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// as_connecting-to-telegram.adoc

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= Adding a Telegram connection to trigger integration execution upon receiving messages

A Telegram connection that starts an integration triggers execution of the 
integration each time that the connection receives a message from a Telegram 
chat bot that you specify. 

.Prerequisites

* You created a Telegram connection. 
* You are creating a simple integration and {prodname} is prompting you to 
choose how you want to start the integration. 

.Procedure

. Click the Telegram connection that you want to use to start the integration. 
. Select the *Read Messages* action to receive all messages that are sent
to the chat bot. 
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The connection configuration identifies the chat bot that you want to 
receive messages from. No other configuration is required. 
