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Connecting a Telegram bot.
Connecting a Telegram bot.
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Written by Alex Juna
Updated over a week ago

The first thing you need to do is to create a Telegram bot. For that you will need to go to Telegram and find a special bot @BotFather.

This is the official bot from Telegram developers, it will help you create and edit your bots.

First, we need to create a Token, which is used for connection via Telegram Bot API.

1. After you've opened a chat with BotFather and it is launched - select or enter the command "/newbot".

2. Give a name to the future bot that will communicate with your customers.

3. Come up with a unique username, which should end with _bot. If the username is already taken, the system will inform you about it.

4. At the end of these simple steps Telegram will provide you with a unique token. Click on it and it will be copied.

Now that the new bot has been created, you can continue customizing it in BotFather:

  • avatar

  • welcome message

  • description

  • menu with commands

After we have created and customized our new bot - we can use its unique token to connect the bot to ChatPlace:

1. In ChatPlace account click on "+" to add an account

2. Select Telegram

3. Paste the token copied earlier into the special field

4. Done! Telegram bot is connected

Now you can create automations.

If you want the bot to launch without unnecessary code words, immediately after clicking the button - set the command "/start" as a trigger when setting up the start trigger for the automation.

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