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Provider/telegram.py

@@ -1175,6 +1175,18 @@ class Telegram(Provider):
             raise ValueError("Not a Telegram URL")
         return self._download_message_media_sync(url=url, output_dir=output_dir)
 
+    def handle_url(self, url: str, *, output_dir: Optional[Path] = None) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[Path]]:
+        """Optional provider override to parse and act on URLs."""
+        if not _looks_like_telegram_message_url(url):
+            return False, None
+        
+        try:
+            path, _info = self.download_url(url, output_dir or Path("."))
+            return True, path
+        except Exception as e:
+            debug(f"[telegram] handle_url failed for {url}: {e}")
+            return False, None
+
     def download(self, result: SearchResult, output_dir: Path) -> Optional[Path]:
         url = str(getattr(result, "path", "") or "")
         if not url: