tlgrm

A simple go package to send telegram bot pings from your go programs. zero dependency.

Usage

To send a message as a telegram bot you need two main things:

1. The bot's token
2. The recipient user's chat ID

If you're not sure what these are, you can learn on how to get them from this guide

Once you get these, all you have to do is plug them in your go program like the one below:

package main

import (
	"os"
	"github.com/tnvmadhav/tlgrm"
)


func main(){

	// init a client
	tlgrmClient := tlgrm.TelegramClient{
		ApiBaseUrl: "https://api.telegram.org",
		BotToken:   os.Getenv("TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN"),
	}

	// send a simple text ping
	tlgrmClient.SendMessage("Hey!", os.Getenv("TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID"))

	// send an image with text caption
	tlgrmClient.SendPhoto("This is a caption", "https://tnvmadhav.me/pfp.png", os.Getenv("TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID"))

}