Ipcam+telegram+group+hot
if motion_event and is_hot_zone(): send_hot_alert("snapshot.jpg", "🔥 HOT motion – immediate attention needed")
If your IP camera allows HTTP motion alerts, or if you use MotionEye, the command to send a photo to the group looks like this: ipcam+telegram+group+hot
curl -s -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot$BOT_TOKEN/sendPhoto" \
-F chat_id="$CHAT_ID" \
-F photo="@snapshot.jpg" \
-F caption="Motion detected at Side Gate - $(date)"
When this runs, the image appears instantly in the group for everyone to see. if motion_event and is_hot_zone(): send_hot_alert("snapshot
You don’t need to code from scratch. Use open-source tools: If your IP camera allows HTTP motion alerts,