# Connect Telegram alerts | bbradar.io

> Find the official @bbradario_bot account, link a private Telegram chat to bbradar Pro, verify delivery, and safely reconnect or disconnect it.

Source: [https://bbradar.io/docs/notifications/telegram](https://bbradar.io/docs/notifications/telegram)

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## [Requirements](https://bbradar.io/docs/notifications/telegram.md#requirements)

- An active bbradar Pro subscription
- A Telegram account
- A browser signed in to the correct bbradar account
- Permission to open Telegram links from that browser

Note

Telegram delivery works only in a private 1:1 chat. Groups and channels are not supported, and one Telegram account cannot be linked to more than one bbradar account.

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## [Add the official bbradar bot](https://bbradar.io/docs/notifications/telegram.md#official-bot)

The official Telegram bot is **bbradar.io** with the exact username `@bbradario_bot`. Open it from the verified link below instead of relying on a display-name search.

1. ### Open the official bot profile

   Select the card below and allow your browser to open Telegram Desktop, the mobile app, or Telegram Web.
2. ### Check the username

   Before interacting, confirm the profile username is exactly `@bbradario_bot`.
3. ### Understand the two parts

   Opening or starting the bot creates the private chat. Linking that chat to your bbradar user requires the single-use connection link generated from Account & Billing in the next section.

[Open @bbradario_botOpen the official bbradar.io bot profile in Telegram.](https://t.me/bbradario_bot)

Check before you press Start

The bot never asks for your Google password, Stripe details, API key, or Telegram login code. A valid bbradar connection starts from Account & Billing and opens this same bot with a short-lived token.

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## [Connect Telegram](https://bbradar.io/docs/notifications/telegram.md#connect)

1. ### Open Account & Billing

   Use the signed-in bbradar account that should own the alerts, then find the **Telegram alerts** card.
2. ### Select Connect Telegram

   bbradar creates a single-use connection URL and opens `@bbradario_bot`. If the browser cannot open a new tab, it redirects the current tab to Telegram instead.
3. ### Verify the bot again

   Confirm the Telegram profile is `@bbradario_bot`. The account-generated link includes the private token needed to identify your bbradar user.
4. ### Press Start in Telegram

   Press **START** in the private chat. The bot consumes the token and should reply with **Telegram connected**.
5. ### Return to bbradar

   The account page checks the status automatically after a few seconds. Select **Refresh** if the card has not changed to Active.

[Open Account & BillingGenerate the required single-use Telegram link.](https://bbradar.io/account#telegram-alerts)[Check the official botConfirm that Telegram opened @bbradario_bot.](https://t.me/bbradario_bot)

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Connect Telegram

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@bbradario_bot

Tap Start to connect your private alert chat.

START

Telegram connection flow from bbradar Account to a private bot chat. Example data and credentials are fictional or redacted; named product controls match the interface.

The link expires

The connection token normally expires after about 10 minutes. Creating another link invalidates the previous one, so always use the newest link.

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## [Verify the connection](https://bbradar.io/docs/notifications/telegram.md#verify)

1. ### Check the Telegram reply

   The private chat should contain the bot confirmation **Telegram connected**.
2. ### Check Account & Billing

   The Telegram card should show **Active**, your Telegram display name or username, and the linked date.
3. ### Open Notification Rules

   Choose Everything or Filtered, enable the event streams you need, leave **Telegram DM** enabled, and select **Save Rules**.
4. ### Confirm the save

   Look for the green **Rules saved** confirmation before leaving the page.

There is no separate test-notification button. A correctly linked Active status means the bot can use that chat for matching Pro events.

[Configure Notification RulesChoose streams and save the Telegram rule that should be delivered.](https://bbradar.io/account/notifications)

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## [Reconnect or disconnect](https://bbradar.io/docs/notifications/telegram.md#reconnect)

| Action | Use it when | Effect |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reconnect | You changed Telegram accounts, blocked the bot, or need a fresh link. | Creates a new single-use token and replaces the linked chat after Start. |
| Refresh | You pressed Start but the account card still looks stale. | Reads the current integration status without changing it. |
| Disconnect | You no longer want Telegram delivery. | Unlinks the chat and stops or skips pending delivery for that integration. |

If Pro access becomes inactive, an existing integration may remain linked but delivery is paused until Pro is active again.

[Telegram troubleshootingResolve expired links, blocked chats, and account conflicts.](https://bbradar.io/docs/troubleshooting.md#telegram-issues)