---
title: "Sends a test alert to Telegram to verify a valid Telegram setup."
method: POST
path: "/server/channels/telegram"
tags: ["Send Test Alert > Channels"]
---

# Sends a test alert to Telegram to verify a valid Telegram setup.

`POST /server/channels/telegram`

## Request body

- object
  - `botToken` string
  - `botChatId` string

## Response `200`

OK

- PingSuccess
  - `result` string

## Other responses

- `400` — ERROR: Invalid Bot Token/Chat ID.
- `408` — Error: Connection timeout.
- `532` — ERROR: Missing required fields.

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `4400907a393c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2021-07-09** `7abd9c7d6948` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/simplystaking/apis/panic-api/changes/server/channels/telegram/post.md)

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