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Telegram settings: bot creation

First, you must create a bot in Telegram®. From your Telegram account, interact with the BotFather user using the /start command:

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Next, respond with the command /newbot and enter a <bot_name> ending with the text string bot:

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Take note of the generated API token, save it in a safe place, it will be used later. Next, add the newly created bot to a group (or create a new group), making sure that the bot belongs to that group.