType,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully sent the document "${resp.document?.file_name}" to chat, "${this.chatId}"`);
    return resp;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Telegram Bot	`telegramBotApi`	`app`	This component uses the Telegram Bot app.
Chat ID	`chatId`	`string`	Enter the unique identifier for the target chat (e.g. `1035597319`) or username of the target public chat (in the format `@channelusername` or `@supergroupusername`). For example, if the group's public link is `t.me/mygroup`, the username is `@mygroup`.
Caption	`caption`	`string`	Enter the file caption.
File Name	`filename`	`string`	Enter a filename.
Document or Image	`doc`	`string`	File to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers, pass an HTTP URL for Telegram to get a file from the Internet, or pass the path to the file (e.g., `/tmp/myFile.ext`) to upload a new one using a file downloaded to `/tmp`. File must meet Telegram's requirements for MIME type and size.
Parse Mode	`parse_mode`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`MarkdownV2HTMLMarkdown`
Content Type	`contentType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Plain Text", "value": "text/plain" }{ "label": "HTML Data", "value": "text/html" }{ "label": "XML Files", "value": "application/xml" }{ "label": "PDF Files", "value": "application/pdf" }{ "label": "Gif Images", "value": "image/gif" }{ "label": "JPG Images", "value": "image/jpeg" }{ "label": "PNG Images", "value": "image/png" }{ "label": "Bitmap Images", "value": "image/bmp" }{ "label": "Vector Images", "value": "image/svg+xml" }{ "label": "Video - MPEG", "value": "video/mpeg" }{ "label": "Video - MP4", "value": "video/mp4" }{ "label": "Video - WebM", "value": "video/webm" }{ "label": "Video - OGG", "value": "video/ogg" }{ "label": "Audio - MPEG", "value": "audio/mpeg" }{ "label": "Audio - Midi", "value": "audio/mid" }{ "label": "Audio - WebM", "value": "audio/webm" }{ "label": "Audio - OGG", "value": "audio/ogg" }{ "label": "Audio - Wave", "value": "audio/vnd.wav" }`
Disable Notifications	`disable_notification`	`boolean`	Choose if to send the message silently. iOS users will not receive a notification, Android users will receive a notification with no sound.
Original Message ID	`reply_to_message_id`	`string`	Enter the ID of the original message.
Reply Markup	`reply_markup`	`string`	Enter additional interface options that are a JSON-serialized object including an inline keyboard, a custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove the reply keyboard or instructions to force a reply from the user, e.g. `{"inline_keyboard":[[{"text":"Some button text 2","url":"https://botpress.org"}]]}` or `{"keyboard":[["Yes","No"],["Maybe"]]}`. Note: keyboard cannot be used with channels. See the docs for more information.

Action Authentication#

Telegram Bot uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Telegram Bot account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Telegram Bot APIs in both code and no-code steps.

To use the Telegram Bot API, you must first create a new bot by chatting with the BotFather.

After you create your bot, copy the bot token and add it below.

Send a Document/Image with Telegram Bot API on New Message (Instant) from Discord API

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