This template listens for Telegram bot messages, routes plain chat to ChatGPT, and routes image requests to OpenAI Image Generation.
It then replies in the same chat with text or a photo. Put the bot token on the Telegram connection. ChatGPT and image generation are Latenode AI steps, so you do not paste an OpenAI key.
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The scenario starts when the bot receives a message in a chat it can read.
JavaScript treats the message as chat, or as an image request when the user asks for a picture.
ChatGPT answers questions. Image generation renders a visual from the prompt.
Telegram posts the text, or sends the photo, back to the same chat.
Add a Telegram connection with your bot token. Add the bot to the chat it should read.
Add a Telegram trigger for new updates. Skip non-text updates if you only want written messages and image prompts.
In JavaScript, send normal questions to ChatGPT. When the user asks for an image, send the prompt to image generation instead. ChatGPT and image generation are Latenode AI nodes.
Send the ChatGPT text as a Telegram message, or send the generated file as a photo. Map the chat id from the trigger.
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