telegram_get_updates — Telegram MCP by usefulapi MCP Tool
telegram_get_updates
(telegram get updates) is one of 9 tools on the
Telegram MCP by usefulapi
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call telegram_get_updates from your client
- Claude Code Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Telegram MCP by usefulapi telegram_get_updates pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http telegram https://telegram.usefulapi.io/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 11 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.