Introduction
Telegram is a widespread messaging application for all kinds of devices (similar to WhatsApp).
While WhatsApp only supports sending end-to-end messages from one physical mobile phone number to another,
Telegram allows you to create custom "Bots", which can be utilized by the NETx BMS Core Server Messenger module to send custom messages to your own mobile phone.
Essentially, it works like this:
- Inside the Telegram app on your mobile phone, you create a custom "Bot", which can be used to publish messages to
- The created bot has a unique "Token" and "Chat ID", which can be seen as a physical mobile phone number of a contact
- The bot's "identifier" can now be used by the NETx BMS Core Server to publish messages, which you receive on your mobile phone
Things to keep in mind
Just like with a mobile phone number, everyone knowing your secret "Token" and "Chat ID" is able to push messages to your mobile phone.
You are always able to deactivate and remove a bot, but just keep in mind to treat this information confidently.