# Telegram In order to receive notifications directly in the Telegram app you need to accomplish two steps: * Retrieve the Telegram ID of users that want to use this channel; * Each user must start a chat with the Inspector bot. [Click here to start the chat. ](https://web.telegram.org/k/#@InspectorAlertBot) ### How to get the Telegram user ID? The steps are the same for desktop and mobile apps. First, open your Telegram app. Then, type "**userinfobot"** in your contacts search bar. If you can't find this "profile", try adding an "@" in front of the search query. When you’ve located **@userinfobot**, click or tap it. Then, select **Start** at the bottom of the chat. ![How to search the user info bot.](https://2873457055-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LQ51SrLj6qvIRejC1XD%2Fuploads%2FCvliAyRHjkW9bhofZp3u%2Ftelegram-userbot.png?alt=media\&token=1e8c707b-4b0a-4dc8-8955-5a8b87626d18) By clicking Start, you’ve automatically entered "**/start**." It will prompt the bot to display your user ID, as well as your selected first name, last name, and the language of choice. ![The response by the user bot.](https://2873457055-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LQ51SrLj6qvIRejC1XD%2Fuploads%2FgBk9lwir2YoaadvQsM54%2Ftelegram-userbot-start.png?alt=media\&token=c92f0ec5-3ed4-4793-b2ff-ad2bf252717b) Copy the value of the ID field and add it in the configuration of the notification channel. ![The Telegram channel configuration screen.](https://2873457055-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LQ51SrLj6qvIRejC1XD%2Fuploads%2FkCxhy1fguASYQc0h2ZdF%2Ftelegram-notification-channel.png?alt=media\&token=5cac1573-b397-488d-a4e1-7e8f4a0bcead) Click **Save** or **Enable channel** in case of the first activation. ### Start a chat with the Inspector bot In order to be able to send you messages in your telegram app there must be an active chat with the bot. Open this link and click Start to start a chat: