diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/webhooks/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/webhooks/route.ts
index 2e707d7d9f..3f86741d52 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/webhooks/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/webhooks/route.ts
@@ -352,16 +352,13 @@ async function createTelegramWebhookSubscription(
 ) {
   try {
     const { path, providerConfig } = webhookData
-    const { botToken, triggerPhrase } = providerConfig || {}
+    const { botToken } = providerConfig || {}
 
-    if (!botToken || !triggerPhrase) {
-      logger.warn(
-        `[${requestId}] Missing botToken or triggerPhrase for Telegram webhook creation.`,
-        {
-          webhookId: webhookData.id,
-        }
-      )
-      return // Cannot proceed without botToken and triggerPhrase
+    if (!botToken) {
+      logger.warn(`[${requestId}] Missing botToken for Telegram webhook creation.`, {
+        webhookId: webhookData.id,
+      })
+      return // Cannot proceed without botToken
     }
 
     const requestOrigin = new URL(request.url).origin
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/webhooks/test/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/webhooks/test/route.ts
index c51b8605d6..f0b3198d35 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/webhooks/test/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/webhooks/test/route.ts
@@ -129,9 +129,8 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
 
       case 'telegram': {
         const botToken = providerConfig.botToken
-        const triggerPhrase = providerConfig.triggerPhrase
 
-        if (!botToken || !triggerPhrase) {
+        if (!botToken) {
           logger.warn(`[${requestId}] Telegram webhook missing configuration: ${webhookId}`)
           return NextResponse.json(
             { success: false, error: 'Webhook has incomplete configuration' },
@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
             id: foundWebhook.id,
             url: webhookUrl,
             botToken: `${botToken.substring(0, 5)}...${botToken.substring(botToken.length - 5)}`, // Show partial token for security
-            triggerPhrase,
             isActive: foundWebhook.isActive,
           },
           test: {
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
             webhookInfo,
           },
           message: success
-            ? 'Telegram webhook appears to be working. Your bot should now receive messages.'
+            ? 'Telegram webhook appears to be working. Any message sent to your bot will trigger the workflow.'
             : 'Telegram webhook test failed. Please check server logs for more details.',
           curlCommand,
           info: 'To fix issues with Telegram webhooks getting 403 Forbidden responses, ensure the webhook request includes a User-Agent header.',
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/components/providers/telegram.tsx b/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/components/providers/telegram.tsx
index 850c23c71f..c143cf73f8 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/components/providers/telegram.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/components/providers/telegram.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import { TestResultDisplay as WebhookTestResult } from '../ui/test-result'
 interface TelegramConfigProps {
   botToken: string
   setBotToken: (value: string) => void
-  triggerPhrase: string
-  setTriggerPhrase: (value: string) => void
   isLoadingToken: boolean
   testResult: any
   copied: string | null
@@ -22,8 +20,6 @@ interface TelegramConfigProps {
 export function TelegramConfig({
   botToken,
   setBotToken,
-  triggerPhrase,
-  setTriggerPhrase,
   isLoadingToken,
   testResult,
   copied,
@@ -55,26 +51,6 @@ export function TelegramConfig({
             />
           )}
         </ConfigField>
-
-        <ConfigField
-          id='telegram-trigger-phrase'
-          label='Trigger Phrase *'
-          description='The phrase that will trigger the workflow when sent to the bot'
-        >
-          {isLoadingToken ? (
-            <Skeleton className='h-10 w-full' />
-          ) : (
-            <Input
-              id='telegram-trigger-phrase'
-              value={triggerPhrase}
-              onChange={(e) => {
-                setTriggerPhrase(e.target.value)
-              }}
-              placeholder='/start_workflow'
-              required
-            />
-          )}
-        </ConfigField>
       </ConfigSection>
 
       {testResult && (
@@ -104,8 +80,8 @@ export function TelegramConfig({
             </a>{' '}
             in Telegram to create a bot and copy its token.
           </li>
-          <li>Enter your Bot Token and a trigger phrase above.</li>
-          <li>Save settings and send the trigger phrase to your bot to start the workflow.</li>
+          <li>Enter your Bot Token above.</li>
+          <li>Save settings and any message sent to your bot will trigger the workflow.</li>
         </ol>
       </InstructionsSection>
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/components/webhook-modal.tsx b/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/components/webhook-modal.tsx
index 244570dddb..2c2690aad9 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/components/webhook-modal.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/components/webhook-modal.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export function WebhookModal({
   const [discordAvatarUrl, setDiscordAvatarUrl] = useState('')
   const [slackSigningSecret, setSlackSigningSecret] = useState('')
   const [telegramBotToken, setTelegramBotToken] = useState('')
-  const [telegramTriggerPhrase, setTelegramTriggerPhrase] = useState('')
   // Airtable-specific state
   const [airtableWebhookSecret, _setAirtableWebhookSecret] = useState('')
   const [airtableBaseId, setAirtableBaseId] = useState('')
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ export function WebhookModal({
     airtableTableId: '',
     airtableIncludeCellValues: false,
     telegramBotToken: '',
-    telegramTriggerPhrase: '',
     selectedLabels: ['INBOX'] as string[],
     labelFilterBehavior: 'INCLUDE',
     markAsRead: false,
@@ -227,15 +225,12 @@ export function WebhookModal({
                 }))
               } else if (webhookProvider === 'telegram') {
                 const botToken = config.botToken || ''
-                const triggerPhrase = config.triggerPhrase || ''
 
                 setTelegramBotToken(botToken)
-                setTelegramTriggerPhrase(triggerPhrase)
 
                 setOriginalValues((prev) => ({
                   ...prev,
                   telegramBotToken: botToken,
-                  telegramTriggerPhrase: triggerPhrase,
                 }))
               } else if (webhookProvider === 'gmail') {
                 const labelIds = config.labelIds || []
@@ -292,9 +287,7 @@ export function WebhookModal({
           airtableBaseId !== originalValues.airtableBaseId ||
           airtableTableId !== originalValues.airtableTableId ||
           airtableIncludeCellValues !== originalValues.airtableIncludeCellValues)) ||
-      (webhookProvider === 'telegram' &&
-        (telegramBotToken !== originalValues.telegramBotToken ||
-          telegramTriggerPhrase !== originalValues.telegramTriggerPhrase)) ||
+      (webhookProvider === 'telegram' && telegramBotToken !== originalValues.telegramBotToken) ||
       (webhookProvider === 'gmail' &&
         (!selectedLabels.every((label) => originalValues.selectedLabels.includes(label)) ||
           !originalValues.selectedLabels.every((label) => selectedLabels.includes(label)) ||
@@ -319,7 +312,6 @@ export function WebhookModal({
     airtableTableId,
     airtableIncludeCellValues,
     telegramBotToken,
-    telegramTriggerPhrase,
     selectedLabels,
     labelFilterBehavior,
     markAsRead,
@@ -345,7 +337,7 @@ export function WebhookModal({
         isValid = discordWebhookName.trim() !== ''
         break
       case 'telegram':
-        isValid = telegramBotToken.trim() !== '' && telegramTriggerPhrase.trim() !== ''
+        isValid = telegramBotToken.trim() !== ''
         break
       case 'gmail':
         isValid = selectedLabels.length > 0
@@ -359,7 +351,6 @@ export function WebhookModal({
     slackSigningSecret,
     whatsappVerificationToken,
     telegramBotToken,
-    telegramTriggerPhrase,
     selectedLabels,
   ])
 
@@ -428,7 +419,6 @@ export function WebhookModal({
       case 'telegram':
         return {
           botToken: telegramBotToken || undefined,
-          triggerPhrase: telegramTriggerPhrase || undefined,
         }
       default:
         return {}
@@ -479,7 +469,6 @@ export function WebhookModal({
             airtableTableId,
             airtableIncludeCellValues,
             telegramBotToken,
-            telegramTriggerPhrase,
             selectedLabels,
             labelFilterBehavior,
             markAsRead,
@@ -713,8 +702,6 @@ export function WebhookModal({
           <TelegramConfig
             botToken={telegramBotToken}
             setBotToken={setTelegramBotToken}
-            triggerPhrase={telegramTriggerPhrase}
-            setTriggerPhrase={setTelegramTriggerPhrase}
             isLoadingToken={isLoadingToken}
             testResult={testResult}
             copied={copied}
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/webhook.tsx b/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/webhook.tsx
index 65d1a89df7..79c4ecc2b4 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/webhook.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/webhook/webhook.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ export interface AirtableWebhookConfig {
 
 export interface TelegramConfig {
   botToken?: string
-  triggerPhrase?: string
 }
 
 // Union type for all provider configurations
@@ -273,12 +272,6 @@ export const WEBHOOK_PROVIDERS: { [key: string]: WebhookProvider } = {
         placeholder: 'Enter your Telegram Bot Token',
         description: 'The token for your Telegram bot.',
       },
-      triggerPhrase: {
-        type: 'string',
-        label: 'Trigger Phrase',
-        placeholder: '/start_workflow',
-        description: 'The phrase that will trigger the workflow when sent to the bot.',
-      },
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/webhooks/utils.ts b/apps/sim/lib/webhooks/utils.ts
index 97e71fbe25..29b6b9184a 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/webhooks/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/webhooks/utils.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,143 @@ export function formatWebhookInput(
     }
     return null
   }
+
+  if (foundWebhook.provider === 'telegram') {
+    // Telegram input formatting logic
+    const message =
+      body?.message || body?.edited_message || body?.channel_post || body?.edited_channel_post
+
+    if (message) {
+      // Extract message text with fallbacks for different content types
+      let input = ''
+
+      if (message.text) {
+        input = message.text
+      } else if (message.caption) {
+        input = message.caption
+      } else if (message.photo) {
+        input = 'Photo message'
+      } else if (message.document) {
+        input = `Document: ${message.document.file_name || 'file'}`
+      } else if (message.audio) {
+        input = `Audio: ${message.audio.title || 'audio file'}`
+      } else if (message.video) {
+        input = 'Video message'
+      } else if (message.voice) {
+        input = 'Voice message'
+      } else if (message.sticker) {
+        input = `Sticker: ${message.sticker.emoji || '🎭'}`
+      } else if (message.location) {
+        input = 'Location shared'
+      } else if (message.contact) {
+        input = `Contact: ${message.contact.first_name || 'contact'}`
+      } else if (message.poll) {
+        input = `Poll: ${message.poll.question}`
+      } else {
+        input = 'Message received'
+      }
+
+      return {
+        input, // Primary workflow input - the message content
+        telegram: {
+          message: {
+            id: message.message_id,
+            text: message.text,
+            caption: message.caption,
+            date: message.date,
+            messageType: message.photo
+              ? 'photo'
+              : message.document
+                ? 'document'
+                : message.audio
+                  ? 'audio'
+                  : message.video
+                    ? 'video'
+                    : message.voice
+                      ? 'voice'
+                      : message.sticker
+                        ? 'sticker'
+                        : message.location
+                          ? 'location'
+                          : message.contact
+                            ? 'contact'
+                            : message.poll
+                              ? 'poll'
+                              : 'text',
+            raw: message,
+          },
+          sender: message.from
+            ? {
+                id: message.from.id,
+                firstName: message.from.first_name,
+                lastName: message.from.last_name,
+                username: message.from.username,
+                languageCode: message.from.language_code,
+                isBot: message.from.is_bot,
+              }
+            : null,
+          chat: message.chat
+            ? {
+                id: message.chat.id,
+                type: message.chat.type,
+                title: message.chat.title,
+                username: message.chat.username,
+                firstName: message.chat.first_name,
+                lastName: message.chat.last_name,
+              }
+            : null,
+          updateId: body.update_id,
+          updateType: body.message
+            ? 'message'
+            : body.edited_message
+              ? 'edited_message'
+              : body.channel_post
+                ? 'channel_post'
+                : body.edited_channel_post
+                  ? 'edited_channel_post'
+                  : 'unknown',
+        },
+        webhook: {
+          data: {
+            provider: 'telegram',
+            path: foundWebhook.path,
+            providerConfig: foundWebhook.providerConfig,
+            payload: body,
+            headers: Object.fromEntries(request.headers.entries()),
+            method: request.method,
+          },
+        },
+        workflowId: foundWorkflow.id,
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Fallback for unknown Telegram update types
+    logger.warn('Unknown Telegram update type', {
+      updateId: body.update_id,
+      bodyKeys: Object.keys(body || {}),
+    })
+
+    return {
+      input: 'Telegram update received',
+      telegram: {
+        updateId: body.update_id,
+        updateType: 'unknown',
+        raw: body,
+      },
+      webhook: {
+        data: {
+          provider: 'telegram',
+          path: foundWebhook.path,
+          providerConfig: foundWebhook.providerConfig,
+          payload: body,
+          headers: Object.fromEntries(request.headers.entries()),
+          method: request.method,
+        },
+      },
+      workflowId: foundWorkflow.id,
+    }
+  }
+
   if (foundWebhook.provider === 'gmail') {
     if (body && typeof body === 'object' && 'email' in body) {
       return body // { email: {...}, timestamp: ... }