🚀 Automate Telegram Messaging with VBA
Looking to integrate Telegram messaging into your Microsoft Office applications? This guide walks you through sending Telegram messages using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) and the WhatsMate Telegram Gateway REST API. Perfect for Excel, Access, and Office users who want to automate notifications and messaging directly from their Office workflows.
📋 Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have:
- A WhatsMate Telegram Gateway account - Required for API access
- Recipient registration - Each recipient must register with the Gateway first
- Microsoft Office - Excel, Access, or other Office application with VBA support
- VBA development environment - Access to the Visual Basic Editor (Alt+F11)
- Basic VBA knowledge - Familiarity with VBA scripting and Office automation
⚠️ Important: Recipients must register with the WhatsMate Telegram Gateway before they can receive messages. Unregistered users will not receive any messages from the Gateway. Registration instructions are available on the official WhatsMate site.
🎥 Video Walkthrough
📝 Step-by-Step Implementation
Follow these steps to send your first Telegram message from a VBA script:
1. Copy the VBA Template
In your Excel, Access, or VBA development environment, define the following subroutines:
2. Configure a few Parameters
Customize these key parameters in the VBA code:
- Line 4: Specify the target phone number (including the country code, e.g.,
12025550108) and your message - Line 15: Replace with your Telegram gateway instance ID
- Lines 16-17: Update with your Client ID and Secret
3. Send Your Message
Run the Main_Routine subroutine to deliver your Telegram message from your VBA environment.
🔧 Common Use Cases
This VBA integration approach is ideal for:
- Excel automation - Send notifications when spreadsheet calculations complete
- Access database workflows - Automate notifications for database events
- Office productivity tools - Integrate Telegram into daily Office workflows
- Business reporting - Send automated reports via Telegram
- Data processing pipelines - Notify users when Office-based data processing completes
🚀 Get Started Today
Ready to integrate Telegram messaging into your Microsoft Office applications? You’ll need a trial account to access the API. Sign up for a 2-week trial and start sending messages within minutes!
Next Steps: Once you’ve mastered basic message sending, explore advanced features like sending images, documents, or group messages through the WhatsMate Telegram Gateway API documentation.