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BotFather replies with the token — paste it into the plugin and it's validated on save.",[19,41,43],{"id":42},"how-do-i-find-my-chat-id","How do I find my chat ID?",[24,45,46,47,51,52,56],{},"You don't have to. Add your bot to the chat (for channels: as an administrator), send any message there, then use ",[48,49,50],"strong",{},"Detect chats"," — the plugin lists every chat the bot has recently seen. See ",[28,53,55],{"href":54},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fb418-tg-cf7\u002Fbots-and-chats","Bots & chats"," for details.",[19,58,60],{"id":59},"can-one-form-notify-several-chats","Can one form notify several chats?",[24,62,63,64,68],{},"Yes. A connection accepts any number of chats, and you can create any number of connections per form. See ",[28,65,67],{"href":66},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fb418-tg-cf7\u002Fconnections","Connections & routing",".",[19,70,72],{"id":71},"does-it-work-with-supergroup-topics-threads","Does it work with supergroup topics (threads)?",[24,74,75],{},"Yes — set the optional thread ID on the chat and messages land in that specific topic.",[19,77,79],{"id":78},"does-it-change-how-cf7-sends-email","Does it change how CF7 sends email?",[24,81,82],{},"No. Telegram delivery runs in addition to normal CF7 mail and never interrupts it. If Telegram is unreachable, your form and its email flow are unaffected.",[14,84,86],{"id":85},"troubleshooting","Troubleshooting",[19,88,90],{"id":89},"messages-arent-arriving","Messages aren't arriving",[24,92,93,94,97],{},"Check the ",[48,95,96],{},"activity log"," on the dashboard first — it records every attempt with the exact error Telegram returned. Common causes:",[99,100,101,108,118,124],"ul",{},[102,103,104,107],"li",{},[48,105,106],{},"The bot isn't in the chat"," (or was removed). Re-add it; for channels it must be an administrator with posting rights.",[102,109,110,113,114,117],{},[48,111,112],{},"Private chat never started."," For a private chat, you must press ",[48,115,116],{},"Start"," in the bot conversation once — bots can't message a user first.",[102,119,120,123],{},[48,121,122],{},"The connection is disabled"," or points at a deleted bot or chat.",[102,125,126,129],{},[48,127,128],{},"Wrong thread ID"," on a supergroup topic — the message is rejected or lands in the general topic.",[24,131,132],{},"If the log shows no entries at all for a submission, no enabled connection matched that form.",[19,134,136],{"id":135},"detect-chats-doesnt-show-my-chat","\"Detect chats\" doesn't show my chat",[24,138,139],{},"Telegram only exposes recent updates. Send a fresh message in the target chat, then detect again. For channels, make sure the bot is an administrator.",[19,141,143],{"id":142},"html-shows-up-as-raw-tags","HTML shows up as raw tags",[24,145,146,147,150,151,68],{},"The template's parse mode is set to plain text. Switch it to ",[48,148,149],{},"HTML"," — and use only the ",[28,152,154],{"href":153},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fb418-tg-cf7\u002Fmessage-templates#html-formatting","tags Telegram supports",[14,156,158],{"id":157},"privacy-external-services","Privacy & external services",[24,160,161,162,165,166,169],{},"The plugin talks to exactly one external service: the ",[48,163,164],{},"Telegram Bot API"," (",[36,167,168],{},"api.telegram.org","). 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