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Open Telegram links from Slack in the Telegram app
A Telegram link shared in Slack opens in the browser, and you have to click through to get to the app. Alpaca is a free Slack bot that notices Telegram links in your channels and direct messages and replies with a link that opens the channels, groups and profiles straight in the Telegram desktop app, bypassing the browser.
How it works
Someone posts a Telegram link in Slack:
https://t.me/durovAlpaca replies with:tg://t.me/durovClick the reply (if your workspace allows it) or copy it to the clipboard and paste it into the address bar: the Telegram desktop app opens directly. The Telegram app must be installed on your computer.
Get started
- Add Alpaca to your Slack workspace. It is free, with no account or paid plan.
- Invite it to a channel with
/invite @Alpaca, or write to Alpaca in a direct message. - Share any Telegram link and Alpaca replies with the desktop-app link.
Add to SlackMore details are in the guide on how to use Alpaca.