# Connection initialization between telegram and node-red

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-initialization-between-telegram-and-node-red/10525>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [25 April 2019 07:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-initialization-between-telegram-and-node-red/10525 "2019-04-25T07:33:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Igor-Garnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ab992/32.png) [@Igor-Garnik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Igor-Garnik)\
**Post date:** [25 April 2019 07:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-initialization-between-telegram-and-node-red/10525/1 "2019-04-25T07:33:52Z")

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Hi, i`m new in node-red. I`m trying to set up a connection between telegram bot and node-red.  
Can you tell me, who initialize connection, between telegram bot and node telegram receiver.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [25 April 2019 07:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-initialization-between-telegram-and-node-red/10525/2 "2019-04-25T07:43:01Z")

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You need an API key from Telegram. Then you initialise the bot in Telegram using "botfather". Then you can connect from Node-RED to Telegram, you will see the bot as a "user" in your list of contacts. You can then choose whether to allow the bot to join some groups.

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**Author:** ![Igor-Garnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ab992/32.png) [@Igor-Garnik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Igor-Garnik)\
**Post date:** [25 April 2019 08:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-initialization-between-telegram-and-node-red/10525/3 "2019-04-25T08:13:18Z")

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Thanks for your replay.