New Bot Command Received (Instant) from Telegram Bot API

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Overview#

Telegram Bots can respond to Slash commands. For instance, you can add a /hi or /help command to your Telegram bot to help users learn how to use your bot.

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is 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.

New Bot Command Received (Instant) on Telegram Bot

Description:Emit new event each time a Telegram Bot command is received.

Version:0.0.5

Key:telegram_bot_api-new-bot-command-received

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Code#

import base from "../common/webhooks.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...base,
  key: "telegram_bot_api-new-bot-command-received",
  name: "New Bot Command Received (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event each time a Telegram Bot command is received.",
  version: "0.0.5",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    commands: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.telegramBotApi,
        "commands",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...base.methods,
    getMeta(event, message) {
      return {
        id: event.update_id,
        summary: message.text,
        ts: new Date(message.edit_date ?? message.date),
      };
    },
    getEventTypes() {
      return [
        "message",
        "edited_message",
      ];
    },
    processEvent(event) {
      const message = event.edited_message ?? event.message;

      if (!message?.text) {
        console.log("Skipping message that isn’t a bot command");

        return;
      }

      const command = message.text.split(" ")[0];

      if (typeof this.commands === "string") {
        this.commands = JSON.parse(this.commands);
      }

      const foundCmd = this.commands.some((cmd) => command.includes(cmd));
      if (!foundCmd) {
        return;
      }

      this.$emit(event, this.getMeta(event, message));
    },
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Telegram Bot	`telegramBotApi`	`app`	This component uses the Telegram Bot app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Commands	`commands`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Troubleshooting#

I’m not receiving events from Telegram at all

Make sure that you’re subscribing to New Message updates. Slash commands are sent as messages to your bot.

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.