New Telegram bot return almost empty JSON to API
json, telegram, telegram-bot
Solution
if you do not change the privacy settings,
the bot only receives messages beginning with `/` e.g. `/start`,
this can be painful research, especially in multi-user chats
a good strategy is to mention the bot in the group
(e.g. `/start @mybot_bot` )
Problem
I want to create a Telegram bot, so I followed the instructions and got: Done! Congratulations on your new bot. You will find it at t.me/RonGuruBot. You can now add a description, about section and profile picture for your bot, see /help for a list of commands. By the way, when you've finished creating your cool bot, ping our Bot Support if you want a better username for it. Just make sure the bot is fully operational before you do this. Use this token to access the HTTP API: 318659684:AAFdR9YE4DEwg1NQitSIuifPotoA-3f6cUw However, when I enter the following URL into Chrome: `https://api.telegram.org/bot318659684:AAFdR9YE4DEwg1NQitSIuifPotoA-3f6cUw/getUpdate`s The returned JSON is: {"ok":true,"result":[]} And the documentation led me to believe that there should be more in the JSON reply. - Should there be more? - What should I change to get a correct JSON reply?