getUpdates does not work while an outgoing webhook is set up; the webhook has to be removed before updates can be polled.

Telegram Bot API 路 GET /{bot_token}/getUpdates

Status: 馃數 official 路 first seen 2026-10-24

What to do

  1. No client-side fix known (by design).

Dimensions

env: prod 路 plan: any 路 region: any 路 account_state: webhook_set 路 also seen: any (official 2026-10-24)

Evidence

official doc: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#getupdates

Observations: none from reporters yet.

Machine access

curl -s https://apifacts.dev/v0/check \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"target":{"method":"GET","url":"https://api.telegram.org/{bot_token}/getUpdates"}}'

YAML: facts/telegram/get-updates-blocked-by-webhook.yaml

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