Connect your app to Telegram

Send and receive Telegram messages in apps you build with Lovable. This is for app integrations, not for chatting with Lovable in Telegram.

Telegram is a messaging platform that lets your Lovable app communicate with users through chats, groups, and channels. The Telegram connector enables Telegram integration for your app, allowing it to send notifications, respond to user messages, and trigger workflows directly from Telegram conversations.

Telegram is available as an app + chat connector: one shared connection that works in the chat while you build and in your published apps.

This is an integration for apps you build with Lovable. Your app can send and receive messages through Telegram bots.

Want to chat with Lovable inside Telegram instead? Use Lovable in Telegram.

Telegram bots act as a chat interface for your app, letting users receive updates or interact with app features without opening the app interface.

With Telegram, your app can:

• Send messages, photos, documents, and other media to users or groups
• Receive and respond to user messages and commands (via polling)
• Create interactive buttons and custom keyboards
• Guide users through workflows such as booking, ordering, or submitting requests
• Deliver alerts, reports, and reminders through chat
• Broadcast updates to Telegram groups or channels

Telegram is a good fit when your app needs to notify users about events, broadcast updates, or allow users to request information directly through chat.

Common use cases and example apps

Example app	Example prompt	Description
Online store with Telegram notifications and order tracking	Build an online store where customers can place orders, send our team a Telegram message whenever a new order is created, and let customers message a Telegram bot with their order number to check delivery status.	Manage store activity and customer updates through Telegram. When a customer places an order in the app, the app sends a message with the order details to a Telegram chat for the team. Customers can also message the Telegram bot with their order number, and the app returns the current delivery status.
API monitoring dashboard with Telegram alerts	Build a monitoring dashboard that checks our API every minute and sends a Telegram alert if the service stops responding.	Monitor systems and send alerts through Telegram when problems occur. The app checks service health on a schedule and posts a message to a Telegram chat when downtime or errors are detected so the team can respond quickly.
Customer support inbox with Telegram chat	Build a support inbox app where customers can message a Telegram bot and the conversation appears in our support dashboard.	Provide customer support through Telegram conversations. Users message the Telegram bot, the app records the request in the support system, and the team can respond through the dashboard or automated replies.
Analytics dashboard with Telegram reports	Build a KPI dashboard that calculates daily metrics and posts a summary to our team Telegram group every morning.	Deliver recurring reports through Telegram. The app aggregates metrics on a schedule and sends a formatted summary message to a Telegram chat or group so teams can stay informed without opening the dashboard.
Market data tracker with Telegram price alerts	Build a market data tracker that monitors cryptocurrency or stock prices and sends a Telegram message when a selected price threshold is reached.	Send alerts when tracked values change. The app monitors financial data from an API and sends a Telegram message when a price crosses a configured threshold so users can react immediately.

How Telegram connections work

Each Telegram connection uses a bot token, which represents a single Telegram bot created through @BotFather.

Within your Lovable workspace:

• Each connection represents one Telegram bot
• You can create multiple connections if you want to use multiple bots
• Multiple projects can use the same connection

Telegram uses a bot token authentication model, not OAuth, so there is no authorization flow or token refresh process.

Telegram uses Lovable’s gateway architecture for secure credential handling. See Gateway-based connectors for details on authentication and usage limits.

How to connect Telegram

Workspace admins and owners can connect Telegram.

When a connection is created, Telegram becomes available across all projects in the workspace.

Prerequisites

Before connecting Telegram, make sure you have:

• A Telegram account
• A Telegram bot and bot token created using @BotFather
• Lovable workspace admin or owner role

Step 1: Create a Telegram bot and get a bot token

Telegram bots are created and managed through @BotFather, Telegram’s official bot management tool.

To create a bot and obtain a token:

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather, or go to https://t.me/BotFather.
2. Send the command /newbot.
3. Follow the prompts:
   • Choose a display name for your bot
   • Choose a username that ends in bot (for example, myapp_notify_bot)
4. BotFather will generate a bot token that looks like:
   123456789:ABCDefghIJKLMnopQRStuvWXYz1234567
   
5. Copy the token and store it securely.

Your bot token functions like a password. Keep it secure and never expose it publicly. You’ll need it in the next step.

See Telegram docs for detailed instructions: BotFather

Step 2: Connect Telegram to Lovable

1. Open Connectors.
2. Select Telegram.
3. Click Add connection.
4. Fill in the connection details:
   • Display name: Give the connection a descriptive name (for example, Telegram Prod).
   • Bot token: Paste the bot token you received from @BotFather.
5. Click Create.

Lovable will verify the token and create the connection. Once connected, your Lovable apps can start sending and receiving Telegram messages.

Limitations

The Telegram connector currently does not support:

• Webhooks for receiving incoming messages. Use getUpdates (polling) to receive incoming messages instead.
• Per-user Telegram login (each end user connecting their own account)

To receive incoming messages, your app should periodically request updates from the Telegram Bot API.

Manage your connection

Connections are managed from Connectors: select , then open the connection.

• Unlink projects to remove access from specific projects while keeping the connection available for others. See Unlink projects from a connection for the steps.
• Delete the connection to remove it from the workspace entirely. Deleting is permanent. It removes the credentials from all linked projects, and app features that use stop working until a new connection is added. See Delete a connection for the steps and who can delete.