Telegram · chat id · groups
How to find a Telegram group chat id
You need a group chat id for certain routing/config workflows. Here are the three fastest ways.
Option A (fastest): use a helper bot
Forward any message from your group to a helper bot like @getidsbot. It replies with the group chat id.
Privacy note: this involves a third-party bot. If you’re sensitive, use Option B or C.
Option B: read OpenClaw (Moltbot) logs
Send a message in your Telegram group, then follow logs and look for chat.id.
moltbot logs --follow
Option C: Bot API getUpdates
If you have the bot token, call Telegram’s getUpdates and read message.chat.id in the JSON.
https://api.telegram.org/bot<BOT_TOKEN>/getUpdates
What the chat id looks like
Group chat ids are usually negative numbers like -1001234567890.