How to make a mailing list in a telegram bot Python

Learn how to send automated messages to your Telegram bot using Python. Includes example code to get you started quickly!

Creating a Mailing List in a Telegram Bot with Python

Telegram bots are a great way to provide automated services to your users. They can be used to send notifications, reminders, and even process payments. One of the most useful features of Telegram bots is their ability to create mailing lists. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a mailing list in a Telegram bot using Python. We will be using the Telegram Bot API and Python wrapper library, python-telegram-bot.

Setting Up the Bot

Before we get started, we need to set up our bot. If you haven't done so already, you will need to create a Telegram bot and obtain an API token. You can do this by talking to the BotFather on Telegram. Once you have your API token, we can create our bot. We will be using the python-telegram-bot library to create our bot. To install the library, run the following command in your terminal:

pip install python-telegram-bot

Once the library is installed, we can create our bot. Create a new Python file and add the following code:

import telegram

bot = telegram.Bot(token='YOUR_API_TOKEN')

print(bot.get_me())

Replace YOUR_API_TOKEN with the API token you obtained from the BotFather. When you run the code, you should get a response with the details of your bot.

Creating a Mailing List

Now that we have our bot set up, we can start creating our mailing list. We will be using the Telegram Bot API to create the list. The API provides several methods for managing users and groups. We will be using the getChatMembersCount() method to get the total number of users in the chat. We will also be using the getChatMember() method to get the details of each user in the chat. Create a new Python file and add the following code:

import telegram

bot = telegram.Bot(token='YOUR_API_TOKEN')

chat_id = 'YOUR_CHAT_ID'

users = []

# Get the total number of users in the chat
member_count = bot.get_chat_members_count(chat_id)

# Iterate over the users in the chat
for i in range(member_count):
    # Get the details of the user
    user = bot.get_chat_member(chat_id, i)
    # Add the user to our list
    users.append(user)

# Print the list of users
print(users)

Replace YOUR_API_TOKEN with the API token you obtained from the BotFather and YOUR_CHAT_ID with the ID of the chat you want to get the users from. When you run the code, you should get a list of users in the chat.

Sending Messages to the Mailing List

Now that we have our mailing list, we can start sending messages to the users. The Telegram Bot API provides several methods for sending messages. We will be using the sendMessage() method to send our messages. Create a new Python file and add the following code:

import telegram

bot = telegram.Bot(token='YOUR_API_TOKEN')

# Iterate over the users in the mailing list
for user in users:
    # Send the message to the user
    bot.send_message(user.id, 'Hello! This is a message from our mailing list.')

print('Messages sent!')

Replace YOUR_API_TOKEN with the API token you obtained from the BotFather. When you run the code, you should see the message sent to each user in the list.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to create a mailing list in a Telegram bot using Python. We have used the Telegram Bot API and python-telegram-bot library to create our bot and manage our mailing list. We hope you have found this tutorial useful. If you have any questions or comments, please let us know in the comments section below.

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