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The moment it happens

Get GitHub issue updates on Telegram

Telegram messages you when an issue in your repository is opened, commented on or closed, with the title and a link.

Runs
The moment it happens
Apps
GitHub, Telegram
AI
Not needed
Access
GitHub webhook admin on repo; bot token

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Create a ClickRuntime automation: message me on Telegram whenever an issue in acme/app is opened, gets a comment, or is closed.

Paste it into your assistant. It tells you what it will send or change before it runs live.

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Why use it

Why teams use this automation

A developer maintains a side project with a growing number of users. GitHub's email notifications get lost among work mail, so new bug reports wait days for a first reply and users assume the project is abandoned.

A Telegram message for each issue event reaches them wherever they are, without the clutter of email. Quick replies keep users engaged, and they can decide from the message whether something needs attention now.

What you get out of it

  • Faster first replies

    Seeing a new issue on your phone means you can acknowledge it the same day. Users feel heard.

  • Out of the email pile

    Issue updates no longer compete with work mail. They arrive in a chat you check anyway.

  • Short and readable

    Each message has the repository, what happened, the title and a link. You know at a glance whether to act.

  • Works for teams too

    Send updates to a group chat and the whole team sees them. Nobody needs to watch the repository.

How it works

What happens, step by step

  1. When an issue is opened, commented on or closed, GitHub notifies ClickRuntime straight away.

  2. ClickRuntime checks the notification really came from GitHub.

  3. It builds a short message with the repository, what happened, the issue title and a link.

  4. The message is sent to your Telegram chat by your bot.

Before it runs live

  • Connect GitHub
  • Connect Telegram
  • Paste your automation's link into the other app's webhook settings

What you get

RunsThe moment it happens
Get GitHub issue updates on Telegramjust nowSucceeded
Telegram · GitHub bot🆕 acme/app#219 opened: Export fails for projects with emoji names

Build your own

Need it to work differently?

This template is a starting point. Copy the prompt and change it, or describe a different automation from scratch, with your own conditions, more apps or an AI step. Your assistant writes it, tests it and runs it on ClickRuntime.
  • Your own rules

    Conditions, thresholds, filters and exceptions, written the way you'd explain them to a colleague.

  • Any number of apps

    One automation can read from one app and update several others. Over 248 apps are ready, and anything with an API works too.

  • AI where it helps

    Summaries, classification, extraction and drafts use ClickRuntime's built-in AI, with no extra key.

  • On a schedule or on each event

    Runs as often as every 5 minutes, or the moment an app sends an event, and keeps track of what it already handled.

Changes you can ask for

  • Act only on the items that match your own rules, and skip the rest
  • Add an AI step, for example to summarize, sort or draft a reply
  • Add another app, for example also send it to Slack
  • Combine it with other GitHub and Telegram steps into one automation

Under the hood

The code that runs this automation

This is the Python script that runs each time the automation starts. Your AI assistant writes it for you when you send the prompt, and you allow each step in your assistant. To change how the automation works, describe the change to your assistant and it updates the script for you. For every function it can use, see the script reference.
github_issue_updates_to_telegram.pyexample
from clickruntime import on_event, credentials, http, verify

CHAT_ID = "123456789"

def telegram(text):
    http.post(f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{credentials.secret('TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN')}/sendMessage",
              json={"chat_id": CHAT_ID, "text": text, "disable_web_page_preview": True}).raise_for_status()

@on_event
def handle(event):
    if not verify.github(event.body, event.header("X-Hub-Signature-256"), credentials.secret("GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET")):
        return {"ignored": "bad signature"}
    kind, body = event.header("X-GitHub-Event"), event.json
    if kind not in ("issues", "issue_comment") or body["action"] not in ("opened", "created", "closed", "reopened"):
        return {"ignored": True}
    issue, repo = body["issue"], body["repository"]["full_name"]
    if kind == "issue_comment":
        text = f"💬 {body['comment']['user']['login']} commented on {repo}#{issue['number']} {issue['title']}\n{body['comment']['body'][:300]}"
    else:
        icon = {"opened": "🆕", "closed": "✅", "reopened": "🔁"}[body["action"]]
        text = f"{icon} {repo}#{issue['number']} {body['action']}: {issue['title']}"
    telegram(f"{text}\n{issue['html_url']}")
    return {"sent": True}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I limit it to certain labels?
Yes. Ask for only issues with labels such as bug or urgent, and other events are ignored.
Does it include the comment text?
Yes, the first part of each new comment is included, so you can follow the conversation from Telegram.
Can it cover pull requests as well?
Yes. Add pull request events to the webhook and they are sent the same way.
What permissions does it need?
GitHub webhook admin on repo; bot token. Nothing else in your accounts is used.
Does it need AI?
No. It runs without AI, so it doesn't use your plan's AI allowance.
How many runs does it use?
One run for each event the app sends.
Can I change how it works?
Yes. Describe the change to your AI assistant, for example a different schedule, channel or filter. It updates the automation, tests it and tells you what changed.

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