New Telegram Adapter Available

Chat SDK has released native Telegram adapter support, enabling developers to build bots that work seamlessly across Telegram alongside existing platforms. The new adapter extends Chat SDK's multi-platform strategy, allowing teams to maintain a single codebase while targeting Slack, Discord, GitHub, Teams, and now Telegram.

Supported Features

The Telegram adapter enables:

• Message interactions: Mentions, message reactions, and direct messages
• Real-time indicators: Typing indicators for enhanced user experience
• Interactive elements: Buttons and link buttons that render as Telegram inline keyboard elements
• File handling: Single file upload support
• Rich formatting: Basic text cards for structured content delivery

Key Limitations

Telegram's API constraints impact certain functionality:

• Message history: Relies on adapter-level caching since Telegram doesn't expose full historical message APIs to bots
• Callback data: Limited to 64 bytes per callback
• Unsupported features: Modals and ephemeral messages are not available on Telegram

Getting Started

import { Chat } from "chat";
import { createTelegramAdapter } from "@chat-adapter/telegram";

const bot = new Chat({
  userName: "mybot",
  adapters: {
    telegram: createTelegramAdapter(),
  },
});

bot.onNewMention(async (thread, message) => {
  await thread.post(`You said: ${message.text}`);
});

For detailed implementation guidance, consult the Telegram adapter documentation.