# Read Telegram Group

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-telegram-group/32816>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [13 September 2020 12:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-telegram-group/32816 "2020-09-13T12:53:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Fiveat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fiveat/32/28647_2.png) [@Fiveat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Fiveat)\
**Post date:** [13 September 2020 12:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-telegram-group/32816/1 "2020-09-13T12:53:24Z")

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Hello team,

I'd like to know if could be possible read a telegram group (I'm not the owner, just a viewer) and resend this text to another group where I'm the Owner.

Thanks in advance and kind regards,

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**Author:** ![windkh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/windkh/32/4713_2.png) [@windkh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/windkh)\
**Post date:** [13 September 2020 12:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-telegram-group/32816/2 "2020-09-13T12:55:24Z")

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Yes that is doable.

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**Author:** ![Fiveat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fiveat/32/28647_2.png) [@Fiveat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Fiveat)\
**Post date:** [13 September 2020 13:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-telegram-group/32816/3 "2020-09-13T13:00:51Z")

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Could you help me? ❤ jajajaja

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**Author:** ![windkh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/windkh/32/4713_2.png) [@windkh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/windkh)\
**Post date:** [13 September 2020 13:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-telegram-group/32816/4 "2020-09-13T13:16:21Z")

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Install [https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-telegrambot](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-telegrambot)  
Create a flow like the echo flow and change the chatId between sender and receiver node using a function node.

You can create a bot that is listening on the one channel and even another one sending to the target one.

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**Author:** ![windkh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/windkh/32/4713_2.png) [@windkh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/windkh)\
**Post date:** [13 September 2020 13:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-telegram-group/32816/5 "2020-09-13T13:19:23Z")

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Just read the readme.md. Another option would be the forward option.

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**Author:** ![Fiveat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fiveat/32/28647_2.png) [@Fiveat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Fiveat)\
**Post date:** [15 September 2020 19:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-telegram-group/32816/6 "2020-09-15T19:42:53Z")

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Hello,

I don't know the ChatID of the sender because is a group and I don't know how to see it.  
And to send the text to another group, is not the same that If I should send by bot, right?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![windkh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/windkh/32/4713_2.png) [@windkh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/windkh)\
**Post date:** [15 September 2020 20:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-telegram-group/32816/7 "2020-09-15T20:13:34Z")

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Add the bot to the group. Then disable privacy using botfather

```auto
/setprivacy — set which messages your bot will receive when added to a group. With privacy mode disabled, the bot will receive all messages. We recommend leaving privacy mode enabled. You will need to re-add the bot to existing groups for this change to take effect.

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Then add a debug node to the output of the receiver node. Send a message within the group. The debug output contains the message and the source chatid. It should be a negative number.

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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 November 2020 20:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-telegram-group/32816/8 "2020-11-14T20:13:42Z")

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