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This tutorial shows how to control your ESP32 or ESP8266 boards through a Telegram group. Using a Telegram group to control your boards may be useful if you want to have several people interacting with a bot on the same chat and you want all those people to get notifications from the bot.We have other tutorials about Telegram that we recommend reading:Control ESP32/ESP8266 Outputs using Telegram (Arduino IDE)Request ESP32/ESP8266 Sensor Readings using Telegram (Arduino IDE)ESP32 Motion Detection with Notifications using Telegram (Arduino IDE)ESP8266 NodeMCU Motion Detection with Notifications (Arduino IDE)Project OverviewIn this tutorial you’ll create a telegram bot to interact with the ESP32 or ESP8266 boards;You’ll create a group where you can add several people you want to have control and receive notifications from the bot;The bot will be added to the group so that the members can interact with it;As an example, we’ll show you how to send commands to control outputs and how to send responses from the bot to the group.Introducing TelegramTelegram Messenger is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service. You can easily install it in your smartphone (Android and iPhone) or computer (PC, Mac and Linux). It is free and without any ads. Telegram allows you to create bots that you can interact with.“Bots are third-party applications that run inside Telegram. Users can interact with bots by sending them messages, commands and inline requests. You control your bots using HTTPS requests to Telegram Bot API“.The ESP32/ESP8266 will interact with the Telegram bot to receive and handle the messages, and send responses to the Telegram group. Install TelegramGo to Google Play or App Store, download and install Telegram.Creating a Telegram BotThe following steps are easier to follow on your computer. Open a browser, go to the Telegram Web App and login into your account.If you’ve followed previous projects and you already have a telegram bot, you can skip this section.On the top left corner, search for “botfather” and click the BotFather as shown below.A new window should open and you’ll be prompted to click the start button. Type /newbot and follow the instructions to create your bot. Give it a name and username.If your bot is successfully created, you’ll receive a message with a link to access the bot and the bot token. Save the bot token because you’ll need it so that the ESP32/ESP8266 can interact with the bot.Creating a Telegram GroupThe next step is creating the Telegram group. On the top left corner, click on New group.Add members to your group and give it a name.Add the Bot to the GroupOnce the group is created, click on the group name to add your bot. Search for your bot name and add it

To the group.Get the Group IDTo interact with the Telegram group, the ESP32 needs to know the telegram group ID. In you Telegram account, open your group. The group ID should be on the URL as shown below.Save the group ID because you’ll need it later.Preparing Arduino IDEWe’ll program the ESP32 and ESP8266 boards using Arduino IDE, so make sure you have them installed in your Arduino IDE.Installing the ESP32 Board in Arduino IDE (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)Installing ESP8266 Board in Arduino IDE (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)Universal Telegram Bot LibraryTo interact with the Telegram bot, we’ll use the Universal Telegram Bot Library created by Brian Lough that provides an easy interface for the Telegram Bot API.Follow the next steps to install the latest release of the library.Click here to download the Universal Arduino Telegram Bot library.Go to Sketch > Include Library > Add.ZIP Library...Add the library you’ve just downloaded.And that’s it. The library is installed.Important: don’t install the library through the Arduino Library Manager because it might install a deprecated version.For all the details about the library, take a look at the Universal Arduino Telegram Bot Library GitHub page.ArduinoJson LibraryYou also have to install the ArduinoJson library. Follow the next steps to install the library.Go to Skech > Include Library > Manage Libraries.Search for “ArduinoJson”.Install the library.We’re using ArduinoJson library version 6.15.2.Parts RequiredFor this example you just need one ESP32 or an ESP8266 board.ESP32 board (read Best ESP32 dev boards)Alternative – ESP8266 board (read Best ESP8266 dev boards)You can use the preceding links or go directly to MakerAdvisor.com/tools to find all the parts for your projects at the best price!The following code allows you to control your ESP32 or ESP8266 NodeMCU GPIOs by sending messages to a group where your Telegram Bot is a member.To make this sketch work for you, you need to insert your network credentials (SSID and password), the Telegram Bot Token and your Telegram Group ID./* Rui Santos Complete project details at Project created using Brian Lough's Universal Telegram Bot Library: ESP32 #include #else #include #endif#include #include // Universal Telegram Bot Library written by Brian Lough: // Replace with your network credentialsconst char* ssid = "REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SSID";const char* password = "REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PASSWORD";// Initialize Telegram BOT#define BOTtoken "XXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" // your Bot Token (Get from Botfather)// Use @myidbot to find out the chat ID of an individual or a group// Also note that you need to click "start" on a bot before it can// message you#define CHAT_ID "-XXXXXXXXXX"#ifdef ESP8266 X509List cert(TELEGRAM_CERTIFICATE_ROOT);#endifWiFiClientSecure client;UniversalTelegramBot bot(BOTtoken, client);// Checks for new messages every 1 second.int botRequestDelay = 1000;unsigned long lastTimeBotRan;const int ledPin = 2;bool ledState = LOW;// Handle what happens when you receive new messagesvoid handleNewMessages(int numNewMessages) { Serial.println("handleNewMessages"); Serial.println(String(numNewMessages)); for (int

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@IFTTT bot must also be an admin in the channel. New photo in your channel This trigger fires when a new photo is posted in a public channel where you are an admin. The @IFTTT bot must also be an admin in the channel. Queries (With) History of messages in a group This query returns a list of when any user sends the /ifttt command to the source group. History of photos to @IFTTT on Telegram This query returns a list of when you send a photo to the @IFTTT bot on Telegram. History of messages with key phrase in a group This query returns a list of when a user sends a message with the /ifttt command and a key phrase to the source group. History of photos in your channel This query returns a list of when a new photo is posted in a public channel where you are an admin. The @IFTTT bot must also be an admin in the channel. History of messages with key phrase to @IFTTT This query returns a list of when you send a text message with a key phrase to the @IFTTT bot on Telegram. History of posts in your channel This query returns a list of when a new message is posted in a public channel where you are an admin. The @IFTTT bot must also be an admin in the channel. Actions (Then that) Send message This action will send a text message to a Telegram chat. Upload File This action will upload a file to a FTP, FTPS, or SFTP server. Send photo This action will send a photo to a Telegram chat. Upload data This action will upload data to a file on an FTP, FTPS or SFTP server. Send video This action will send a video

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