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Choose a plan with Telegram
Create an account and choose Indie, Saas, or Founding Builders. Free Builders includes email and Chrome extension alerts; Telegram requires a paid plan.
Telegram Downtime Alerts for Websites and APIs
Send website and API downtime alerts to a Telegram chat your team already uses. Add the AlertsDown bot, save your chat ID, and choose which monitors should notify that chat. Telegram is included on Indie, Saas, and Founding Builders, within your plan's notification limits.
Why Telegram for Uptime Alerts?
- Direct delivery - alerts go to your selected Telegram chat after detection
- Works everywhere - mobile, desktop, and web
- Group support - notify your entire team in one channel
- Included on paid plans - uses your plan's notification allowance
- Outage context - the HTTP downtime message identifies the URL that is down
How Telegram Alerts Work with AlertsDown
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Add the bot to your group
Open Telegram Web, create a group, and add alertsdown_notification_bot. Copy the group's chat ID from the URL after #, including the leading minus sign. For example, #-5039509072 gives the chat ID -5039509072.
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Save and test your contact
In your dashboard's Notifications page, add a Telegram contact and paste the chat ID. Use Send Telegram Test to confirm the bot can reach your group before relying on it for outages.
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Attach the contact to a monitor
Add a website or API URL, choose a check interval allowed by your plan, and select the Telegram contact for that monitor. Detection follows your check schedule; delivery also depends on Telegram and your connection.
What a Telegram downtime alert looks like
For an HTTP monitor at https://shop.example/checkout, the downtime message is:
🚨 https://shop.example/checkout is down!
Illustrative URL, matching the HTTP alert format. Open the monitor in AlertsDown to investigate its checks and logs. Recovery alerts are off by default. If enabled for the monitor, a recovery message follows three consecutive successful checks when a downtime alert was delivered, subject to your notification limits.
Telegram vs Other Alert Channels
| Feature | Telegram | SMS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery requirements | Internet connection and bot access to the chat | Access to your email inbox | Mobile network coverage; no mobile data required |
| AlertsDown availability | Indie, Saas, and Founding Builders | Every plan, including Free Builders | Paid plans, with notification quotas |
| Team Notifications | Group chats | Selected email contacts | Selected verified phone numbers |
| Useful when | Your team coordinates incidents in a shared chat | You want alerts in your inbox | You may be away from Wi-Fi or mobile data |
Perfect For Teams Who Need Fast Alerts
DevOps Teams
Create a dedicated Telegram group for your on-call team. Attach its chat ID to your monitors so the team can discuss the alert in the same chat.
Freelancers & Agencies
Monitor multiple client websites and route alerts to the relevant Telegram group, with the affected URL in each HTTP downtime message.
E-commerce Store Owners
Monitor your storefront or checkout API and send detected outages to the chat where your team can investigate them.
International Teams
Telegram works globally without carrier fees. Perfect for distributed teams across different countries and time zones.
Related resources
Prefer the messaging app already on your phone? Compare Telegram with WhatsApp uptime alerts or Signal uptime alerts for website and API downtime.
Working at your desk? Add Chrome extension desktop alerts, included on every plan.
See real-world workflows in our uptime monitoring use cases.
Read expert guidance in the AlertsDown blog.
See plan details on the pricing page.
Send Downtime Alerts to Your Telegram Group
Create a free account, then choose Indie, Saas, or Founding Builders to enable Telegram. Add the bot, test your chat ID, and attach the contact to your monitors.
Telegram Alerts FAQ
How do I connect Telegram to AlertsDown?
Add alertsdown_notification_bot to your Telegram group. In Telegram Web, copy the group chat ID from the URL after #, including its leading minus sign. Add it as a Telegram contact on your AlertsDown Notifications page, send a test, then select the contact on each monitor that should notify the group.
Can I send alerts to a Telegram group?
Yes. Add the AlertsDown bot to the group, save its chat ID as a Telegram contact in AlertsDown, and attach that contact to your monitors. Send a test to confirm the bot has access to the group.
Which plans include Telegram alerting?
Telegram alerts are included with Indie Builders, Saas Builders, and Founding Builders. Free Builders includes email and Chrome extension alerts.
How fast are Telegram notifications delivered?
Detection follows your monitor's check interval. After downtime is detected, AlertsDown dispatches a message to the selected chat. Arrival depends on Telegram and your connection; we do not guarantee a fixed number of seconds.
What information is included in the Telegram alert?
An HTTP downtime message identifies the URL and says it is down. Open the monitor in AlertsDown for detailed checks and logs. Recovery alerts are off by default. If enabled for the monitor, a recovery message follows three consecutive successful checks when a downtime alert was delivered, subject to notification limits.