# Telegram Notification not working
**URL:** https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/telegram-notification-not-working/755
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 28, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/telegram-notification-not-working/755 "2022-04-28T12:59:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@spady7](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/spady7)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/telegram-notification-not-working/755/1 "2022-04-28T12:59:09Z")
Hi, trying to have notification on Telegram.
Took template of official documentation and just modified relevant data.
```auto
type: http
name: http_default
log_level: debug
format: |
{
"chat_id": "-XXXXXXX",
"text": "
{{range . -}}
{{$alert := . -}}
{{range .Decisions -}}
{{.Value}} will get {{.Type}} for next {{.Duration}} for triggering {{.Scenario}}.\r\n https://www.shodan.io/host/{{.Value}}
{{end -}}
{{end -}}
"
}
url: https://api.telegram.org/bot71765765:AAH2vhgfhgfdhgfhfghgfhfhhfghfhgsad/sendMessage
method: POST
headers:
Content-Type: "application/json"
```
But is not working. Form debug log i clearly see that POST is sent without text.
````auto
time="28-04-2022 14:28:26" level=info msg="received signal for http_default config" @module=http-plugin
time="28-04-2022 14:28:26" level=debug msg="adding header Content-Type: application/json" @module=http-plugin
time="28-04-2022 14:28:26" level=debug msg="making HTTP POST call to https://api.telegram.org/bot71765765:AAH2vhgfhgfdhgfhfghgfhfhhfghfhgsad/sendMessage with body {\n \"chat_id\": \"-XXXXXXX\", \n \"text\": \"\n 192.168.1.238 will get ban for next 4h for triggering crowdsecurity/ssh-bf.\\r\\n https://www.shodan.io/host/192.168.1.238\n \"\n}\n" @module=http-plugin
time="28-04-2022 14:28:26" level=debug msg="got response {\"ok\":false,\"error_code\":400,\"description\":\"Bad Request: message text is empty\"}" @module=http-plugin
time="28-04-2022 14:28:26" level=warning msg="HTTP server returned non 200 status code: 400" @module=http-plugin```
Any idea?
Regards
````
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### Author:  [@spady7](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/spady7)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/telegram-notification-not-working/755/2 "2022-04-29T12:12:36Z")
Hi, just want to share solution found by myself.
In code example there is typo:
change from this:
```auto
format: |
{
"chat_id": "-XXXXXXXX",
```
to this:
```auto
format: |
{
"chat_id": XXXXXXX,
```
so without “-” (minus) and double quotas
Regards
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### Author:  [@klausagnoletti](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/klausagnoletti)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/telegram-notification-not-working/755/3 "2022-05-09T10:38:10Z")
Thanks for sharing that with us!
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### Author:  [@lucianlazar1983](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/lucianlazar1983)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/telegram-notification-not-working/755/4 "2022-05-09T15:24:28Z")
This does not work for me, i keep getting the following response:
level=warning msg=“HTTP server returned non 200 status code: 400” @module=http-plugin
I have double checked the API and Chat id (by thge way, my chat ID starts indeed with the minus symbol -).
Any suggestions?
Thank you all
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### Author:  [@spady7](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/spady7)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/telegram-notification-not-working/755/5 "2022-05-12T14:53:26Z")
Hi, tried without “-” ?
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### Author:  [@lucianlazar1983](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/lucianlazar1983)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/telegram-notification-not-working/755/6 "2022-05-12T15:24:41Z")
Yes tried without - also without “”.
No luck so far
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### Author:  [@spady7](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/spady7)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/telegram-notification-not-working/755/7 "2022-05-12T15:57:42Z")
Can you post yuor configuration? Also entire logs.