// TELEGRAM

Connect Telegram

Deploy an AI-powered bot to Telegram in minutes. Create a bot via BotFather, paste your token, and ClawDock handles the rest.

Bot Token Format

123456789:ABCdefGHIjklMNOpqrsTUVwxyz

Telegram bot tokens follow this format. You get one from @BotFather when you create a new bot.

Open @BotFather on Telegram

Search for @BotFather in Telegram and start a conversation. This is Telegram's official bot for creating and managing bots.

Create a new bot

Send /newbot and follow the prompts. Choose a display name and a unique username ending in 'bot' (e.g., my_awesome_bot).

Copy the bot token

BotFather will respond with your bot token. It looks like 123456789:ABCdefGHIjklMNOpqrsTUVwxyz. Copy the entire string.

Paste in ClawDock

Go to the Deploy page, select Telegram as your channel, paste the token, choose your AI provider, and deploy.

Bot not responding

Make sure no other service is polling for updates on the same token. Only one process can use long-polling at a time.

Invalid token error

Double-check the token format. It should contain a colon separating the bot ID from the hash. Copy it fresh from BotFather.

Bot responds slowly

Initial startup takes about 2 minutes. After that, responses depend on the AI provider and model selected.