Home Assistant and Telegram integration

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How to connect Home Assistant and Telegram

Step 1: Create a new workflow
Step 2: Add and configure nodes
Step 3: Connect
Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

Step 2: Add and configure Home Assistant and Telegram nodes

You can find Home Assistant and Telegram in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure Home Assistant and Telegram nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Home Assistant and Telegram integration: Add and configure Home Assistant and Telegram nodes

Step 3: Connect Home Assistant and Telegram

A connection establishes a link between Home Assistant and Telegram (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Home Assistant and Telegram integration: Connect Home Assistant and Telegram

Step 4: Customize and extend your Home Assistant and Telegram integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Home Assistant and Telegram with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Home Assistant and Telegram integration: Customize and extend your Home Assistant and Telegram integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Home Assistant and Telegram workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Home Assistant to Telegram or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Home Assistant and Telegram integration: Test and activate your Home Assistant and Telegram workflow

Build your own Home Assistant and Telegram integration

Create custom Home Assistant and Telegram workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

Home Assistant supported actions

Get Screenshot

Get the camera screenshot

Get

Get the configuration

Check Configuration

Check the configuration

Create

Create an event

Get Many

Get many events

Get Error Logs

Get a log for a specific entity

Get Logbook Entries

Get all logs

Call

Call a service within a specific domain

Get Many

Get many services

Create or Update

Create a new record, or update the current one if it already exists (upsert)

Get

Get a state for a specific entity

Get Many

Get many states

Create

Create a template

Telegram supported actions

Chat
Callback
File
Message

Get

Get up to date information about a chat

Get Administrators

Get the Administrators of a chat

Get Member

Get the member of a chat

Leave

Leave a group, supergroup or channel

Set Description

Set the description of a chat

Set Title

Set the title of a chat

Answer Query

Send answer to callback query sent from inline keyboard

Answer Inline Query

Send answer to callback query sent from inline bot

Get

Get a file

Delete Chat Message

Delete a chat message

Edit Message Text

Edit a text message

Pin Chat Message

Pin a chat message

Send Animation

Send an animated file

Send Audio

Send a audio file

Send Chat Action

Send a chat action

Send Document

Send a document

Send Location

Send a location

Send Media Group

Send group of photos or videos to album

Send Message

Send a text message

Send Photo

Send a photo

Send Sticker

Send a sticker

Send Video

Send a video

Unpin Chat Message

Unpin a chat message

Home Assistant and Telegram integration details

Home Assistant is an open-source home automation service that provides local control and privacy. It is powered by a global community of DIY enthusiasts and tinkerers. Perfect for use on a local server or a Raspberry Pi.

Home Assistant node docs + examples

Home Assistant credential docs

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Related categories

Miscellaneous

Telegram is one of the fastest and most secured messaging apps on the market, connecting people via unique distributed network of data centers around the globe. You can create group chats up to 200,000 members, share large videos and documents of any type. It is completely free, and offers many unique features and options.

Telegram node docs + examples

Telegram credential docs

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Communication

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