Home Assistant Telegram config

so my configuration.yaml has:

telegram_bot:
  - platform: polling
    api_key: XXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX # your Telegram API key
    allowed_chat_ids:
      - XXXXXXXXXX # bot ID
      - -XXXXXXXXX  # group chat ID
      - XXXXXXXX # chat ID between me and the bot (no group)
      - -XXXXXXXXX  # Sonarr group chat ID

notify:
  - name: XXXXXXXXXX # your Telegram username without the @
    platform: telegram
    api_key: XXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX # your Telegram API key
    chat_id: XXXXXXXX # chat ID between me and the bot (no group)


Then the automation that listens for a Telegram command in a group (or any chat for that matter, I don't know how to filter it to one chat/group chat, is:


alias: Scan Plex TV Shows
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: event
    event_data:
      command: /scan
    event_type: telegram_command
    context: {}
condition: []
action:
    - service: rest_command.scan_plex_tv_shows
    - service: telegram_bot.send_message
      data:
        target: -XXXXXXXXX  # Sonarr group chat ID
        message: Plex TV Shows scan started mode: single


So even if I text /scan to any chat or group chat where the bot is, HA grabs it, does the thing, but replies "Plex TV Shows scan started" to the specific Sonarr group chat. Multiple ways in (command), one way out (reply).

Make sure your bot settings in Telegram (botfather) are all okay and open at least for the setup (group, privacy, etc) and that you talk to the bot for the first time (in groups and directly) since bots aren't allowed to start conversations

Try it and go from there? Good luck