# Get alerted via Telegram

#### Prerequisites 

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Search for **botfather** on Telegram<br>

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Click on BotFather to start a conversation. Follow the prompts to set up your bot's name and username. After creation, copy the bot token (shown in the red box - make sure to copy it completely without any extra spaces)<br>

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Go to <https://chain.fm/library/destinations> and click "Add Destination" - "Telegram bot". In the popup window, enter your bot's name (for reference) and token, then click Save

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After saving, a verification page will appear. First, click the link in Step 1

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The link will take you to your Telegram bot chat page. Click Start

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After sending Start, return to the destination page and click "Check verification" (if you encounter an error, try a few more times)

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Once added, open any channel page you follow, set up some conditions to monitor channel activities, and click confirm

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Click the bell icon next to the search box - Enable notifications - Use page query - Select destination - Save

After saving, you'll receive notifications on Telegram whenever the channel has signals matching your conditions 🍻

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Please note that you have a daily notification quota. Once used up, you'll need to wait until 0 AM (UTC time) the next day to receive more notifications. To check your usage, visit <https://chain.fm/account/usage>


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