Telegram

Send messages and build bots via Telegram’s Bot API. Free, popular for community features.

Telegram’s Bot API is free and unrestricted. Common for sending notifications to a private group / channel, or building interactive bots.

Full walkthrough being written.

Common uses

• Send admin alerts to a private Telegram group
• Build a customer-facing bot for support
• Community channel automation

Setup

TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN in vly secrets. Create a bot via @BotFather. For inbound messages, set webhook to /api/telegram-webhook.

Related

Discord

Adjacent community platform.

Slack

For team alerts.

Webhooks recipe

For inbound messages.