Telegram CLI API Wrapper

A simple Telegram CLI API Wrapper to create your bot using your own mobile number.

Running Locally

Make sure you have Node.js and Telegram CLI installed.

export TELEGRAM_HOME=/path/to/telegram/folder/

git clone https://github.com/natsu90/tg-api.git # or clone your own fork
cd tg-api
npm install
npm start

Your app should now be running on localhost:5000.

Deploying to OpenShift


• Click button above to start deploy
• SSH to your app; ssh your-application-id@your-application-url e.g ssh 565fcf2c89f57576490001c1@telegram-namialus.rhcloud.com
• Login for first time; $TELEGRAM_HOME/bin/telegram-cli -k $TELEGRAM_HOME/tg-server.pub
• Get your API key, echo $OPENSHIFT_SECRET_TOKEN, or set a new one, echo "supersecret" > $OPENSHIFT_HOMEDIR/.env/user_vars/API_KEY
• Set your webhook; echo "http://your.webhook.url" > $OPENSHIFT_HOMEDIR/.env/user_vars/WEBHOOK
• Restart

Usage

• You would receive incoming message to your webhook URL with from & message parameter.

• You can reply to the message with POST /api/v1/send?api_key=supersecret, with to (same as from) and message parameter.

Demo

Send a message contains help, sorry, or trouble to 6017-279-2409, you would get a reply.