Send Images to Telegram Groups in VBA - Complete Guide

Automate Telegram Group Image Sharing with VBA

Need to integrate Telegram group image sharing into your Excel macros, Access databases, or Office automation workflows? This guide shows you how to deliver images to Telegram groups using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) and the WhatsMate Telegram Gateway REST API. Perfect for Office power users automating business processes, data reporting, or team collaboration that needs visual content delivery to group chats.

📋 Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have:

1. A WhatsMate Telegram Gateway account - Required for API access
2. Group membership - The gateway must be a member of the target Telegram group
3. Microsoft Office with VBA support - Excel, Access, or other Office applications
4. Image file ready - Have the image you want to send available on your local system
5. VBA editor access - Ability to create and run macros in your Office application

⚠️ Important: The gateway must be a member of the Telegram group you want to send messages to. The group admin phone number is used to uniquely identify the group.

🔧 System Requirements: The VBA script requires Windows with MSXML2 and ADODB components available (standard on most Windows systems).

🎥 Video Walkthrough

📝 Step-by-Step Implementation

Follow these steps to send your first image to a Telegram group from VBA:

1. Set Up VBA Environment

Prepare your Office application for VBA development:

1. Open VBA Editor: Press Alt+F11 in Excel, Access, or other Office apps
2. Insert new module: Right-click in Project Explorer → Insert → Module
3. Save the workbook: Ensure macros are enabled (save as .xlsm for Excel)

2. Copy the VBA Source Code

Copy the following source code into your VBA module:

3. Configure a few Parameters

Customize these key parameters in the VBA code:

• Line 6: Update the TelegramImage_SendToGroup function call parameters:
  • Replace "Muscle Men Club" with the name of your target Telegram group
  • Replace "19159876123" with the phone number of the group admin (including country code)
  • Replace "C:\Users\Public\cute-girl.jpg" with the full path to your image file
  • Replace "Lovely Girl" with an optional caption for your image
• Line 18: Replace "YOUR_INSTANCE_ID_HERE" with your Telegram gateway instance ID
• Line 19: Replace "YOUR_CLIENT_ID_HERE" with your Client ID
• Line 20: Replace "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE" with your Client Secret

4. Prepare Your Image File

Ensure your image file is accessible:

1. Copy image to accessible location: Place your image in a directory accessible to your Office application
2. Update file path: Make sure the path in line 6 matches your image location
3. Test file access: Verify the file can be opened from your Office application

5. Run the VBA Macro

Execute the macro to send your image:

1. Run Main_Routine: Press F5 while in the VBA editor with cursor in Main_Routine
2. Alternative execution: Create a button in your spreadsheet/database to call Main_Routine
3. Check results: A message box will display the response from the Telegram Gateway

🔧 Common Use Cases

This VBA integration is ideal for:

• Excel automation - Send charts, graphs, or report screenshots from Excel to Telegram groups
• Access database workflows - Automatically send images from database records to team groups
• Office automation - Integrate with Word, PowerPoint, or Outlook for automated image sharing
• Business process automation - Trigger image delivery from Office-based workflows to Telegram groups
• Legacy system integration - Add modern communication capabilities to existing VBA applications

🚀 Get Started Today

Ready to integrate Telegram group image sharing into your Office automation? You’ll need a trial account to access the API. Sign up for a 2-week trial and start sending images to groups from your VBA code within minutes!

Next Steps: Once you’ve mastered group image sending, explore advanced features like sending documents to groups, audio files to groups, or individual messages through the WhatsMate Telegram Gateway API documentation.