# Setup telegram notifications

To create a Telegram webhook group, you must first create a Telegram bot. Search for the “Botfather” and select the verified chat.

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Create a new bot as shown in the screenshot below and copy the token that the botfather responds to. Configure the token in the hostware.

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To actually send messages, Hostware needs to know which group/chat it should be sent to. To get the ID of a group you have created, invite the bot @getidsbot to your group.

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To actually send messages, Hostware needs to know which group/chat it should be sent to. To get the ID of a group you have created, invite the bot @getidsbot to your group.

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To actually send messages, Hostware needs to know which group/chat it should be sent to. To get the ID of a group you have created, invite the bot @getidsbot to your group.

```
TOKEN|CHAT_ID

Example:
616764XXXXXXXXXXzjii3NQbTS27VBniSdL401ZUEsunTU|-853XXXX75
```