# Node-red-contrib-chatbot \> Alternative for RasperryPi

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [13 January 2021 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048 "2021-01-13T10:51:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![nuki47](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nuki47/32/35299_2.png) [@nuki47](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nuki47)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048/1 "2021-01-13T10:51:17Z")

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Is there a alternative solution for node-red-contrib-chatbot for a RasperryPi?

I want to use this chatbot to send an image via telegram....

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 10:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048/2 "2021-01-13T10:58:13Z")

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The telegram nodes are excellent. The documentation is very good and it has tons of examples.

> **[node-red-contrib-telegrambot](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-telegrambot)**
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> Telegram bot nodes for Node-RED

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**Author:** ![nuki47](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nuki47/32/35299_2.png) [@nuki47](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nuki47)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 11:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048/4 "2021-01-13T11:43:26Z")

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Thank you.

But what is wrong in this dialog? Error: staticPayload is not valid JSON

![grafik](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/2/120d25b18d0c349287c92e759166dd0c9e56861b.png)

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 12:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048/5 "2021-01-13T12:03:32Z")

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> [@nuki47](#):
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> But what is wrong in this dialog? Error: staticPayload is not valid JSON

No idea. I dont use that set of nodes, I use `node-red-contrib-telegrambot`.

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**Author:** ![nuki47](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nuki47/32/35299_2.png) [@nuki47](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nuki47)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 15:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048/6 "2021-01-13T15:36:42Z")

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I thought this is part of `node-red-contrib-telegrambot`

What do you use to send an image?

![grafik](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/3/93309f154211268bb5e27120eb77bb655f0c4a0d.png)

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 16:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048/7 "2021-01-13T16:08:43Z")

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> [@nuki47](#):
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> I thought this is part of `node-red-contrib-telegrambot`

Nope

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> What do you use to send an image?

I use [node-red-contrib-telegrambot](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-telegrambot) NOT `node-red-contrib-telegrambot-home` as like it looks like you have installed.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/4/14194a46c3470286aeda3b3ff15edef59ad4a12a.png)

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/6/26abdfdfb2b3aca24c7d1bc71871242c50c700cb.png)

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**Author:** ![nuki47](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nuki47/32/35299_2.png) [@nuki47](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nuki47)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 17:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048/8 "2021-01-13T17:45:30Z")

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oh, sorry....and how do you configure which element for an image?

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 18:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048/9 "2021-01-13T18:59:44Z")

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Start with the documentation i linked to - read the section "Sending photos, videos, ..." & try the example flow it includes.

Also, try the built in examples (ctrl+i)...  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/5/6593625f7b8df06ab60c905d2515d2c518595c23.png)  
...there is one called SendPhoto...  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/e/6e8d30a4613b46ce06f3755d0050ead8c08d6c11.png)

then search this forum for "send image telegram" or "send picture telegram" - it has been covered a few times.

Then lastly, if you get stuck, pop back to the forum and post screenshots / flow / debug messages & people will be very glad to help you out.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2021 18:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-chatbot-alternative-for-rasperrypi/39048/10 "2021-03-14T18:59:51Z")

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