Creating a bot integration with the Telegram channel
You can deploy a chatbot on IBM RPA on premises. Learn how to create a bot integration with the Telegram™ channel.
Before you begin
- Create a chatbot instance. See Creating a chatbot instance for instructions.
- Create a chat mapping for your IBM RPA chatbot script. See Creating a chat mapping for instructions.
Procedure
Create a bot in the Telegram
Chat with the BotFather to create a Telegram bot. See Creating a new bot for instructions.The main actions you run while creating a bot is:
- Give the Telegram bot a name.
- Give the Telegram bot a unique username. This username must end with the "bot" keyword and be consistent with the chatbot instance name in the IBM Robotic Process Automation.
- Get the bot access token generated.
Configure your bot in Azure
- Open the Azure™ portal
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- Go to your resources and click the Azure Bot you want.
- From the Settings menu, click Channels > Telegram button.
- In the Access Token field, enter the token generated previously.
- Click Apply.