{"id":18034,"date":"2018-01-29T14:31:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T14:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developer.kore.ai\/v9-0\/?post_type=docs&p=13054"},"modified":"2021-05-05T06:54:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T05:54:41","slug":"adding-the-telegram-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer.kore.ai\/v9-0\/docs\/bots\/channel-enablement\/adding-the-telegram-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding the Telegram Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

To add Telegram as a channel to your Kore.ai bot, you must create a bot in the Telegram platform. Adding the Telegram channel to your Kore.ai bot allows end-users of your bot to interact with your bot using their Telegram<\/i> account. To add the Telegram channel to your bot, you must:<\/p>\n

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  1. Add BotFather as a Contact on Telegram <\/b>– To enable the Telegram channel on your bot, log in to Telegram and add BotFather<\/em> as a contact to create a new bot on Telegram.<\/li>\n
  2. Create a Bot in Telegram <\/b>– To set up Telegram as a channel, create a bot in the Telegram platform using its default built-in bot called @BotFather<\/em>. Initially, to enable the Telegram channel, you must create and register for a developer account in the Telegram portal.<\/li>\n
  3. Get Access Token <\/b>– You are provided an access token as a part of bot creation that you need to reserve for channel configuration.<\/li>\n
  4. Enable Channel <\/b>– After entering the configuration data in Bot Builder, enable the channel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To add the Telegram channel, follow the below steps:<\/p>\n

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    1. In the Bots<\/b> section of the Bot Builder<\/b>, click the bot you want to add the Telegram<\/b> channel to.<\/li>\n
    2. On the Channels <\/b>tab, click the Telegram<\/b> icon. The Telegram Channel<\/b> page is displayed.<\/li>\n
    3. In a new browser, log in to Telegram<\/b> and search for @BotFather<\/em> from the Search bar as shown below.
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    4. Select @BotFather <\/b>bot and click START<\/b>. If @BotFather<\/em> is already part of your contacts, proceed to the next step directly.<\/li>\n
    5. In the chat section, type \/newbot<\/em> in the Message <\/strong>box and click Send<\/strong>.
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    6. On sending the \/newbot<\/em> message, BotFather<\/em> prompts you to enter a Name<\/b> for the new bot to be created. Preferably, give the same name as that of the Kore bot for which the channel is enabled.<\/li>\n
    7. After providing the name, BotFather<\/em> prompts for the Username<\/b> for the new bot to be created. Provide any name that ends with the bot. For example, sample_bot or SampleBot.
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    8. After providing the username, BotFather<\/em> displays a confirmation message and access token. Reserve the access token to enter in the Configurations<\/strong> tab of the Telegram Channel page.\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
    9. Go to the Configurations <\/b>tab of the Telegram Channel page, enter the Bot Name<\/b> of your Telegram bot in the Bot Name <\/b>field.<\/li>\n
    10. Enter the Access Token<\/b> that was displayed as a part of bot creation.<\/li>\n
    11. Select Yes<\/b> and then click Save<\/b> to enable the Telegram Channel for your bot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Edit Telegram Channel<\/span><\/h2>\n

      To edit the Telegram channel, follow the below steps:<\/p>\n

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      1. Hover over the channel and click to modify. You can make necessary updates to your channel configurations and save them.<\/li>\n
      2. You can also disable or delete the channel information by clicking the Settings<\/b> icon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Select one of the following commands to modify the channel:<\/p>\n