Telegram.

Dashboard

Create a Telegram bot, add it to the chat, and CheckUpstream posts incident summaries with severity icons and a deep link back to the dashboard.

Setup.

1
Create a bot via BotFather
Message @BotFather on Telegram, run `/newbot`, follow the prompts. Save the bot token it gives you.
2
Add the bot to your chat
Add the bot as a member of the group or channel that should receive alerts. For private chats, message the bot once first so it has permission to message you back.
3
Find the chat ID
Send any message in the chat, then visit `https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/getUpdates` to see the chat ID. Save it.
4
Open Settings → Alerts
Click **Add channel → Telegram** and paste the bot token plus chat ID.

Configure in dashboard

When you've followed the steps above, open the settings page to wire it up.

Drop the SDK in, point it at your project key, and start seeing live upstream telemetry inside the dashboard.