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Telegram invoices

Suppliers or staff can submit invoices by messaging SnapIt’s Telegram bot. SnapIt identifies your workspace from the Telegram chat you linked in Settings. Supported attachments: JPG, PNG, PDF. Private chats only. Files must be 20 MB or smaller.

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For senders

1

Open SnapIt’s bot

Message the bot shown in your workspace under Settings → Telegram.
2

Send from a linked chat

The private chat must be verified in that workspace first.
3

Send a photo or PDF

Attach a clear image or PDF of the invoice.
4

Wait for confirmation

Verification and unsupported-file responses are immediate. Linked invoice success and needs-review messages are asynchronous; linked chats do not receive an immediate receipt acknowledgement.
If the chat is not linked to a workspace, SnapIt still accepts up to 5 invoices from that sender/chat. The sixth is ignored. Accepted unknown-sender invoices receive a public view link and remain unassigned until a platform administrator assigns them or the chat is verified.

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For workspace owners

  1. Open Settings → Telegram.
  2. Click Link Telegram and copy the SNAP-XXXX code.
  3. From the private chat, send that code to the bot.
  4. Open Invoices — Telegram-sourced invoices appear alongside web uploads, WhatsApp, and email.
Credits still apply when a linked sender’s file is accepted for processing. Adding, regenerating, or removing linked chats requires the workspace owner. A pending link is shown as Waiting, verification codes expire after 30 minutes, and Settings polls until the link becomes Verified. Only private chats are processed; groups, channels, bot senders, and unsupported media are ignored. Telegram files must be 20 MB or smaller. The feature is disabled until TELEGRAM_ENABLED, the bot token, webhook secret, and webhook registration are configured by an operator.

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What you do not set up yourself

The bot token, webhook secret, and setWebhook call are operator steps.
For operators: Bot API setup and env vars (TELEGRAM_*) are documented in docs/telegram-setup.md.