Issue: Telegram Integration Not Processing API-Sent Messages
I've built an iOS Shortcut (Siri voice → Telegram bot) to send voice-dictated messages to my OpenClaw instance, but the bot doesn't process messages sent via Telegram's
Setup:
- OpenClaw gateway running on DigitalOcean VPS
- Telegram channel integration configured
- Bot receives messages sent through Telegram app normally
- Messages sent via API (
Questions:
1. Does OpenClaw's Telegram handler intentionally filter out API-sent messages?
2. Is there a config option to accept messages based on
3. Would switching from polling to webhook mode resolve this?
Workaround attempted: Using
Looking for either a config fix or guidance on modifying the handler to accept all messages to my authorized chat_id.
Config:
sendMessageSetup:
- OpenClaw gateway running on DigitalOcean VPS
- Telegram channel integration configured
- Bot receives messages sent through Telegram app normally
- Messages sent via API (
/bot<TOKEN>/sendMessageQuestions:
1. Does OpenClaw's Telegram handler intentionally filter out API-sent messages?
2. Is there a config option to accept messages based on
chat_idfrom_user.id3. Would switching from polling to webhook mode resolve this?
Workaround attempted: Using
tg://Looking for either a config fix or guidance on modifying the handler to accept all messages to my authorized chat_id.
Config:
~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
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