Can it use with telegram?

[xiNeRoar]

As title, can this be use with telegram?
If so, may i know how to setup this?

[CJPCNZ]

Hi @xiNeRoar, this is not currently supported as Telegram requires app registration but if you have a Telegram API key already then it should be possible.

[xiNeRoar]

For Telegram API Key, do you mean telegram bot token?

[CJPCNZ]

Yes a bot token is required as well as a chat ID - I've had a read of Telegram's documentation and it seems like it should be straightforward. I'll see if I can write something for you this week and I'll let you know here once it's ready for testing.

[xiNeRoar]

thank you very much!

[CJPCNZ]

I've just uploaded what I think should work.

Please can you test and let me know which scripts you use (Sonarr/Radarr/Lidarr) and what the outcome is (or any test message). Remember to blank your API key/channel ID.

If you don't have a bot and channel ID already, please be sure to follow the instructions here:
https://core.telegram.org/bots#3-how-do-i-create-a-bot

[xiNeRoar]

Thanks! Since i am still at work. I will test it out around 8 to 10 hours later and let you know what is the result. Thank you so much for your help :D 在 2021年5月4日週二 14:18，Chris ***@***.***> 寫道：

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I've just uploaded what I *think* should work. Please can you test and let me know which scripts you use (Sonarr/Radarr/Lidarr) and what the outcome is (or any test message). Remember to blank your API key/channel ID. If you don't have a bot and channel ID already, please be sure to follow the instructions here: https://core.telegram.org/bots#3-how-do-i-create-a-bot — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#15 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/APZGB6T4ZY2ZMSNYNIYMOUTTL6GUZANCNFSM437B6DJQ> .

[xiNeRoar]

Dear CJPCNZ,

Here is what i get when trying to use the script.

[xiNeRoar]

forgot to mention, i am using the Radarr telegram .ps1 file, and here is the screenshot of my setup;

Some more questions that i want to ask;

1. Can i use telegram "sendPhoto" instead of "sendMessage"? because i want to include the movie poster in my notification.
2. Where can i have a list of the variables that available? like "radarr_movie_id"? Is there something like "radarr_movie_image"?
3. May i ask how can i customize the format of the message? configure it in #Format content or #Prepare push notification body?
   Again, thank you very much!!! 👍

[CJPCNZ]

Thank you for the logs. It seems that the message text is not being sent correctly. I will investigate and update the code and notify you when it is ready.

To answer your questions:

1. You can send photo as well. There is a sample of the PushBullet code in this file which I can adapt to Telegram if you want: https://github.com/CJPCNZ/CustomPush/blob/master/Radarr/PushBullet-WithImage.ps1
2. There is a list of available API endpoints here: https://radarr.video/docs/api/
3. You can configure the format in #Format content section of the code.

[xiNeRoar]

Thank you so much for your detailed explanation. :D

[CJPCNZ]

Could you please replace the last line:
Invoke-WebRequest -Method POST -Uri "https://api.telegram.org/bot$pushkey/sendMessage" -UseBasicParsing -Header $headers -Body $pushBody
With:
Invoke-WebRequest -Method POST -Uri "https://api.telegram.org/bot$pushkey/sendMessage" -UseBasicParsing -Header $headers -Body "{ 'chat_id':$pushtag, 'text':$pushmessage }"

If this also fails then there might be an issue with the encoding of the body message.

[xiNeRoar]

i still got this message..

does that mean i have to put some dummy message inside the file or what does it mean?

[CJPCNZ]

I've found the issue, we needed to ConvertTo-JSON to be compatible with the Telegram API.
I've updated the Radarr script for you to test now.

[xiNeRoar]

I've found the issue, we needed to ConvertTo-JSON to be compatible with the Telegram API.
I've updated the Radarr script for you to test now.

Thanks soooooooo much! finally I got it working right now.
Just a little more to ask, i have read through all the documentations but cannot found how to customize the message body..will you possible to explain a little more on this? ><
For example, if i would like my message;

Latest Movie :
(Movie title) (Released year) is available right now!
Please login to (http://mydomain.com) to watch!

Movie introduction :
(Movie overview)

(Movie image)

How can i achieve this?

[CJPCNZ]

I'm glad it is now working! 😄

I am working on getting the images to send however I have not had time the past two days. I'll hopefully get some time tonight or tomorrow to finish it. In the meantime you can change $pushmessage to a 'here-string' instead like this:

$pushmessage = @"
Latest Movie :
$radarr_movie_title $env:radarr_movie_year is available right now!
Please login to http://mydomain.com to watch!

Movie introduction :
$radarr_description
"@

If the $env:radarr_movie_year doesn't work, just declare it in the first few lines like so:
$radarr_movie_year = $env:radarr_movie_year

All of the fields can be found under the API Schemas at the bottom of the page here: Radarr API

Once I get the image part working I'll let you know.

[CJPCNZ]

Sadly I cannot get the image upload working in PowerShell 5.

Can you confirm what version of PowerShell you have? Just type $PSVersiontable at the prompt

You should get something like this:

PS C:\Users\CJPCNZ> $PSVersiontable
Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.19041.906
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.19041.906
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

[xiNeRoar]

here is my screencap following your instruction;

[CJPCNZ]

Unfortunately the image attachment won't work. For some reason Telegram will not accept images in any format from PowerShell version 5.x however PushBullet seems to manage this without issues.

I have not done adequate testing of the below steps so please use them at your own risk!

This one-liner will trigger the install of PowerShell version 7:
iex "& { $(irm https://aka.ms/install-powershell.ps1) } -UseMSI"

You will need to MANUALLY call this for the telegram image script by updating your Radarr custom script path to:
C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe

For PowerShell Version 6.1.0 or higher you can use the following code to send images to Telegram:

# Define required variables
$radarr_movie_id = $env:radarr_movie_id 
$radarr_movie_title = $env:radarr_movie_title 
$radarr_moviefile_quality = $env:radarr_moviefile_quality
$radarr_movie_year = $env:radarr_movie_year

$apikey="" # Your Radarr API key 
$radarr_address="http://localhost:7878" # Your Radarr address (including base_url) 
$pushkey="12345678:replace-me-with-real-token" # Your Telegram Bot API key
$pushtag="@channelusername" # Your Teleram Chat ID

# Grab movie information
$radarr_movie=$(Invoke-WebRequest -URI $radarr_address/api/movie/$radarr_movie_id -UseBasicParsing -Header @{"X-Api-Key" = $apikey}) | ConvertFrom-Json
$radarr_description = $radarr_movie | Select-Object -ExpandProperty overview
$radarr_image = $radarr_address + "/MediaCover/" + $radarr_movie_id + "/poster.jpg"
Invoke-WebRequest $radarr_image -UseBasicParsing -OutFile "$PSScriptRoot\poster.jpg"

# Format content
$pushmessage = @"
Latest Movie :
$radarr_movie_title $radarr_movie_year is available right now!
Please login to http://mydomain.com to watch!

Movie introduction :
$radarr_description
"@

# Prepare push notification body
$form = @{
    caption = "$pushmessage"
    chat_id = $pushtag
    photo = Get-Item "$PSScriptRoot\poster.jpg"
} 

# Send push notification
Invoke-WebRequest -Method POST -Uri "https://api.telegram.org/bot$pushkey/sendPhoto" -UseBasicParsing -Header $headers -Form $form

Remove-Item "$PSScriptRoot\poster.jpg"

[xiNeRoar]

thank you so much!! i will try it out when i have time and will let you know the result. Thank you so much for all the work you have done :D

[CJPCNZ]

Hi @xiNeRoar how did you get on with testing?

Let me know if there are any issues or if you would like this closed.

[xiNeRoar]

Hi @xiNeRoar how did you get on with testing?

Let me know if there are any issues or if you would like this closed.

Hi @CJPCNZ, sorry for replying late. I have tried it and found it does not work. Can't even send out a proper notification and i do not know why.

[xiNeRoar]

Hi @xiNeRoar how did you get on with testing?

Let me know if there are any issues or if you would like this closed.

I can share some screenshot to you later to let you see what is happening

[CJPCNZ]

Hi @xiNeRoar are you please able to share logs or screenshots for the error?

Thanks!

[CJPCNZ]

Closing as Telegram is now working but sending images is not supported in PowerShell version 5.