# Receive any message that the user writes in Telegram
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/receive-any-message-that-the-user-writes-in-telegram/50447
**Category:** General
**Tags:** telegram
**Created:** [31 August 2021 14:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/receive-any-message-that-the-user-writes-in-telegram/50447 "2021-08-31T14:20:11Z")
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### Author:  [@achrafb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/achrafb)
#### Post date: [31 August 2021 14:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/receive-any-message-that-the-user-writes-in-telegram/50447/1 "2021-08-31T14:20:11Z")
Good afternoon, I am making a telegram message system with the nodes (`node-red-contrib-telegrambot-home`) because it has the part of displaying options (telegrambot-switch) and I like it a lot since it facilitates the interaction a lot.
I would like to receive any message that the user writes, and I see that with these nodes that come with (node-red-contrib-telegrambot-home) I cannot:
Someone could help me how to receive any message that is written, since if I use another node I will not have the node (telegrambot-switch) that is very relevant to me.
Thank's in advance!
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### Author:  [@LosinIt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LosinIt)
#### Post date: [31 August 2021 16:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/receive-any-message-that-the-user-writes-in-telegram/50447/2 "2021-08-31T16:22:24Z")
I use node-red-contrib-telegrambot and it has a receive node that will do what you want, if I understand it right.
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### Author:  [@achrafb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/achrafb)
#### Post date: [31 August 2021 16:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/receive-any-message-that-the-user-writes-in-telegram/50447/3 "2021-08-31T16:28:41Z")
Hi @LosinIt !
Thanks for your answer.
This is what I have used it too and it is what I needed, the problem is that I could not use the (telegrambot-switch) which is the most useful option for the integration that I have
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [31 August 2021 20:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/receive-any-message-that-the-user-writes-in-telegram/50447/4 "2021-08-31T20:14:26Z")
Doesn't the `command` node do what you want? Though a command in Telegram is a defined msg starting with `/`, in the example given, that isn't how the example is triggered but rather uses just standard user input.
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### Author:  [@achrafb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/achrafb)
#### Post date: [31 August 2021 22:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/receive-any-message-that-the-user-writes-in-telegram/50447/5 "2021-08-31T22:20:03Z")
Hello @TotallyInformation ,
Thank you for your answer!
The `Command` node only lets defined words or phrases pass, in the node itself, and I have tried to leave it blank to see if it allows me to receive everything, but it does not allow it.
It cant be blank:
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### Author:  [@achrafb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/achrafb)
#### Post date: [3 September 2021 18:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/receive-any-message-that-the-user-writes-in-telegram/50447/6 "2021-09-03T18:00:42Z")
In the end I have been able to use expressions in the `command` node, it works for what I need, thanks for the collaboration @TotallyInformation & @LosinIt
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [6 September 2021 12:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/receive-any-message-that-the-user-writes-in-telegram/50447/7 "2021-09-06T12:46:41Z")
I would suggest raising an issue against the GitHub for the author to consider either extending the command node or adding a more generic msg node.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [20 September 2021 12:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/receive-any-message-that-the-user-writes-in-telegram/50447/8 "2021-09-20T12:47:36Z")
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