Telegram Message Sender

A simple Node.js script to send messages to a Telegram channel using the Telegram Bot API.

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed on your machine
• Telegram bot token and channel ID (create a bot on Telegram and note down the token, invite the bot to your channel, and get the channel ID)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/adanzweig/nodejs-telegram.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd telegram-message-sender

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Create a .env file in the project root and add your Telegram bot token and channel ID:

   TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token
   CHANNEL=your_telegram_channel_id

Usage

To send a test message to your Telegram channel, run:

npm start

This will execute the script with the provided environment variables.

Configuration

You can customize the message or integrate this script into your project. Update the message in the IIFE (Immediately-Invoked Function Expression) in the index.js file.

(async () => {
    await sendTelegramMessage(process.env.TOKEN, process.env.CHANNEL, 'Your custom message here');
})();

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Make sure to include a `LICENSE.md` file with the appropriate license text if you choose a license for your project.