Post to Telegram from Claude Cowork
Claude Cowork can send and schedule Telegram channel and group messages through Postiz. Add the Postiz connector to Cowork once, then describe the announcement and when it should go out. Cowork posts it through the Postiz Telegram bot from the Claude desktop app, attaching images or videos from your computer, with no terminal or bot token to manage.
Please make sure there is always a human in the loop.
How to send to Telegram from Claude Cowork
Add Postiz to Claude Cowork once as a connector, then ask for Telegram messages in plain language. Cowork calls Postiz for you and confirms what it scheduled.
Setup, then just ask
# One-time setup in Claude Cowork (no terminal)
# Cowork tab > Customize > Connectors > + Add custom connector
# Name: Postiz
# URL: https://mcp.postiz.com/mcp-oauth-dynamic
# Sign in to Postiz and approve access
# Then just ask Claude Cowork:
> Send the launch announcement to my
Telegram channel tomorrow at 9am
Claude Cowork: Done! Your Telegram post is scheduled.What can Claude Cowork do on Telegram?
Claude Cowork can use every Telegram option that Postiz exposes. Describe the result you want and Cowork picks the matching settings.
Channel Messaging
Post messages directly to your Telegram channels. Reach all subscribers with announcements, updates, and content.
Group Messaging
Send messages to Telegram groups. Keep your community engaged with scheduled posts and automated content delivery.
Bot-Powered
Powered by the Telegram Bot API via BotFather. Create a bot, add it to your channel or group, and start posting just by asking Claude Cowork.
Media Sharing
Share images, videos, and documents alongside your messages. Upload media through Postiz and include it in your Telegram posts.
Scheduled Messages
Schedule messages for optimal delivery times with ISO timestamps. Plan your Telegram content calendar in advance.
Minimal Config
Telegram uses a streamlined setup — once connected, Claude Cowork routes messages to the right channel automatically. No complex platform-specific settings required.
How does Claude Cowork send to Telegram?
You describe what you want in plain language and Claude Cowork handles the Postiz calls for you. Here is how a typical conversation goes.
Set Up Your Telegram Bot
Create a bot using BotFather on Telegram, then add it to your channel or group as an administrator. Connect it to Postiz through the dashboard and you are ready to go.
Example conversation
> Is my Telegram account connected to Postiz?
Claude Cowork: Yes — your Telegram account is connected
and ready. Want me to post something?Send Your First Message
Post a message to your Telegram channel or group. Claude Cowork handles the routing — no additional settings needed for basic text messages.
Example conversation
> Draft a Telegram post about our new
feature launch
Claude Cowork: Here's a draft for Telegram:
"We just shipped something big..."
Want me to add media and schedule it?Schedule Messages
Schedule Telegram messages for future delivery using ISO timestamps. Perfect for content calendars, announcements, and automated updates.
Example conversation
> Yes — add screenshot.png and schedule
it for tomorrow at 9am
Claude Cowork: Done! Scheduled on Telegram for
tomorrow at 9:00 AM.Which Telegram settings can Claude Cowork apply?
Telegram uses a minimal configuration. Once your bot is connected, Claude Cowork routes messages to the right channel or group — there is nothing else to set.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
__type | string | Must be "telegram" to identify the platform (if using settings) |
Telegram's simplicity is a feature — your bot token and channel/group association are configured once in the Postiz dashboard. After that, just use the integration ID to route messages.
Common Configurations
Copy-paste these commands for common Telegram posting scenarios.
Simple Channel Announcement
Example
> Post "Excited to announce our new feature!" to
Telegram and LinkedIn tomorrow at 9am, then schedule
a daily tip on Telegram every weekday at 10am
Claude Cowork: Done! Scheduled:
- Telegram + LinkedIn: tomorrow 9:00 AM
- Daily tips on Telegram: Mon-Fri 10:00 AMScheduled Morning Update
Example
> What's scheduled on Telegram this week?
Claude Cowork: 6 posts on Telegram: the announcement tomorrow
at 9:00 AM and daily tips Mon-Fri at 10:00 AM.
Want me to move or cancel any of them?Media Post with Caption
Example
> What's scheduled on Telegram this week?
Claude Cowork: 6 posts on Telegram: the announcement tomorrow
at 9:00 AM and daily tips Mon-Fri at 10:00 AM.
Want me to move or cancel any of them?Multi-Channel Broadcast
Example
> What's scheduled on Telegram this week?
Claude Cowork: 6 posts on Telegram: the announcement tomorrow
at 9:00 AM and daily tips Mon-Fri at 10:00 AM.
Want me to move or cancel any of them?What is Claude Cowork?
Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agentic assistant for knowledge workers. It runs in the Claude desktop app on macOS and Windows (and on the web) on paid Claude plans, uses the same agentic architecture as Claude Code without a terminal, and can read local files, use connectors, and run multi-step tasks such as sending to Telegram through Postiz. It is not the same as Claude Code (the terminal agent) or the Postiz connector in Claude.ai; read the full comparison on the Claude Cowork hub.
Desktop Native
Claude Cowork runs directly on your desktop, connecting to your local files and apps. No dashboard tabs or terminal needed to manage your social media workflow.
App Integrations
Connects to Google Drive, Gmail, DocuSign, and more. Pull content from your existing tools and publish it to social media seamlessly.
Autonomous Tasks
Schedule recurring tasks with cron jobs. Claude Cowork can post to your Telegram channels on a schedule without you having to ask each time.
How Postiz Works with Claude Cowork
Postiz is an MCP server, and Claude Cowork supports custom connectors over remote MCP. Add the Postiz link once in Customize, then Connectors, sign in with OAuth, and Cowork sees the Postiz tools for listing channels, uploading media, scheduling Telegram messages, and reading analytics. No API key or terminal is needed.
- ✓Open the Cowork tab, then Customize, then Connectors, and add a custom connector named Postiz
- ✓Paste the Postiz MCP link and sign in to Postiz when prompted (OAuth, no API key)
- ✓Cowork discovers the Postiz tools automatically, including your connected Telegram channel
- ✓Ask in plain language; Cowork chains upload, settings, and scheduling steps for you
- ✓Prefer the Postiz skill and CLI? Install the postiz-agent plugin instead and authenticate with postiz auth:login
Connect Postiz to Claude Cowork
# Option 1: custom connector (recommended, full toolset)
Cowork > Customize > Connectors > +
Name: Postiz
URL: https://mcp.postiz.com/mcp-oauth-dynamic
Sign in to Postiz and approve
# Option 2: official connector (posting + scheduling)
claude.ai/directory/postiz > Connect
# Option 3: Postiz skill + CLI (terminal)
npm install -g postiz
postiz auth:loginHow do Telegram workflows run in Claude Cowork?
Two ways: ask Cowork directly in the desktop app, where it can read the content from your local files, or set up a scheduled task that runs in the cloud on a timetable you choose.
From your desktop files
Local folders, Google Drive, no terminal
Point Claude Cowork at a document or media file on your computer and tell it where and when to send. It reads the file, uploads media through Postiz, applies the Telegram settings, and schedules the result for your Telegram channel or group.
Claude Cowork
You: Send the announcement in
~/Docs/launch.md to my Telegram channel
with hero.png, tomorrow at 9am
Claude Cowork: Reading launch.md...
1. Uploaded hero.png via Postiz
2. Caption drafted (900 characters)
3. Scheduled for 9:00 AM
Done! Want it in the group too?Scheduled tasks
Recurring Telegram messages without a cron server
Type /schedule in any Cowork task to make it recurring. Scheduled tasks run in the cloud with the connectors you have set up, so your computer does not need to be awake for Cowork to send to Telegram on time.
Claude Cowork scheduled task
/schedule
"Every weekday at 10am, take the next unused tip from ~/Content/tips.md, send it to my Telegram channel, and mark it used."
Claude Cowork will, on each run:
1. Read the source file or folder
2. Draft the Telegram content
3. Schedule it through Postiz
4. Report back what it didWhy Claude Cowork + Postiz for Telegram
Cowork brings the desktop context and the scheduling; Postiz brings the Telegram publishing, media handling, and analytics. Together they replace a scheduler dashboard with a conversation.
- ✓No terminal: Postiz is a connector in the Claude app, added once
- ✓Reads Telegram messages content from local folders and connected apps like Google Drive
- ✓Scheduled tasks run in the cloud on a timetable you set
- ✓Cross-posts Telegram content to other Postiz channels in one request
- ✓Uses the same Postiz account, channels, and calendar as your dashboard and other agents
Postiz tools Cowork can call
# Discovery
integrationList # your connected channels
integrationSchema # Telegram settings and limits
triggerTool # live data (boards, flairs, lists)
# Publishing
uploadFromUrlTool # media upload
integrationSchedulePostTool
postsListTool # what is scheduled
postSettingsTool
# Custom MCP link only
generateImageTool, generateVideoTool, clippingToolAlso Works with OpenClaw
Postiz works with any AI agent that can run commands or call MCP tools — you ask, the agent does the work. That includes OpenClaw, the open-source personal AI agent, which reads the Postiz skill and runs the CLI rather than connecting over MCP.
OpenClaw
Open-source AI agent
OpenClaw reads the Postiz skill so it knows what it can do, then autonomously discovers your Telegram integration, composes your message, uploads any media if needed, and sends it to your channel or group.
OpenClaw
> Send an announcement to my Telegram
channel about our new feature launch,
include the screenshot, schedule for 3pm
OpenClaw: Done! Scheduled on Telegram for
tomorrow at 9:00 AM.Telegram + Other Platforms
Send a Telegram message and post to social media simultaneously. Each platform gets its own settings.
Example
> What's scheduled on Telegram this week?
Claude Cowork: 6 posts on Telegram: the announcement tomorrow
at 9:00 AM and daily tips Mon-Fri at 10:00 AM.
Want me to move or cancel any of them?What can you ask Claude Cowork to send on Telegram?
Anything you would type into the Postiz dashboard, phrased as a request. These are prompts people actually use for Telegram.
| You say to Claude Cowork | What Postiz does |
|---|---|
Send the launch announcement in ~/Docs/launch.md to my Telegram channel tomorrow at 9am with hero.png | Reads the file, uploads the image, and schedules the message |
Post a daily tip to the Telegram group every weekday at 10am for the next two weeks | Creates ten scheduled posts from your tips list |
What did I send to Telegram last week? | Lists published Telegram posts from Postiz |
What should you know before posting to Telegram from Claude Cowork?
Cowork handles these rules for you, but knowing them explains why it sometimes asks a follow-up question before scheduling.
- ✓Telegram messages are limited to 4,096 characters, and media captions to 1,024 characters.
- ✓The Postiz bot must be an administrator of the channel or a member of the group, which you set up when connecting Telegram in Postiz.
- ✓Telegram has no extra required settings in Postiz; the message content and any media are enough.
- ✓Media is uploaded through Postiz before sending. Name the file and Cowork handles it.
Claude Cowork and Telegram: frequently asked questions
How do I post to Telegram from Claude Cowork?
Add Postiz as a custom connector in Cowork (Customize, then Connectors, URL https://mcp.postiz.com/mcp-oauth-dynamic), sign in to Postiz, and ask Cowork to send a message to your Telegram channel. Cowork drafts the text, uploads any media, and schedules it. No terminal or bot token is needed.
Do I need my own Telegram bot for Cowork?
No. Postiz provides the bot. When you connect Telegram in the Postiz dashboard you add the Postiz bot to your channel or group as an admin, and from then on Cowork can post there through Postiz. You never create a bot in BotFather or handle a token.
Can Claude Cowork post to both a Telegram channel and a group?
Yes. Connect each one as its own Telegram channel in Postiz. Then ask Cowork to send the announcement to the channel and a shorter version to the group, and it creates a post for each destination in one request with separate wording.
Is this different from Telegram posting with Claude Code?
The Postiz side is identical. Claude Code is Anthropic's terminal agent and connects with a claude mcp add command or the Postiz CLI. Claude Cowork is the desktop agent, so Postiz is added as a connector and Cowork can read the announcement from a local document.
Can Cowork run a recurring Telegram post?
Yes. Cowork scheduled tasks run in the cloud on a schedule you set. Ask it to post a daily tip to your Telegram channel every weekday at 10am and each run drafts the tip from your source file and schedules it through Postiz without you opening the app.
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