step1: create a new bot with Telegram botfather
/newbot
test_bot
test_bot
(get the telegram bot token, <telegramBotToken>)
step2: check the new bot chat id, type the following url in the browser, https://api.telegram.org/bot<telegramBotToken>/getUpdates?offset=0
send a message to the new bot in telegram
refresh the browser to get the chat id
(get the telegram bot chat id, <telegramChatID>)
step3: add the bot into a new group and send a message in the group. Then, refresh step2 above
you will see the group chat id, copy and paste into your Python code
step4: use a Python code to verify Telegram bot
import requests
TOKEN = "<telegramBotToken>"
chat_id = "<telegramChatID>"
message = "hello from your telegram bot"
url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/sendMessage?chat_id={chat_id}&text={message}"
print(requests.get(url).json()) # this sends the message
