# Telegram Service

Cross-post Joomla articles to Telegram channels, groups, or users.

## Setup

### Default Bot (@MokoWaaSBot)

1. Add MokoJoomCross service with type **Telegram**
2. Set mode to **Default**
3. Enter your **Chat ID** (channel, group, or user)
4. Add @MokoWaaSBot to your channel/group as admin

### Custom Bot

1. Create a bot via [@BotFather](https://t.me/BotFather)
2. Add MokoJoomCross service with type **Telegram**
3. Set mode to **Custom**
4. Enter your Bot Token and Chat ID
5. Add your bot to the target channel/group as admin

## Credentials Format

```json
{
    "mode": "default",
    "chat_id": "-100xxxxxxxxxx"
}
```

Or for custom bot:

```json
{
    "mode": "custom",
    "bot_token": "123456:ABC-DEF...",
    "chat_id": "-100xxxxxxxxxx"
}
```

## Finding Your Chat ID

- **Channel**: Forward a message from your channel to @userinfobot
- **Group**: Add @userinfobot to the group temporarily
- **User**: Send a message to @userinfobot

Channel IDs typically start with `-100`.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Default | Description |
|-----------|---------|-------------|
| parse_mode | HTML | Message format (HTML or Markdown) |
| disable_preview | false | Disable link preview in messages |

## Character Limit

Telegram supports up to **4,096 characters** per message.