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Telegram settings: bot creation

First, you must create a bot in Telegram®.:

  • From your Telegramaccount account,in interactTelegram, start a conversation with the user BotFather user
  • using

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  • Once the conversation is initiated, use the /start command:
  • command:

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  • Next, respond withenter the command /newbot andcommand. enterYou will be prompted to provide a <bot_name>display endingname for the bot and a username, which must end in “bot”.

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Once these steps have been completed, you will be provided with the text string bot:

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Take note of the generated API token,key 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 thatfor the bot belongsyou created. It is very important to thatsave group.the API key and remember the bot’s username.

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