How to send an audio file to a Telegram group from bash shell script

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This article shows you how to send an audio file (e.g. an MP3 file) to a registered Telegram group from a bash shell script.

To send a Telegram message containing an audio file to a group from a bash shell script, do this:

  1. First, learn how to send a simple text message to a group on the official site.
  2. With the above knowledge, you can now download our sample code.
  3. Locate the file bash/group-send-telegram-mp3.sh.
  4. Study the script and customize the TODO/FIXME lines.
  5. Change to the directory containing the script: cd bash
  6. Run the script to send your group the first MP3 file: ./group-send-telegram-mp3.sh

Happy coding :)