Craigslist Telegram alerts, all 413 US metros.
Craigslist Telegram alerts turn any Craigslist search into a chat message. Set up a JDMarket watch, pick your city, and new Craigslist matches land in Telegram — photo, price, a 1-5 AI score, and a direct link — usually about a second after we detect the listing. JDMarket covers all 413 US Craigslist metro sites and only alerts on ads genuinely posted in roughly the last 24 hours, so renewed and re-bumped old posts never ping you. Craigslist has no approval delay — a new ad is visible the moment it's posted — so how often we check is the whole game: fast tiers check every minute. Craigslist watches are on every managed plan for US accounts, from $30/mo (Basic, 3-day free trial — card on file, auto-renews, cancel anytime).
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The short answer
- Craigslist Telegram alerts from JDMarket pipe new Craigslist matches straight into your Telegram chat — with the photo, price, a 1-5 AI score, and a direct listing link — across all 413 US metro sites, from $30/mo (Basic, 3-day free trial).
- There's no separate Craigslist Telegram bot to configure: connect Telegram once, build a watch, and matches arrive on Telegram plus native push (iPhone app live; Android coming soon).
- Craigslist has no approval delay, so cadence is the only delay that matters — fast tiers check every minute (Pro $45/mo runs 2 of 10 watches every minute, Premium $80/mo runs all 10, Basic $30/mo every 5-10 min), and the alert sends about a second after detection.
- A ~24-hour freshness rule means only genuinely new Craigslist ads alert — renewed and re-bumped old posts are filtered out — while AI scores each listing 1-5 against your plain-language rules with a make/model gate.
- Pick your city once and JDMarket resolves your nearest Craigslist metro automatically (override anytime); Craigslist watches are for US accounts, with Kijiji for Canada and Gumtree for the UK.
From a few words to a ping in your pocket.
Tell it what you want
Type it in plain words — or paste a Marketplace URL.
AI scores every listing
Each new listing is rated against your filter. Junk never reaches you.
The ping hits your phone
Push + Telegram, moments after we spot a strong match — laptop closed.
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Craigslist matches, delivered to Telegram
Connect your Telegram once and every Craigslist match arrives as a chat message — no separate Craigslist Telegram bot to wire up, and no inbox to babysit. Each alert carries the photo, the price, a 1-5 AI score with a one-line reason, and a one-tap link to the listing, plus native push (iPhone app live on the App Store; Android coming soon). Because it lands where you already chat, you can act in seconds — message the seller before the ad gets buried. The same watch can also fan out to Facebook Marketplace, Kijiji (Canada), or Gumtree (UK), all in the same Telegram thread.
No approval delay — cadence is the whole game
Facebook Marketplace holds new listings in review for several minutes before anyone can see them, a delay that hits every alert tool equally. Craigslist has no such step: a new ad is visible the moment it's posted. That makes how often your tool checks the deciding factor for Craigslist Telegram alerts. JDMarket's Pro tier ($45/mo) checks 2 of your 10 watches every minute and the other 8 every 5 minutes; Premium ($80/mo) checks all 10 every minute; Basic ($30/mo) every 5-10 minutes. When a check finds a match, the Telegram alert sends about a second after we detect the listing. We never say instant — the cadence is the honest ceiling.
Fresh listings only, then AI-scored
Craigslist sellers renew and repost old ads constantly, and Craigslist's own saved-search emails include renewed, reposted, and edited posts (per craigslist.org help, verified July 2026). JDMarket takes the opposite stance: a Craigslist alert only fires when the ad's original post date falls within roughly the last 24 hours, so a stale listing bumped back to the top never reaches your Telegram. On top of that, AI scores each new listing 1-5 against your plain-language description — price, condition words, whatever you care about — and a make/model gate drops look-alikes, so a Honda Civic watch ignores Corollas.
One city picker, all 413 metros
Craigslist is split into hundreds of separate metro sites, and a search there is scoped to one site at a time. JDMarket covers all 413 US metros: type your city once and it resolves your nearest Craigslist metro automatically — override it if you'd rather watch a different one. Craigslist watches are available to US accounts on every managed plan; Basic, Pro, and Premium all include them alongside Facebook Marketplace at no extra charge, and each managed plan runs 24/7 with your devices off — no computer to leave on, no Facebook login required for Craigslist.
| JDMarket (Craigslist → Telegram) | Craigslist saved-search emails | |
|---|---|---|
| Where alerts arrive | Telegram chat + native push (iPhone live; Android coming soon) | Email inbox only |
| Check cadence | Every minute on fast tiers (Pro: 2 of 10 watches; Premium: all 10); Basic every 5-10 min | Variable — no fixed interval published |
| Metro coverage | All 413 US metros; nearest auto-resolved from your city (override anytime) | Scoped to the metro site you saved the search on |
| Fresh listings only | Yes — only ads posted in ~last 24h; re-bumped/renewed ads filtered out | No — renewed and reposted old ads are included |
| AI scoring + filtering | Yes — 1-5 score, make/model gate, plain-language rules | No — keyword match only |
| What each alert carries | Photo, price, 1-5 AI score, direct listing link | A text email with the matching titles |
Craigslist saved-search email behavior first-party verified at craigslist.org help on 2026-07-04; Craigslist can change it anytime. JDMarket figures are code-verified — re-verify before relying on them.
Questions
How do I get Craigslist alerts in Telegram?+
Create a JDMarket account, connect your Telegram, and build a watch: choose Craigslist, pick your city (it resolves your nearest metro automatically), and describe what you want. New matches then arrive in your Telegram chat with the photo, price, a 1-5 AI score, and a direct link. There's no separate bot to configure — Telegram delivery is built in on every managed plan, from $30/mo (Basic, 3-day free trial).
Is there a Craigslist Telegram bot I need to set up?+
No separate Craigslist Telegram bot to build or maintain. JDMarket is the bot: you connect Telegram once, and matches from your Craigslist watches are pushed to your chat automatically, alongside native push. That's the difference from DIY approaches like IFTTT or RSS scripts — those are brittle and have no AI scoring, while JDMarket handles the checking, the ~24-hour freshness rule, and 1-5 AI deal scoring for you.
How fast are JDMarket's Craigslist Telegram alerts?+
Fast tiers check every minute — Pro ($45/mo) runs 2 of your 10 watches every minute, Premium ($80/mo) runs all 10 — and the Telegram alert sends about a second after we detect a listing. No tool can honestly promise more than its checking cadence. The upside on Craigslist is that new ads are visible as soon as they're posted (no Facebook-style approval delay), so the cadence is the only delay that matters.
Which Craigslist sites can send alerts to Telegram?+
All 413 US Craigslist metro sites. You pick your city once and JDMarket resolves the nearest metro automatically; you can override it manually. Craigslist watches are for US accounts — Canadian accounts get Kijiji and UK accounts get Gumtree, both also delivered to Telegram, and Facebook Marketplace works everywhere JDMarket operates.
Do Craigslist Telegram alerts include re-bumped or renewed ads?+
No. JDMarket only alerts on ads whose original post date falls within roughly the last 24 hours, so renewed and re-bumped old posts are filtered out before they reach your Telegram. Craigslist's own saved-search emails do include reposted and edited listings, which is one reason they're noisier. On top of the freshness rule, AI scores each listing 1-5 so the strongest matches stand out in your chat.
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