# Telegram Output With the help of the Telegram Output Action it is possible to send a notification to a telegram group. For this you need an API token as well as the recipient ID. This can be obtained as follows: * API key:\ • Sign up for Telegram using any application.\ • Log in to your Telegram core: • Go to "API development tools" and fill out the form.\ • You will get basic addresses as well as the api\_id and api\_hash parameters required for user authorisation.\ • For the moment each number can only have one api\_id connected to it.
* Channel ID:\ • Login to your account at web version of Telegram: • Find your channel. Browse your url, it should be like ? p=c1055587116\_11052224402541910257\ • Grab "1055587116" from it, and add "-100" as a prefix. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.helmut.de/helmut4-releases/v4.6.0/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/nodes/outputs/misc/telegram-output.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.