Node.js Telegram Bot API
Node.js module to interact with the official [Telegram Bot API](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api).
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## Install
```bash
npm install --save node-telegram-bot-api
```
## Usage
```js
const TelegramBot = require('node-telegram-bot-api');
// replace the value below with the Telegram token you receive from @BotFather
const token = 'YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN';
// Create a bot that uses 'polling' to fetch new updates
const bot = new TelegramBot(token, {polling: true});
// Matches "/echo [whatever]"
bot.onText(/\/echo (.+)/, (msg, match) => {
// 'msg' is the received Message from Telegram
// 'match' is the result of executing the regexp above on the text content
// of the message
const chatId = msg.chat.id;
const resp = match[1]; // the captured "whatever"
// send back the matched "whatever" to the chat
bot.sendMessage(chatId, resp);
});
// Listen for any kind of message. There are different kinds of
// messages.
bot.on('message', (msg) => {
const chatId = msg.chat.id;
// send a message to the chat acknowledging receipt of their message
bot.sendMessage(chatId, 'Received your message');
});
```
## Documentation
* [Usage][usage]
* [Examples][examples]
* [Tutorials][tutorials]
* [Help Information][help]
* API Reference [api-release] / [development][api-dev] / [experimental][api-experimental])
* [Contributing to the Project][contributing]
* [Experimental Features][experimental]
_**Note**: Development is done against the **master** branch.
Code for the latest release resides on the **release** branch.
Experimental features reside on the **experimental** branch._
## Community
We thank all the developers in the Open-Source community who continuously
take their time and effort in advancing this project.
See our [list of contributors][contributors].
We have a [Telegram channel][tg-channel] where we post updates on
the Project. Head over and subscribe!
We also have a [Telegram group][tg-group] to discuss issues related to this library.
Some things built using this library that might interest you:
* [tgfancy](https://github.com/GochoMugo/tgfancy): A fancy, higher-level wrapper for Telegram Bot API
* [node-telegram-bot-api-middleware](https://github.com/idchlife/node-telegram-bot-api-middleware): Middleware for node-telegram-bot-api
* [teleirc](https://github.com/FruitieX/teleirc): A simple Telegram ↔ IRC gateway
* [bot-brother](https://github.com/SerjoPepper/bot-brother): Node.js library to help you easily create telegram bots
* [redbot](https://github.com/guidone/node-red-contrib-chatbot): A Node-RED plugin to create telegram bots visually
* [node-telegram-keyboard-wrapper](https://github.com/alexandercerutti/node-telegram-keyboard-wrapper): A wrapper to improve `reply_markup` structures creation in an easy way (supports Inline Keyboards, Reply Keyboard, Remove Keyboard and Force Reply)
* [node-telegram-operation-manager](https://github.com/alexandercerutti/node-telegram-operation-manager): A utility to manage replies flows and commands. Let also create custom queues for your own bot.
## License
**The MIT License (MIT)**
Copyright © 2019 Yago
[usage]:https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/tree/master/doc/usage.md
[examples]:https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/tree/master/examples
[help]:https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/tree/master/doc/help.md
[tutorials]:https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/tree/master/doc/tutorials.md
[api-dev]:https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/tree/master/doc/api.md
[api-release]:https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/tree/release/doc/api.md
[api-experimental]:https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/tree/experimental/doc/api.md
[contributing]:https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/tree/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
[contributors]:https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/graphs/contributors
[experimental]:https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/tree/master/doc/experimental.md
[tg-channel]:https://telegram.me/node_telegram_bot_api
[tg-group]:https://telegram.me/ntbasupport