Connect Telegram
Connecting Telegram lets Sosyabot post your messages, photos, and videos straight to your Telegram channel.
Before you start
- A Telegram bot. You make one in seconds by chatting with @BotFather inside Telegram. When it's done, @BotFather gives you a long code — this is your bot token, which you'll copy and paste into Sosyabot.
- The channel (or group/chat) you want to post to.
- Add your bot to that channel and make it an admin, so it's allowed to post there.
Step by step
Create your bot in Telegram
Open Telegram and start a chat with @BotFather. Send the message /newbot, then follow its questions to name your bot. When it finishes, @BotFather sends you a long code — that's your bot token. Keep this chat open so you can copy it in a moment.
Add the bot to your channel as an admin
Go to your Telegram channel, open its settings, and add your new bot as an administrator. This is what lets the bot post for you. If you skip this, posting won't work.
Open the Telegram connect screen in Sosyabot
In Sosyabot, go to Channels, click Add channel, and choose Telegram.
Paste your token and channel
Copy the bot token from @BotFather and paste it into the box. Then enter the channel you want to post to, and save. You're connected.
Good to know
- You can post text messages, photos, and videos to your channel.
- A single text message can be up to 4096 characters. A caption on a photo or video can be up to 1024 characters. Longer text gets shortened to fit.
- Your bot stays connected and doesn't expire on its own. You only need to reconnect if you create a brand-new token in @BotFather.
If it doesn't connect
- Make sure the bot was added to the channel as an admin — not just as a regular member.
- Double-check that you pasted the whole token with no extra spaces before or after it.
- If posting suddenly stops working, you may have made a new token in @BotFather. Reconnect with the latest one.