# Setting up Telegram Output

This guide will walk you through creating a Telegram channel or group for Brist alerts and obtaining the Chat ID from the Brist Bot. 

Adding Brist to a Telegram Group is slightly different from adding it to a Telegram channel; here, we cover both processes.

### Setting up a Telegram Group

1. Create a **New Group.**
2. Name the group and add the users you'd like to join, then confirm the group's creation.
3. Click on the three dots on the top right corner of the screent, select **Info,** then click **Add Members**

![Navigating to group info](/files/wQBS9tf4dEaqrjDJ4IAM)

4\. Invite `@brist_alerts_bot` to your new group (its name is BristBot).

![Be sure to choose "BristBot"](/files/YBQ7FLJ1zmGnJZOdSoE1)

5\. Message the group with `/chat_id`; BristBot will respond with this chat's Telegram ChatID. 

![](/files/qb6crUoIHH4FlZUsxq02)

6\. Finally, paste the Chat ID (including the "-" sign, if present) into the Chat ID field in the Brist alert UI. 

![](/files/QLg8TCKsFRoozoMaGxah)

### Setting up a Telegram Channel 

{% hint style="info" %}
You'll need to use the Telegram Desktop client to create a new channel
{% endhint %}

1. Select **New Channel**, and follow the instructions to complete creation of the channel.
2. Click on the three dots on the top-right corner, then click **Info**
3. Go to **Administrators->Add Admin**, and look for `brist_alert_bot`

![Be sure to choose BristBot](/files/DWvHbMoVj7VnAItGlSO1)

4\. Message the group with `/chat_id`; BristBot will respond with this chat's Telegram ChatID. 

![](/files/qb6crUoIHH4FlZUsxq02)

6\. Finally, paste the Chat ID (including the "-" sign, if present) into the Chat ID field in the Brist alert UI. 

![](/files/QLg8TCKsFRoozoMaGxah)


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