# Telegram AI agent for Slack & Microsoft Teams Viktor is an AI employee that connects to Telegram with a scoped API key and helps you communicate and coordinate with your team in chat, running 28 Telegram actions for you like List Chats, Send a Video, and Send a Photo. Ask in plain English in Slack or Microsoft Teams; Viktor does the work in Telegram and reports back. Setup takes about two minutes. - Tool: Telegram - Category: Communication - Connection: API key - Actions available: 28 - Works from: Slack and Microsoft Teams - Page: https://viktor.com/integrations/telegram ## What can you ask Viktor to do in Telegram? - "Summarize everything new in Telegram from the last 24 hours and flag what needs a reply." - "Draft a reply to the latest Telegram thread about the renewal and send it after I approve." - "Search Telegram for the conversation about the Q3 launch and pull out the action items." - "Watch Telegram for anything mentioning invoices and log it in a sheet every Friday." ## What can Viktor do in Telegram? (28 actions) - **Unpin a Message** - Unpins a message. - **Set Chat Permissions** - Set default chat permissions for all members. - **Send a Voice Message** - Sends a voice message. - **Send a Video** - Sends a video file to your Telegram Desktop application. - **Send a Video Note** - As of v.4.0, Telegram clients support rounded square mp4 videos of up to 1 minute long. Use this method to send video messages. - **Send a Text Message or Reply** - Sends a text message or a reply to your Telegram Desktop application. - **Send a Sticker** - Sends a .webp sticker to you Telegram Desktop application. - **Send a Photo** - Sends a photo to your Telegram Desktop application. - **Send Media by URL or ID** - Sends a file (document, photo, video, audio, ...) by HTTP URL or by ID that exists on the Telegram servers. - **Send a Document/Image** - Sends a document or an image to your Telegram Desktop application. - **Send an Audio File** - Sends an audio file to your Telegram Desktop application. - **Send an Album (Media Group)** - Sends a group of photos or videos as an album. - **Restrict a Chat Member** - Use this method to restrict a user in a supergroup. - **Promote a Chat Member** - Use this method to promote or demote a user in a supergroup or a channel. - **Pin a Message** - Pins a message. - **List Updates** - Retrieves a list of updates from the Telegram server. - **List Commands Options** - Retrieves available options for the Commands field. - **List Chats** - List available Telegram chats. - **List Administrators In Chat** - Use this module to get a list of administrators in a chat. - **Kick a Chat Member** - Use this method to kick a user from a group, a supergroup or channel. - **Get the Number of Members in a Chat** - Use this module to get the number of members in a chat. - **Forward a Message** - Forwards messages of any kind. - **Export Chat Invite Link** - Generate a new primary invite link for a chat. - **Edit a Text Message** - Edits text or game messages. - **Edit a Media Message** - Edits photo or video messages. - **Download Voice Message** - Downloads a Telegram voice message to the /tmp directory using its fileid. Use this after receiving a voice message update to persist the audio locally. - **Delete a Message** - Deletes a message. - **Create Chat Invite Link** - Create an additional invite link for a chat. ## How does Viktor work with Telegram? 1. Add Viktor to Slack or Microsoft Teams. 2. Connect Telegram with an API key - Viktor handles authentication. 3. Ask in plain English. Viktor runs the Telegram actions, chains them with your other tools when needed, and reports back. Sensitive actions wait for your approval. ## What is a Telegram AI agent? A Telegram AI agent is an AI that connects to your Telegram account and completes work in it - it doesn't just answer questions about Telegram, it takes the actions. Viktor is that agent: an AI employee that works in Telegram on your behalf and delivers the finished result in Slack or Microsoft Teams. Unlike workflow builders such as Zapier or Make, there is nothing to configure - no triggers to map, no workflows to maintain. You describe the outcome in plain English, and Viktor picks the right Telegram actions, chains them with the other 3,200+ tools it connects to, and asks for approval before anything sensitive runs. ### About Telegram Telegram, is a cloud-based, cross-platform, encrypted instant messaging (IM) service. ## Security and permissions - Scoped API keys - Viktor stores your key securely, uses only the scopes you grant, and you can revoke it at any time. - Review-first approvals: sensitive Telegram actions wait for your sign-off before they run. - Isolated compute per team, encrypted in transit and at rest - and your data is never used to train models. - SOC 2 Type 1 compliant, with Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress. ## FAQ ### Does Viktor integrate with Telegram? Yes. Telegram is one of the 3,200+ tools Viktor connects to, via a managed connector. Once connected, anyone on your team can put Viktor to work in Telegram from Slack or Microsoft Teams - no workflow builder, no code. ### How do I connect Telegram to Viktor? Ask Viktor in Slack or Microsoft Teams to connect Telegram, then paste an API key from your Telegram account when prompted. Viktor stores the key securely, uses only the scopes you grant, and you can revoke it at any time. Setup takes about two minutes. ### What can Viktor do in Telegram? Viktor can run 28 Telegram actions, including List Chats, Send a Video, and Send a Photo - and chain them with other tools in a single request. In practice that means Viktor helps you communicate and coordinate with your team in chat. If a task spans several actions, Viktor plans the sequence itself and reports back when the work is done. ### Do I need to build workflows to automate Telegram? No. Viktor isn't a workflow builder - there are no triggers to map and no workflows to maintain. You ask for the outcome in plain English in Slack or Microsoft Teams, and Viktor decides which Telegram actions to take, runs them, and reports back. ### Is my Telegram data secure with Viktor? Yes. Viktor connects to Telegram with a scoped API key, runs in an isolated environment per team, and never trains models on your data. Sensitive actions wait for your approval, and you can revoke access at any time. Viktor is SOC 2 Type 1 compliant, with Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress. ### How much does the Telegram integration cost? Nothing extra - every integration, including Telegram, is available on every plan. You can start free with up to $100 in credits, no credit card required; paid plans start at $50/month. ### Can Viktor use Telegram together with my other tools? Yes - that's the point. Viktor connects to 3,200+ tools and works across them in a single run: it can pull data from Telegram, cross-reference it with another tool - for example Gmail or Google Sheets, and deliver the finished result in Slack or Microsoft Teams. ## Viktor uses Telegram together with - [Gmail](https://viktor.com/integrations/gmail) - [Google Sheets](https://viktor.com/integrations/google-sheets) - [HubSpot](https://viktor.com/integrations/hubspot) - [Notion](https://viktor.com/integrations/notion) - [Salesforce](https://viktor.com/integrations/salesforce) - [Stripe](https://viktor.com/integrations/stripe) ## More Communication integrations - [Slack](https://viktor.com/integrations/slack) - [Slackbot](https://viktor.com/integrations/slackbot) - [Zoom Admin](https://viktor.com/integrations/zoom-admin) - [Microsoft Outlook Email](https://viktor.com/integrations/microsoft-outlook-email) - [Outlook](https://viktor.com/integrations/outlook) - [Bot for Slack](https://viktor.com/integrations/bot-for-slack) - [Twilio](https://viktor.com/integrations/twilio) - [Discord Bot](https://viktor.com/integrations/discord-bot) ## Get started Viktor is free to start - up to $100 in credits, no credit card required. 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