Send Files to Kindle via Telegram Bot

• Telegram Trigger: Initiates the workflow upon receiving a new message from a Telegram bot.
• File Detection: Checks if the received message contains a file attachment.
• File Renaming: Extracts the original file name to be used in the email subject and body.
• Email Sending: Forwards the file as an attachment to a specified Kindle email address using Microsoft Outlook.
• Success Notification: Sends a confirmation message back to the Telegram chat upon successful delivery.
• Error Handling (Basic): Provides a warning message if no file is detected in the Telegram message.

Setup Guide

1. Telegram Bot Setup:

• Create a new Telegram bot using BotFather on Telegram.
• Obtain the API Token for your bot and configure it in n8n's Telegram Trigger node.

2. Email Configuration:

• Set up your email credentials (e.g., Microsoft Outlook) in n8n.
• Ensure your Kindle email address is configured to receive emails from your sending email address. This is done via your Amazon account settings (Manage Your Content and Devices -> Preferences -> Personal Document Settings -> Approved Personal Document E-mail List).

3. Kindle Setup:

• Find your Kindle's unique email address (e.g., your-amazon-username@kindle.com).
• Important: In your Amazon account, under Personal Document Settings, ensure that the email address you are sending from is added to the Approved Personal Document E-mail List.

Workflow Nodes:

• receive file message from telegram bot: Configured to listen for message updates and download the file. Requires your Telegram Bot API Token.
• check if there is a file in the message: An IF node that verifies the presence of a document in the incoming message. If no document is found, it routes to the warning node.
• rename file to as attachment out email: A Code node that extracts the file_name from the Telegram message document and prepares it for the email attachment.
• send email with the file as attchament to kindle: Configured with your email service credentials (e.g., Microsoft Outlook). Set the To Recipients to your Kindle's email address and use the {{ $json.message.document.file_name }} expression in the subject and/or body. The Attachments should be set to use the data binary property.
• reply to telegram chat that the file has been sent successfully: A Telegram node to confirm to the user that the file has been sent.
• reply to warn that file is missing: A Telegram node to inform the user if no file was detected in their message.