JSON DeeBug Bot: Messages as JSON

You are writing a bot and cannot tell where the identifier you need sits inside a message. The documentation is long and examples are few. JSON DeeBug Bot solves it in one step: send it a message and it returns the structure in JSON format.

This is a tool for developers. An ordinary user will hardly need it. 🛠

What the bot does

The profile explains it briefly: the bot returns JSON for all sent messages. Text, a photo, a sticker, a forwarded message, all of it is turned into the structure your bot would see.

The project is open source: the code is public, so the logic can be read, checked and, if you want, run on your own. The mini app is small, used by around one and a half hundred people a month.

Why a developer wants a message in JSON

When an update arrives, Telegram hands the bot an object with fields. It holds an update identifier, sender and chat data, the date, text and attachments. Seeing all this is easier than guessing from the documentation.

• Chat ID: needed so the bot can send a message to the right place.
• file_id: the identifier of a file, sticker or photo for resending.
• Forwarded messages: you see which fields arrive and which are hidden by privacy settings.
• Nested data: text entities, links, mentions and formatting.

How to use it

1. Open the bot and start it.
2. Send any message: text, a picture, a sticker or a forward.
3. Receive the reply with JSON.
4. Find the field you need and copy the value into your code.

If the reply is long, it may arrive in several messages or as a file, because a single Telegram message has a length limit.

Things to know about this JSON

The set of fields depends on the update type. A regular message has one shape, an edited message or a button press another. Always check in code which field arrived before reading it.

The fields the bot shows are what Telegram gives any bot. If the author of a forwarded message hid their account, their data will not be in the reply.

Privacy while debugging

Do not send messages with passwords, bot tokens, payment data or other people's conversations to bots like this. Everything you send is processed by someone else's server.

• Your bot token: show it to no one, and reissue it if it leaks.
• Personal chats: forward test messages only.
• Source code: open code lets you run the same bot yourself.

A handy habit: keep the bot bookmarked and forward it a message the moment a question about structure comes up. It saves time until you know the fields by heart.

Who it fits

Beginner and experienced Telegram bot developers, mini app authors, students learning the API. Also anyone curious about how an ordinary message looks inside.

If you need a no-code bot builder, look for separate services. This bot only shows data, and it creates or publishes nothing for you.