Telegram media upload

Questions
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Hello guys.
I want to upload some files ( less than 50 MB each ) to telegram. but it doesn’t let me do that. i am sure i could upload before.
i use read binary file, then use the output for telegram. but it says :

ERROR: Bad request - please check your parameters
Bad Request: invalid file HTTP URL specified: URL host is empty

it only works when i use direct links for telegram input.

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: latest
  • Database you’re using (default: SQLite): default
  • Running n8n with the execution process [own(default), main]: default
  • Running n8n via [Docker, npm, n8n.cloud, desktop app]: Docker
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Hey @rhodesgod,

Can you share a screenshot of the node configuration? It sounds like the Binary Data option has not been toggled and it is instead trying to use the default URL option.

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node 03
node 031152×651 47 KB

node 02
node 021012×493 28.9 KB

node 01

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The description of “Media File” say:

Media to send. Pass a file_id to send a file that exists on the Telegram servers (recommended) or pass an HTTP URL for Telegram to get a file from the Internet.

Right now you are neither passing a file_id nor an URL. So you would have to upload that file somewhere first and then provide the URL via which it can be reached in that parameter.

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you are right.it works with links.
but i remember i could upload directly files with bot in previous versions.
i don’t remember the exact version.

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Hey @rhodesgod,

You can directly upload but you need to use a binary data option rather than passing a local file directly, The Send Media Group doesn’t support the binary option. Is it possible that you previously used one of the other send operations?

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Hey! You can use this tool instead: