Automation library · Chat assistants

Telegram AI chatbot with OpenAI

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 12 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 4Service 4

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Telegram TriggerTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2PreProcessingSetLogic
  3. 3SettingsSetLogic
  4. 4Send Typing actionTelegramService
  5. 5MergeMergeLogic
  6. 6CheckCommandSwitchLogic
  7. 7Chat_modeOpen AiModel
  8. 8GreetingOpen AiModel
  9. 9Create an imageOpen AiModel
  10. 10Send error messageTelegramService
  11. 11Text replyTelegramService
  12. 12Send imageTelegramService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
12, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Telegram
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Telegram account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.