Dynamic webhook URL update from Node-RED (ngrok use case)

[bonjour81]

Hi!

I'm currently using node-red-contrib-telegrambot in polling mode on a local LAN Node-RED server. I'm considering switching to webhooks, possibly using ngrok to expose the local endpoint.

However, free ngrok accounts generate a new public URL at each restart.

Would it be possible to update the bot's webhook URL dynamically via a Node-RED msg (maybe using a control node)? This would allow automatic reconfiguration when the URL changes.

If this isn't supported yet, could it be considered as a feature request?

Also, are there any best practices or security considerations when using this node with dynamic tunnels like ngrok?

Thanks!

[windkh]

I guess that the idea is quite old... but I never implemented it... I would need some help for setting this up...

[windkh]

@bonjour81 short question: how do you know that the URL changed?

[bonjour81]

I didn't check in details but There is a "node-red-contrib-ngrok".
it may be possible also with some http get