SimplyForms + Telegram

Message a Telegram chat or channel on every new submission.

All integrations

Telegram is available on the Starter plan and above. See pricing for the full comparison.

Create a bot & connect

  1. In Telegram, message @BotFather, send /newbot, and follow the prompts. It replies with a bot token like 123456789:AAE….
  2. Get your chat ID:
    • Direct message: message @userinfobot — it replies with your numeric ID.
    • Group: add your bot to the group, send a message, then it will use the group's (negative) ID.
    • Public channel: add the bot as an admin, then use @channelname as the chat ID.
  3. In SimplyForms, open your form's dashboard → Integrations tab, enter the bot token and chat ID in the Telegram card, and click Connect.

The bot token controls your bot, so SimplyForms stores it encrypted and never shows it again. To change the bot or destination, re-enter both fields and click Update.

Test, pause & logs

  • Test sends a sample message so you can confirm it lands (and shows the real failure if it doesn't).
  • Pause / Resume stops or restarts messages without disconnecting.
  • Recent deliveries shows the latest messages and their status.
  • Automatic retries & auto-pause: transient failures (rate limits, outages) are retried automatically. If the bot token was revoked or the bot was removed from the chat, the integration is paused as Paused (failing)and your form's notification recipients are emailed — fix the connection, then press Resume.

What gets sent

SimplyForms sends a plain-text message headed with your form name, listing each submitted field as name: value. Internal fields (honeypot, spam tokens) are excluded, long values are truncated, and very large submissions show an “…and N more field(s)” summary so the message stays within Telegram's 4,096-character limit.

Security

  • The bot token is stored encrypted and never returned to the browser.
  • Messages only go to api.telegram.org — nothing else.
  • Only real, saved submissions send — never spam, honeypot, or test submissions.
  • Messages are sent as plain text, so submitted content can't inject Telegram formatting.