1) get an apikey from @botfather 2) check bot curl -i -X GET https://api.telegram.org/bot{apikey}/getMe 3) get chatid curl -i -X GET https://api.telegram.org/bot{apikey}/getUpdates 4) be happy curl -i -X GET https://api.telegram.org/bot{apikey}/sendMessage?chat_id={chatId}&text={someText}