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How to Get a Telegram API Token

Ivan Deineka
Ivan Deineka
CEO at BotLabs
October 28, 2025 1 min read
    Key takeaway: 1. Open the bot: @BotFather 2. Click the button: START (If you have already created bots before — proceed directly to step 3) 3. Write to the bot: /newbot...

    Step 1: Open @BotFather

    1. Open the bot: @BotFather

    Step 2: Start a conversation with BotFather

    2. Click the button: START (If you have already created bots before — proceed directly to step 3)

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    Step 3: Creating a new bot

    3. Write to the bot: /newbot

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    Entering the bot name

    4. The bot will ask you to enter a name for your new bot. Come up with a unique name and type it in.

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    Entering the bot username

    5. Now come up with a unique username for your bot, which must end with the word bot.

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    Step 4: Getting the API token

    6. The bot has been created! Copy the received API KEY and give it to your developers.

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    Ivan Deineka
    Ivan Deineka
    CEO at BotLabs
    Ivan Deyneka is an entrepreneur and founder of BotLabs Agency, with over 8 years of experience launching and scaling digital products in the field of business automation.

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