Telegram

Create a Telegram Bot

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather
2. Send /newbot
3. Choose a name for your bot (e.g. SecureCheap Alerts)
4. Choose a username — must end in bot (e.g. mycompany_securecheap_bot)
5. BotFather will send you a Bot Token like:

   1234567890:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghi
   Copy and save this token.

Get your Chat ID

For personal messages:

1. Send any message to your new bot
2. Visit https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/getUpdates
3. Find "chat":{"id":123456789} — that's your chat ID

For a group:

1. Add your bot to the group
2. Send a message in the group
3. Visit https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/getUpdates
4. The chat ID for groups is negative (e.g. -1001234567890)

For a channel:

1. Add your bot as an administrator of the channel
2. Get the channel's username (e.g. @mycompany_alerts)
3. Use @mycompany_alerts as the Chat ID

Add in SecureCheap

1. Go to Integrations → + Add → Telegram
2. Enter:
   • Bot Token: 1234567890:ABCDefGH...
   • Chat ID: 123456789 (or -1001234567890 for groups)
3. Click Save & Test