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New message with key phrase to @IFTTT

This trigger fires when you send a text message with a key phrase to the @IFTTT bot on Telegram.

About this trigger

Triggers, queries, and actions are the building blocks of Applets. Triggers tell an Applet to start, queries ask a question, and actions are its end result.

Developer info

Description
This trigger fires when you send a text message with a key phrase to the @IFTTT bot on Telegram.
API endpoint slug
telegram.new_pm_text_filter

Trigger fields

Filter Text input

Label
Key phrase
Helper text
Any #hashtag or keyword. The Trigger fires if your message to the bot contains the key phrase.
Slug
filter
Required
true
Can have default value
true

Reply text Text input > Other

Label
What to send as a reply?
Helper text
The bot will reply to your message with this text. Leave blank for a standard message.
Slug
reply_text
Required
true
Can have default value
true

Ingredients

Triggered atDate and time event was triggered.

Slug
created_at
Filter code
Telegram.newPmTextFilter.TriggeredAt
Type
Date with time (ISO8601)
Example
2020-07-08T04:17:06.000+05:00

Author nameName of the user who triggered the Applet.

Slug
author_name
Filter code
Telegram.newPmTextFilter.AuthorName
Type
String
Example
Pavel Durov

Author usernameUsername of the author, when available

Slug
author_username
Filter code
Telegram.newPmTextFilter.AuthorUsername
Type
String
Example
durov

TextRepresents the contents of a plain-text message. Does not include the 'Key phrase'.

Slug
text
Filter code
Telegram.newPmTextFilter.Text
Type
String
Example
Hello world!

HTMLRepresents HTML-formatted message contents.

Slug
html
Filter code
Telegram.newPmTextFilter.HTML
Type
String
Example
Hello <b>world</b>.<br/>This string <i>can</i> contain <pre>some</pre> HTML <code>tags</code>.