How to Send TradingView Alerts to Telegram (Every Method, Free and Paid)

There are three real ways to get a TradingView alert into Telegram, and they trade off differently on cost, effort and how the message looks. This guide covers all three honestly, including the free one, so you can pick the right method instead of the loudest one.

What is the fastest way to send TradingView alerts to Telegram?

The fastest route is a webhook alert into a relay that posts to your Telegram channel. TradingView fires a webhook when your alert triggers, the relay receives it and calls the Telegram Bot API, and the message appears in your channel. Everything after the initial setup is automatic. The methods below differ mainly in who runs that relay and what the final message looks like.

Can I send TradingView alerts to Telegram for free?

Yes, if you are willing to run a small relay yourself. The free DIY method uses a TradingView webhook, a Telegram bot, and a script you host that receives the webhook and forwards it to the bot. The bot and channel are free; hosting a tiny script can be free too. The catch is that this requires setup and maintenance, and the output is plain text.

• Cost: free, aside from a paid TradingView plan for webhooks.
• Effort: you write or copy a relay script and host it somewhere always-on.
• Output: plain text only, unless you build image rendering yourself.
• Best for: developers who want full control and do not care about design.

What about a no-code relay service?

A relay service does the hosting for you, so there is nothing to run, but most still deliver plain text or a raw chart screenshot. You paste a webhook URL into TradingView and the service forwards the alert to Telegram. It removes the maintenance burden of the DIY route, but the message usually looks like every other relay: unbranded text, or a heavy screenshot that is hard to read on a phone.

• Cost: usually a monthly subscription.
• Effort: low, paste a webhook URL and go.
• Output: plain text or a chart screenshot, rarely a designed card.
• Best for: people who want zero maintenance and do not mind a generic look.

What is the difference with designed image cards?

Designed cards are the only method where the output is both no-code and branded. Instead of forwarding text or a screenshot, the service renders each alert into a clean image card with the symbol, entry, targets, stop loss, the ticker logo and your branding, then posts it through your own bot. You get the zero-maintenance of a relay service with a message that actually represents your channel.

This is the approach TickerShare takes, and it is the subject of the dedicated guide, how to send TradingView alerts to Telegram with images and cards.

Which method should I choose?

Choose by what you value most. If you are a developer who wants control and does not care about looks, run the free DIY relay. If you want zero maintenance and plain text is fine, a relay service works. If your channel is your brand and you want signals that look professional and get forwarded, designed cards are the only option that delivers that without you building a renderer yourself.

The honest summary: free DIY = most effort, plainest output. Relay service = low effort, generic output. Designed cards = low effort, branded output.