Why invoke Telegram Bot API reported error msg : "chat not found"

Question

I use Telegram Bot API to send a messsage to my account ,but return the error msg "Bad Request:chat not found",I have check my bot's token and account's chat_id is no problem,after search in google,the answer is i must send a message to the bot first ,then the Bot API can invoke success.But , it is so trouble ! I can't tell my software's user ,they must send a msg to bot in telegram first,it is unacceptable！Is there any other way ?

Answer 1

As I understand it, you want to send message to the user when user has not started using your bot. Am I right?

If so, you can not send a message to a user, who is not using your bot.

If you have another problem, you need to share your code or tell us more.