saltstack / saltstack/salt

[Bug]: Support Telegram Topics

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Description

What happened?

With the current version of Salt, we cannot send messages to different Telegram topics. This problem exists for both the module and the returner.

Type of salt install

Official deb

Major version

3007.x

What supported OS are you seeing the problem on? Can select multiple. (If bug appears on an unsupported OS, please open a GitHub Discussion instead)

debian-12, ubuntu-22.04

salt --versions-report output
Salt Version:
          Salt: 3007.13
 
Python Version:
        Python: 3.10.19 (main, Feb  5 2026, 07:05:38) [GCC 11.2.0]
 
Dependency Versions:
          cffi: 2.0.0
      cherrypy: unknown
  cryptography: 42.0.5
      dateutil: 2.8.2
     docker-py: 7.1.0
         gitdb: Not Installed
     gitpython: Not Installed
        Jinja2: 3.1.6
       libgit2: Not Installed
  looseversion: 1.3.0
      M2Crypto: Not Installed
          Mako: Not Installed
       msgpack: 1.0.7
  msgpack-pure: Not Installed
  mysql-python: Not Installed
     packaging: 24.0
     pycparser: 2.21
      pycrypto: Not Installed
  pycryptodome: 3.19.1
        pygit2: Not Installed
  python-gnupg: 0.5.2
        PyYAML: 6.0.1
         PyZMQ: 25.1.2
        relenv: 0.22.3
         smmap: Not Installed
       timelib: 0.3.0
       Tornado: 6.5.4
           ZMQ: 4.3.4
 
Salt Package Information:
  Package Type: onedir
 
System Versions:
          dist: ubuntu 22.04.3 jammy
        locale: utf-8
       machine: x86_64
       release: 5.15.0-157-generic
        system: Linux
       version: Ubuntu 22.04.3 jammy

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating Salt's Telegram module and returner entry points, then inspect how each currently sends messages and represents the destination chat. Reproduce the reported limitation on Salt 3007.x if possible. Done means both paths can send messages to different Telegram topics on the supported installations.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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