telegraf.js
Bots are special Telegram accounts designed to handle messages automatically. Users can interact with bots by sending them command messages in private or group chats. These accounts serve as an interface for code running somewhere on your server.
Features
- Full Telegram Bot API 3.4 support
- Telegram Payment Platform
- HTML5 Games
- Inline mode
- Incredibly fast
- AWS λ/now/Heroku/Firebase/Glitch/Whatever ready
http/https/koa/Connect.js/express.jscompatible webhooks- Easy to extend
Installation
$ npm install telegraf
or using yarn:
$ yarn add telegraf
Examples
const Telegraf = require('telegraf')
const bot = new Telegraf(process.env.BOT_TOKEN)
bot.start((ctx) => {
console.log('started:', ctx.from.id)
return ctx.reply('Welcome!')
})
bot.command('help', (ctx) => ctx.reply('Try send a sticker!'))
bot.hears('hi', (ctx) => ctx.reply('Hey there!'))
bot.hears(/buy/i, (ctx) => ctx.reply('Buy-buy!'))
bot.on('sticker', (ctx) => ctx.reply('👍'))
bot.startPolling()const Telegraf = require('telegraf')
const { reply } = Telegraf
const bot = new Telegraf(process.env.BOT_TOKEN)
bot.command('/oldschool', (ctx) => ctx.reply('Hello'))
bot.command('/modern', ({ reply }) => reply('Yo'))
bot.command('/hipster', reply('λ'))
bot.startPolling()There's some cool examples too.