Botpress Cloud: Messaging Channels

Telegram

Messaging channels

Requirements

Create a Bot

To create a bot on Telegram, use Telegram's BotFather. The BotFather will ask you for a name and username, then generate an authorization token for your new bot

The name of your bot is displayed in contact details and elsewhere

The Username is a short name to be used in mentions and t.me links. Usernames are 5-32 characters long and are case insensitive but may only include Latin characters, numbers, and underscores. Your bot's username must end in bot, such as tetris_bot or TetrisBot

Channel Configuration

Generate an Authorization Token

When you create a Telegram bot, Botfather will automatically generate a token. The token is a string that is required to authorize the bot and send requests to the Bot API. Keep your token secure and store it safely; anyone can use it to control your bot

If your existing token is compromised or you lost it for some reason, use the /token command to generate a new one

Bot Token

Copy paste your telegram bot token into the Bot Token channel configuration and click Save. Webhooks will be created automatically

  1. Copy paste your telegram bot token into the Bot Token channel configuration and click Save. Webhooks will be created automatically