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Your AI agent on Telegram
Create a bot with @BotFather, paste its token, and your agent answers on Telegram, in DMs and in groups when it's @mentioned.
- Bot Token from @BotFather
- DMs and groups
- Photos, voice, documents
- Priya@aurora_help when does the next subscription box ship?
- The October box ships on the 20th. Changes to your box are open until the 17th, in your account settings.
- Tom brewing-guide.pdfis this still the latest version?
- That's last year's guide. Here's the current one, with the new pour-over ratios.
In short
Connect Telegram by creating a bot with @BotFather and pasting its Bot Token. Your AI agent then answers with text, photos, voice and documents, works inside groups when @mentioned or replied to, and shows a typing action while it works.
Use cases
What people use it for on Telegram
Telegram suits communities, clubs and customers who prefer a bot. Create one with @BotFather and the agent answers in DMs and groups.
@aurora_help is the cupping event still on Friday?
A help desk for your community
Members @mention the bot in your group and the agent answers there, quoting the question, without replying to every message.
Can you send me the warranty terms?
One-to-one support in DMs
Customers message your bot directly and get answers with text, photos, voice messages and documents.
[Voice message] Do you ship to Austria?
Voice messages, transcribed
Voice messages are transcribed and answered like any other message, in dozens of languages.
On this channel
What your agent does on Telegram
Text, photos, voice & documents
Sends and receives text, photos, voice messages and documents.
Group @mentions
Replies in groups when @mentioned or replied to, quiet otherwise.
Typing action & quoting
Shows a typing action and can quote the message it's answering.
One shared inbox
Every message lands in the same unified inbox. AI replies live, your team can take over on any conversation and mute the AI per contact.
Voice notes, transcribed
Incoming voice notes are transcribed and answered like any other message, in dozens of languages.
Auto-reply controls
Per-channel auto-reply, an optional greeting, business hours with an out-of-hours message, and a reply rate limit, all in settings.
Setup
Connect with a bot token
Create a bot
Message @BotFather on Telegram and create a new bot to get its token.
Paste the token
Add the Telegram channel and paste the Bot Token, AnyBot validates it and registers the webhook for you.
Start chatting
Your agent answers in DMs, and in groups when it's @mentioned.
Inbox and handoff
Every conversation in one inbox, and you can always step in
Messages from Telegram land in the same inbox as every other channel you connect. The agent answers, and your team watches, joins and takes over whenever it wants.
- Take over any conversation with one click, and hand it back when you're done.
- Mute the AI for a single contact while the agent keeps answering everyone else.
- Per-channel auto-reply, an optional greeting, business hours with an out-of-hours message, and a reply rate limit.
Telegram
Frequently asked
How do I connect Telegram?
Create a bot with @BotFather, then paste its Bot Token into the Telegram channel.
Does it work in groups?
Yes, the agent replies when it's @mentioned or its message is replied to.
What media does it handle?
Text, photos, voice messages and documents, both ways.
Can my team step in?
Yes. Every conversation lands in the shared inbox, where anyone on your team can take over, reply themselves and mute the AI for that contact.
Can I use an existing bot?
Yes, as long as you have its Bot Token from @BotFather. Paste it in and AnyBot registers the webhook for you.
Related pages
One agent, every channel
The same agent, with the same knowledge, answers on every channel you connect. Pick the next one.
- WhatsAppYour agent on your WhatsApp number: text, media, voice notes and groups.
- InstagramOne secure Instagram sign-in, no Facebook Page hop. Answers DMs and story mentions.
- SlackConnect your Slack app (bot token + signing secret + Event Subscriptions). Replies to DMs and @mentions.
- Team ChatYour agent answers @mentions in your team's internal chat rooms, alongside the people already in them.
- EmailGmail in one sign-in, or any IMAP/SMTP mailbox, settings auto-filled for common providers.
- SMSBuy a number inside AnyBot (free numbers instantly). One number does both texts and calls.
- VoiceThe AI answers the phone, hears the caller, replies out loud, keeps talking, and logs a transcript.
- Web ChatA zero-setup embeddable widget for your site, brandable, with live streamed replies.
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