1Step 1
Open Accounts and press “Connect a channel”
Accounts is in the menu on the left; the button is at the top of the page.
Connect your channels
Connect your Telegram bot
Your own bot answering everyone who writes to it — with buttons, and no 24-hour limit.
4 steps2Step 2
Make a bot with @BotFather
In Telegram, open @BotFather and send /newbot. Give it a name, then a username ending in “bot”. BotFather answers with a token — a long line of numbers and letters. Copy it.
This step happens on another site, so it looks the way that site looks on the day.
Make a bot with @BotFather3Step 3
Paste the token and press “Connect the bot”
Back in the Telegram card, under “Your own bot”, paste the token and press “Connect the bot”.
4Step 4
Done — send it a message
Your bot's name appears with “Connected”. Write to it from your phone to see it answer.
Worth knowing
- The token is the bot's password: anyone holding it controls the bot. Don't post it anywhere.