diff --git a/http/swagger.yml b/http/swagger.yml
index 168c889f41..cea3ab340e 100644
--- a/http/swagger.yml
+++ b/http/swagger.yml
@@ -11616,9 +11616,6 @@ components:
         messageTemplate:
           description: The message template as a flux interpolated string.
           type: string
-        channel:
-          description: Id of the telegram channel.
-          type: string
         parseMode:
           description: Parse mode of the message text per https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#formatting-options . Defaults to "MarkdownV2" .
           type: string
@@ -11778,10 +11775,14 @@ components:
       allOf:
         - $ref: "#/components/schemas/NotificationEndpointBase"
         - type: object
+          required: [token, channel]
           properties:
             token:
               description: Specifies the Telegram bot token. See https://core.telegram.org/bots#creating-a-new-bot .
               type: string
+            channel:
+              description: ID of the telegram channel, a chat_id in https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#sendmessage .
+              type: string
     NotificationEndpointType:
       type: string
       enum: ["slack", "pagerduty", "http", "telegram"]
diff --git a/notification/endpoint/endpoint_test.go b/notification/endpoint/endpoint_test.go
index a1bf94e17d..a2a6932071 100644
--- a/notification/endpoint/endpoint_test.go
+++ b/notification/endpoint/endpoint_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ func TestValidEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 					OrgID:  influxTesting.MustIDBase16Ptr(id3),
 					Status: influxdb.Active,
 				},
-				Token: influxdb.SecretField{Key: id1 + "-token"},
+				Token:   influxdb.SecretField{Key: id1 + "-token"},
+				Channel: "-1001406363649",
 			},
 			err: &influxdb.Error{
 				Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
@@ -146,11 +147,23 @@ func TestValidEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "valid telegram token",
+			name: "empty telegram channel",
 			src: &endpoint.Telegram{
 				Base:  goodBase,
 				Token: influxdb.SecretField{Key: id1 + "-token"},
 			},
+			err: &influxdb.Error{
+				Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
+				Msg:  "empty telegram channel",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid telegram token",
+			src: &endpoint.Telegram{
+				Base:    goodBase,
+				Token:   influxdb.SecretField{Key: id1 + "-token"},
+				Channel: "-1001406363649",
+			},
 			err: nil,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/notification/endpoint/telegram.go b/notification/endpoint/telegram.go
index 9852338fc6..00498ead39 100644
--- a/notification/endpoint/telegram.go
+++ b/notification/endpoint/telegram.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ type Telegram struct {
 	Base
 	// Token is the telegram bot token, see https://core.telegram.org/bots#creating-a-new-bot
 	Token influxdb.SecretField `json:"token"`
+	// Channel is an ID of the telegram channel, see https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#sendmessage
+	Channel string `json:"channel"`
 }
 
 // BackfillSecretKeys fill back the secret field key during the unmarshalling
@@ -45,6 +47,12 @@ func (s Telegram) Valid() error {
 			Msg:  "empty telegram bot token",
 		}
 	}
+	if s.Channel == "" {
+		return &influxdb.Error{
+			Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
+			Msg:  "empty telegram channel",
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/notification/rule/rule_test.go b/notification/rule/rule_test.go
index f7950d49f9..91475cd950 100644
--- a/notification/rule/rule_test.go
+++ b/notification/rule/rule_test.go
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ func TestJSON(t *testing.T) {
 						UpdatedAt: timeGen2.Now(),
 					},
 				},
-				Channel:         "channel1",
 				MessageTemplate: "blah",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/notification/rule/telegram.go b/notification/rule/telegram.go
index 73dc2dc061..fdfb5cc670 100644
--- a/notification/rule/telegram.go
+++ b/notification/rule/telegram.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 type Telegram struct {
 	Base
 	MessageTemplate       string `json:"messageTemplate"`
-	Channel               string `json:"channel"`
 	ParseMode             string `json:"parseMode"`
 	DisableWebPagePreview bool   `json:"disableWebPagePreview"`
 }
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ func (s *Telegram) generateFluxASTBody(e *endpoint.Telegram) []ast.Statement {
 	statements = append(statements, s.generateFluxASTNotificationDefinition(e))
 	statements = append(statements, s.generateFluxASTStatuses())
 	statements = append(statements, s.generateLevelChecks()...)
-	statements = append(statements, s.generateFluxASTNotifyPipe())
+	statements = append(statements, s.generateFluxASTNotifyPipe(e))
 
 	return statements
 }
@@ -77,9 +76,9 @@ func (s *Telegram) generateFluxASTEndpoint(e *endpoint.Telegram) ast.Statement {
 	return flux.DefineVariable("telegram_endpoint", call)
 }
 
-func (s *Telegram) generateFluxASTNotifyPipe() ast.Statement {
+func (s *Telegram) generateFluxASTNotifyPipe(e *endpoint.Telegram) ast.Statement {
 	endpointProps := []*ast.Property{}
-	endpointProps = append(endpointProps, flux.Property("channel", flux.String(s.Channel)))
+	endpointProps = append(endpointProps, flux.Property("channel", flux.String(e.Channel)))
 	endpointProps = append(endpointProps, flux.Property("text", flux.String(s.MessageTemplate)))
 	endpointProps = append(endpointProps, flux.Property("silent", s.generateSilent()))
 	endpointFn := flux.Function(flux.FunctionParams("r"), flux.Object(endpointProps...))
@@ -132,12 +131,6 @@ func (s Telegram) Valid() error {
 			Msg:  "Telegram MessageTemplate is invalid",
 		}
 	}
-	if s.Channel == "" {
-		return &influxdb.Error{
-			Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
-			Msg:  "Telegram Channel is invalid",
-		}
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/notification/rule/telegram_test.go b/notification/rule/telegram_test.go
index fa52d680eb..8dae3b0fa9 100644
--- a/notification/rule/telegram_test.go
+++ b/notification/rule/telegram_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ func TestTelegram_GenerateFlux(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			rule: &rule.Telegram{
 				MessageTemplate: "blah",
-				Channel:         "-12345",
 				Base: rule.Base{
 					ID:         1,
 					EndpointID: 3,
@@ -69,11 +68,11 @@ func TestTelegram_GenerateFlux(t *testing.T) {
 					ID:   idPtr(3),
 					Name: "foo",
 				},
-				Token: influxdb.SecretField{Key: "3-key"},
+				Token:   influxdb.SecretField{Key: "3-key"},
+				Channel: "-12345",
 			},
 			rule: &rule.Telegram{
 				MessageTemplate: "blah",
-				Channel:         "-12345",
 				Base: rule.Base{
 					ID:         1,
 					EndpointID: 3,
@@ -139,11 +138,11 @@ all_statuses
 					ID:   idPtr(3),
 					Name: "foo",
 				},
-				Token: influxdb.SecretField{Key: "3-key"},
+				Token:   influxdb.SecretField{Key: "3-key"},
+				Channel: "-12345",
 			},
 			rule: &rule.Telegram{
 				MessageTemplate:       "blah",
-				Channel:               "-12345",
 				DisableWebPagePreview: true,
 				ParseMode:             "HTML",
 				Base: rule.Base{
@@ -233,7 +232,6 @@ func TestTelegram_Valid(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "valid template",
 			rule: &rule.Telegram{
 				MessageTemplate: "blah",
-				Channel:         "-12345",
 				Base: rule.Base{
 					ID:         1,
 					EndpointID: 3,
@@ -255,7 +253,6 @@ func TestTelegram_Valid(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "missing MessageTemplate",
 			rule: &rule.Telegram{
 				MessageTemplate: "",
-				Channel:         "-12345",
 				Base: rule.Base{
 					ID:         1,
 					EndpointID: 3,
@@ -280,7 +277,6 @@ func TestTelegram_Valid(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "missing EndpointID",
 			rule: &rule.Telegram{
 				MessageTemplate: "",
-				Channel:         "-12345",
 				Base: rule.Base{
 					ID: 1,
 					// EndpointID: 3,
@@ -301,30 +297,6 @@ func TestTelegram_Valid(t *testing.T) {
 				Msg:  "Notification Rule EndpointID is invalid",
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "missing Channel",
-			rule: &rule.Telegram{
-				MessageTemplate: "blah",
-				Base: rule.Base{
-					ID:         1,
-					EndpointID: 3,
-					OwnerID:    4,
-					OrgID:      5,
-					Name:       "foo",
-					Every:      mustDuration("1h"),
-					StatusRules: []notification.StatusRule{
-						{
-							CurrentLevel: notification.Critical,
-						},
-					},
-					TagRules: []notification.TagRule{},
-				},
-			},
-			err: &influxdb.Error{
-				Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
-				Msg:  "Telegram Channel is invalid",
-			},
-		},
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOptions.tsx b/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOptions.tsx
index 6bf2ca6860..542a906e77 100644
--- a/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOptions.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOptions.tsx
@@ -43,8 +43,14 @@ const EndpointOptions: FC<Props> = ({
       )
     }
     case 'telegram': {
-      const {token} = endpoint as TelegramNotificationEndpoint
-      return <EndpointOptionsTelegram token={token} onChange={onChange} />
+      const {token, channel} = endpoint as TelegramNotificationEndpoint
+      return (
+        <EndpointOptionsTelegram
+          token={token}
+          channel={channel}
+          onChange={onChange}
+        />
+      )
     }
     case 'http': {
       const {
diff --git a/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOptionsTelegram.tsx b/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOptionsTelegram.tsx
index 91a11ac662..4fa8d324f6 100644
--- a/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOptionsTelegram.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOptionsTelegram.tsx
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ import {
 
 interface Props {
   token: string
+  channel: string
   onChange: (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void
 }
 
-const EndpointOptionsTelegram: FC<Props> = ({token, onChange}) => {
+const EndpointOptionsTelegram: FC<Props> = ({token, channel, onChange}) => {
   return (
     <Panel>
       <Panel.Header>
@@ -35,6 +36,15 @@ const EndpointOptionsTelegram: FC<Props> = ({token, onChange}) => {
                   type={InputType.Password}
                 />
               </FormElement>
+              <FormElement label="Chat ID">
+                <Input
+                  name="channel"
+                  value={channel}
+                  testID="channel"
+                  onChange={onChange}
+                  type={InputType.Text}
+                />
+              </FormElement>
             </Grid.Column>
           </Grid.Row>
         </Grid>
diff --git a/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOverlay.reducer.ts b/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOverlay.reducer.ts
index 7762295cee..c8532a5cae 100644
--- a/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOverlay.reducer.ts
+++ b/ui/src/notifications/endpoints/components/EndpointOverlay.reducer.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export const reducer = (
               ...baseProps,
               type: 'telegram',
               token: '',
+              channel: '',
             }
         }
       }
diff --git a/ui/src/notifications/rules/components/RuleMessageContents.tsx b/ui/src/notifications/rules/components/RuleMessageContents.tsx
index e0410e8193..1106263cc4 100644
--- a/ui/src/notifications/rules/components/RuleMessageContents.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/notifications/rules/components/RuleMessageContents.tsx
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ const RuleMessageContents: FC<Props> = ({rule}) => {
       )
     }
     case 'telegram': {
-      const {messageTemplate, channel} = rule
+      const {messageTemplate} = rule
       return (
         <TelegramMessage
           messageTemplate={messageTemplate}
-          channel={channel}
           onChange={onChange}
         />
       )
diff --git a/ui/src/notifications/rules/components/TelegramMessage.tsx b/ui/src/notifications/rules/components/TelegramMessage.tsx
index 2b23ebfbe5..712d44bc0f 100644
--- a/ui/src/notifications/rules/components/TelegramMessage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/notifications/rules/components/TelegramMessage.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import React, {FC, ChangeEvent} from 'react'
 
 // Components
-import {Form, TextArea, Input} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+import {Form, TextArea} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import {TelegramNotificationRuleBase} from 'src/types/alerting'
 
 interface EventHandlers {
@@ -10,23 +10,19 @@ interface EventHandlers {
 }
 type Props = Omit<TelegramNotificationRuleBase, 'type'> & EventHandlers
 
-const TelegramMessage: FC<Props> = ({messageTemplate, channel, onChange}) => {
+const TelegramMessage: FC<Props> = ({messageTemplate, onChange}) => {
   return (
-    <>
-      <Form.Element label="Channel ID">
-        <Input value={channel} name="channel" onChange={onChange} />
-      </Form.Element>
-      <Form.Element label="Message Template">
-        <TextArea
-          name="messageTemplate"
-          testID="slack-message-template--textarea"
-          value={messageTemplate}
-          onChange={onChange}
-          rows={3}
-        />
-      </Form.Element>
-      {/*
-      // keep it simple, these following elements are possible, but too advanced
+    <Form.Element label="Message Template">
+      <TextArea
+        name="messageTemplate"
+        testID="slack-message-template--textarea"
+        value={messageTemplate}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        rows={3}
+      />
+    </Form.Element>
+    /*
+      // keep it simple, the following elements are possible, but too advanced
       <Form.Element label="Parse Mode">
         <Input value={parseMode} name="parseMode" onChange={onChange} />
       </Form.Element>
@@ -38,8 +34,7 @@ const TelegramMessage: FC<Props> = ({messageTemplate, channel, onChange}) => {
           type={InputType.Checkbox}
         />
       </Form.Element> 
-      */}
-    </>
+    */
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/notifications/rules/utils/index.ts b/ui/src/notifications/rules/utils/index.ts
index 4a6693dad7..c0a11ebd5f 100644
--- a/ui/src/notifications/rules/utils/index.ts
+++ b/ui/src/notifications/rules/utils/index.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export const getRuleVariantDefaults = (
       )
       return {
         messageTemplate: messageTemplate,
-        channel: '',
         parseMode: 'MarkdownV2',
         disableWebPagePreview: false,
         type: 'telegram',