Telegram

Using Telegram Bot

To send alerts to Telegram, it’s required to connect to the MultiCharts_Alerts bot using Telegram User ID:

1. In File → Preferences → External Alerts tab click the Get your User ID from the Telegram bot link
2. On the Telegram web page that will open in your browser click Open
3. In the MultiCharts_Alerts bot click START
4. You will receive a message with your User ID for Telegram Alerts
5. Copy the User ID and paste it in the Telegram User ID field on the External Alerts tab in MultiCharts
6. Click Test… to send a test message
7. In the Alerts settings of your study check the Enable Alerts and Telegram Alerts boxes

Using WebHook

1. It is also possible to send Telegram alerts by creating your own bot:
2. Create your bot using this guide
3. Get a Token for you bot
4. Enable your bot by sending the /Start command
5. Get your Telegram User ID (see the Using Telegram Bot section)
6. In File → Preferences → External Alerts → Slack click Add
7. Insert a request link using your Token and User ID
   https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/sendMessage?chat_id=<USER_ID>
   For example: https://api.telegram.org/bot0000000000:AAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCCCDDDDD/sendMessage?chat_id=0123454678
8. Click Test to send a test message