From df9a4420e93210ec5f19178814d2975112b3d527 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lucas Berger <me@lucasberger.ca>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 22:21:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(batch): support text-based batch commands (not just
 keyboard)

Text-based batch commands (e.g., /start container1 container2) were
failing because Send Batch Start Message always used editMessageText,
but you can't edit the user's message.

Fixed by:
- Conditionally use sendMessage vs editMessageText based on fromKeyboard
- Capture new message_id from sendMessage response for progress updates

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 n8n-workflow.json | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/n8n-workflow.json b/n8n-workflow.json
index deab130..5769bbb 100644
--- a/n8n-workflow.json
+++ b/n8n-workflow.json
@@ -2875,10 +2875,10 @@
     {
       "parameters": {
         "method": "POST",
-        "url": "=https://api.telegram.org/bot{{ $env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}/editMessageText",
+        "url": "=https://api.telegram.org/bot{{ $env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}/{{ $json.fromKeyboard ? 'editMessageText' : 'sendMessage' }}",
         "sendBody": true,
         "specifyBody": "json",
-        "jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ chat_id: $json.chatId, message_id: $json.messageId, text: '<b>Batch ' + $json.action + '</b>\\n\\nStarting ' + $json.action + ' for ' + $json.totalCount + ' containers...', parse_mode: 'HTML' }) }}",
+        "jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify($json.fromKeyboard ? { chat_id: $json.chatId, message_id: $json.messageId, text: '<b>Batch ' + $json.action + '</b>\\n\\nStarting ' + $json.action + ' for ' + $json.totalCount + ' containers...', parse_mode: 'HTML' } : { chat_id: $json.chatId, text: '<b>Batch ' + $json.action + '</b>\\n\\nStarting ' + $json.action + ' for ' + $json.totalCount + ' containers...', parse_mode: 'HTML' }) }}",
         "options": {}
       },
       "id": "http-send-batch-start",
@@ -2892,7 +2892,7 @@
     },
     {
       "parameters": {
-        "jsCode": "// Store progress message ID and prepare first iteration\nlet batchState;\ntry {\n  batchState = $('Initialize Batch State').item.json;\n} catch (e) {\n  throw new Error('Failed to get Initialize Batch State: ' + e.message);\n}\n\nif (!batchState || !batchState.containers || !Array.isArray(batchState.containers)) {\n  throw new Error('Invalid batch state');\n}\n\n// Use the original messageId from Initialize Batch State\n// (we edit the batch select message in place)\nconst progressMessageId = batchState.messageId || null;\n\n// Return single item with all data for manual loop\n// We'll process containers[currentIndex] and increment\nreturn {\n  json: {\n    containers: batchState.containers,\n    currentIndex: 0,\n    container: batchState.containers[0],\n    action: batchState.action,\n    totalCount: batchState.totalCount,\n    chatId: batchState.chatId,\n    progressMessageId: progressMessageId,\n    successCount: 0,\n    failureCount: 0,\n    warningCount: 0,\n    results: [],\n    fromKeyboard: batchState.fromKeyboard || false\n  }\n};"
+        "jsCode": "// Store progress message ID and prepare first iteration\nlet batchState;\ntry {\n  batchState = $('Initialize Batch State').item.json;\n} catch (e) {\n  throw new Error('Failed to get Initialize Batch State: ' + e.message);\n}\n\nif (!batchState || !batchState.containers || !Array.isArray(batchState.containers)) {\n  throw new Error('Invalid batch state');\n}\n\n// Get the message ID for progress updates\n// For keyboard: use original messageId (we edit in place)\n// For text commands: use the new message_id from sendMessage response\nlet progressMessageId;\nif (batchState.fromKeyboard) {\n  progressMessageId = batchState.messageId;\n} else {\n  // Get message_id from Send Batch Start Message response\n  const sendResponse = $json;\n  progressMessageId = sendResponse.result?.message_id || batchState.messageId;\n}\n\n// Return single item with all data for manual loop\n// We'll process containers[currentIndex] and increment\nreturn {\n  json: {\n    containers: batchState.containers,\n    currentIndex: 0,\n    container: batchState.containers[0],\n    action: batchState.action,\n    totalCount: batchState.totalCount,\n    chatId: batchState.chatId,\n    progressMessageId: progressMessageId,\n    successCount: 0,\n    failureCount: 0,\n    warningCount: 0,\n    results: [],\n    fromKeyboard: batchState.fromKeyboard || false\n  }\n};"
       },
       "id": "code-prepare-batch-loop",
       "name": "Prepare Batch Loop",