Integration

Telegram

Telegram connects through a bot you own: create one with @BotFather in a minute, paste its token, and Magnus can read what people send it - and, if you turn on auto-reply, answer for you in your assistant's voice.

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What Magnus can do

See active conversations

Lists the chats that have messaged your bot recently, with the latest message and timestamp for each.

telegram_list_chats

Read recent messages

Reads recent messages sent to your bot, optionally filtered to one chat. Telegram's Bot API only exposes roughly the last 24 hours - Magnus is honest about that limit.

telegram_get_messages

Try asking

  • Any new Telegram messages for the bot?
  • What did the customer in the support chat ask?
  • Summarize today's Telegram conversations.

How to connect

  1. Message @BotFather on Telegram and send /newbot to create your bot.
  2. Copy the bot token BotFather gives you.
  3. Open Settings → Connections in Magnus, click Connect on Telegram, and paste the token.
  4. Send your bot a test message, then ask Magnus to read it.

Read the full setup guide →

Frequently asked questions

Can Magnus reply automatically?

Yes - the optional auto-reply poller answers new messages to your bot in Magnus's voice. It's off by default and you control it per connection.

Why can't Magnus see older messages?

The Telegram Bot API has no history endpoint: bots only receive messages sent to them, and only for about 24 hours. That's a platform limit, not a Magnus one.