π¨ Telegram File Upload Issue - `TypeError: fetch failed`
I'm unable to receive attachments (images, PDFs) sent via Telegram DMs. Messages without attachments work fine.
Error:
What Works:
curl can download the file successfully (243KB)
Raw Node fetch works:
Telegram API is reachable (getMe endpoint responds)
Text messages come through fine
What Doesn't Work:
OpenClaw's fetch wrapper fails when downloading Telegram files
Error appears in gateway logs:
Attempted Fixes:
- Set
- Downgraded Node from 25.6.0 β 22.22.0
- Increased
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Environment:
- OpenClaw: 2026.2.9 (33c75cb)
- Node: 22.22.0 (via nvm)
- OS: Ubuntu 22.04 (Linux 5.15.0-168-generic x64)
- Server: VPS (srv1338620)
- Bot: @rfontana7bot
Config:
Logs:
Any ideas what could be causing OpenClaw's fetch to fail while curl/raw Node fetch succeed? Happy to provide more logs or run diagnostics.
Error:
What Works:
curl can download the file successfully (243KB) Raw Node fetch works: node -e "fetch('https://api.telegram.org/file/bot.../file.png')"What Doesn't Work:
OpenClaw's fetch wrapper fails when downloading Telegram files Error appears in gateway logs: TypeError: fetch failedAttempted Fixes:
- Set
channels.telegram.network.autoSelectFamily: false- Downgraded Node from 25.6.0 β 22.22.0
- Increased
channels.telegram.timeoutSeconds: 60-
mediaMaxMb: 50Environment:
- OpenClaw: 2026.2.9 (33c75cb)
- Node: 22.22.0 (via nvm)
- OS: Ubuntu 22.04 (Linux 5.15.0-168-generic x64)
- Server: VPS (srv1338620)
- Bot: @rfontana7bot
Config:
Logs:
Any ideas what could be causing OpenClaw's fetch to fail while curl/raw Node fetch succeed? Happy to provide more logs or run diagnostics.
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