Telegram: posting rules and settings
What a Telegram channel accepts in Postemi: media, limits, required fields, and the fields of the settings object for the API.
Basics
telegramPost types
The same channel accepts more than one kind of post, and each kind has different requirements. The table shows what you need for each.
| Type | Media | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Message | optional | Our bot has to be an administrator in the channel or the group. |
Rules
- Telegram has no platform-specific settings. The __type field is enough in the settings object.
- To connect, you have to add the Postemi bot to the channel or group, with admin rights.
Settings fields
The settings object only needs the __type field. The editor does not show a separate settings section for this channel.
Examples
Each example is one item in the POST /public/v1/posts request's posts array. The envelope around it is always this:
{
"type": "schedule",
"date": "2026-09-15T09:00:00.000Z",
"shortLink": false,
"posts": [ /* the item below */ ]
}Message to the channel
{
"integration": { "id": "<telegram-channel>" },
"value": [{ "content": "<p>Fresh news on the channel.</p>", "image": [] }],
"settings": { "__type": "telegram" }
}The channel ID comes from the channel list, and the path values for images and videos from media upload. The exact schema for the connected account comes from the settings schema endpoint. From the command line, the same thing is the --settings flag. See the CLI examples.