chat_watcher

Chat Watcher

A simple bot that watches for messages in a Telegram chat or groups you are in. If it detects a message with a specific keyword, it will copy the message to Saved Messages.

Setup

1. Install telethon

   pip install telethon

2. Create a new Telegram application and get the API ID and API hash. Save them in an environment variable called TG_API_ID and TG_API_HASH respectively. To do this, go to my.telegram.org and create a new application.

3. Add the keywords to watch in patterns.txt. Each keyword should be in regex format with no quotes. Each keyword should be on a new line. You can also add a comment after the keyword by adding a # and then the comment. Each message is checked against all the keywords sequentially. If a message matches any of the keywords, it will be copied to Saved Messages.

4. Add group IDs to watch in group_ids.txt. To get the IDs of all the groups you are in, run the script once. It will generate a file named groups_and_ids.txt in the same directory. Copy the IDs of the groups you want to watch and paste them in group_ids.txt. Each group ID should be on a new line. You can also add a comment after the ID by adding a # and then the comment.

5. Run the script

   python3 main.py

Special notes

• This bot can be used to copy certain messages from a group where the forward feature is disabled.
• This bot acts on your behalf. In other words, it runs your Telegram account. So, use it at your own risk.

Use cases

• This bot can be used to grab vouchers, coupons, license keys, and other useful and juicy stuff shared in Telegram groups.