{
  "id": "50a97a45-3b63-4db3-8a7b-c0b44d4ec41a",
  "slug": "telegram-bot-api",
  "name": "Telegram Bot API",
  "provider": "Telegram",
  "category_slug": "communications",
  "description": "Free HTTP API for building Telegram bots, one of the most-used notification and community channels among Singapore developers, businesses and even government services. Instant setup with a single token from BotFather.",
  "base_url": "https://api.telegram.org",
  "docs_url": "https://core.telegram.org/bots/api",
  "openapi_url": null,
  "auth_type": "token",
  "auth_guide": [
    "In Telegram, message @BotFather and send /newbot.",
    "Choose a name and username; BotFather replies with your bot token.",
    "Call methods as https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/METHOD.",
    "Get your chat id by messaging the bot and calling getUpdates."
  ],
  "pricing": "free",
  "rate_limit": null,
  "example_request": "curl 'https://api.telegram.org/botTOKEN/sendMessage?chat_id=123456789&text=Deploy+complete'",
  "example_response_snippet": "{\"ok\":true,\"result\":{\"message_id\":42,\"chat\":{\"id\":123456789,\"type\":\"private\"},\"text\":\"Deploy complete\"}}",
  "agent_notes": "Zero-friction: no review, no billing, works in seconds, which is why SG teams default to it for internal alerts. Use webhooks (setWebhook) instead of polling in production.",
  "status": "live",
  "tags": [
    "telegram",
    "bots",
    "notifications",
    "free"
  ],
  "sg_official": false,
  "created_at": "2026-07-05T08:44:12.565Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-07-05T09:15:27.128Z",
  "page_url": "https://singaporeapi.com/apis/telegram-bot-api"
}