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Creating simple telegram bot in Node.js and Telegraf.js (step by step)
We will learn how to create a simple bot in Node.js and Telegraf.js. It's very easy. Let’s first learn what Node.js is.
Node.js is a runtime application. It allows you to use the JS programming language outside the browser. With Node.js you can work with data analysis or write a telegram bot and create HTTP servers.
Telegraf.js is a framework for Node.js that allows you to create awesome bots in Node.js runtime.
mkdir bot-app
cd bot-app
When we create a bot in Botfather, it provides us with a bot token. The bot token, on the other hand, helps us write logic to it in node.js.
npm install telegrafWe start creating the bot by downloading Telegraf.js.
Let's first create a file called
bot.js. Importing Telegraf in bot.js file:// bot.js
const { Telegraf } = require('telegraf'); // importing telegraf.jsNow we declare a variable named bot and add to it the token of the bot we created in botfather.
// bot.js
var bot = new Telegraf('1928550358:AAH9Y4Bscfu2-y_OptOkzi3VyhbLaV84a8Q') // We saved our bot token to the bot variableWe write down what our bot will do when it receives the start command.
// bot.js
bot.start(ctx => ctx.reply(`
Hi, I'm a simple bot
`))
bot.launch();Let's check it out now:
We’ll add some options to our boat.
We’ll add some options to our boat.
// bot.js
bot.start(ctx => ctx.reply(`
Hi, I'm a simple bot (please write /help)
`))Enter what the bot will do when the word /help is typed.
// bot.js
bot.help(ctx => ctx.reply(`
Hello, world!!!
`))All codes:
const { Telegraf } = require('telegraf'); // importing telegraf.js
var bot = new Telegraf('1928550358:AAH9Y4Bscfu2-y_OptOkzi3VyhbLaV84a8Q') // We saved our bot token to the bot variable
bot.start(ctx => ctx.reply(`
Hi, I'm a simple bot (please write /help)
`))
bot.help(ctx => ctx.reply(`
Hello world!
`))
bot.launch();Result:
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