Real-Time Trade Alerts via Telegram

One of the most practical additions to any crypto trading bot is a Telegram notification system. Whether your bot opens a position at 3 AM or triggers an emergency stop, you want to know instantly.

Creating Your Bot

Use BotFather on Telegram to create a new bot and obtain your token. Then use the python-telegram-bot library to send messages programmatically.

import requests\ndef send_alert(token, chat_id, message):\n    url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}/sendMessage"\n    requests.post(url, data={"chat_id": chat_id, "text": message})

What to Alert On

Good algorithmic trading notifications include: order fills with entry price and size, stop-loss triggers, PnL milestones, and exception stack traces from your bot process. Keep alerts concise but informative.

Security Note

Never log API keys in your alert messages. Use environment variables and only include the last 4 characters of any ID for reference.