Introduction
Telegram is a widespread messaging application for all kinds of platforms and devices (similar to WhatsApp).
While WhatsApp only supports sending end-to-end messages from one physical mobile phone number to another,
Telegram allows the creation of custom "Bots", which can be utilized by the NETx BMS Core Server 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 then 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 NETx BMS Core Server can now send messages to your bot, which you will instantly 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.