How to Add Token Swaps to a Telegram Bot

Based on the provided code snippets and instructions, here's a step-by-step guide to creating a Telegram bot that fetches DEX swap quotes using the swapapi.dev API:

Step 1: Set Up Your Environment

First, ensure you have Node.js installed. You'll also need to install some packages for your project.

bash
 
1npm init -y
2npm install node-fetch axios dotenv

Create a .env file in your project root and add the necessary environment variables:

plaintext
 
1TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here
2CHAT_ID=your_chat_id_here

Step 2: Create Telegram Bot

You can create a bot using BotFather on Telegram. Once you have the token, store it in .env.

Step 3: Initialize Your Project Files

Create index.js and set up your project structure.

javascript
 
1require('dotenv').config();
2const fetch = require('node-fetch');
3const { AbortController } = require('abort-controller');
4
5// Load environment variables
6const TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN;
7const CHAT_ID = process.env.CHAT_ID;
8
9// Telegram bot API endpoint
10const BASE
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