Tutorials

Connect a Telegram Bot in 5 Minutes

Six steps from zero to your first test message. Create the bot with BotFather, grab the token, paste it into Lane.Chat, webhook sets itself.

Lane.Chat Team ·
Пока только на английском — китайская версия скоро появится.

This is a checklist. Follow it top to bottom and you will have a working bot in roughly five minutes.

Step 1: Open the Lane.Chat dashboard and go to Telegram settings

In the left nav, go to Settings → Telegram. There's one field that matters: the bot token. Leave the tab open — the next two steps get you that token from Telegram.

Step 1 — Add Telegram channel in the dashboard

Step 2: Open Telegram and message @BotFather with /newbot

In Telegram, search for @BotFather (make sure it is the one with the blue verified checkmark). Send /newbot. BotFather asks two questions: a display name for the bot and a username. The username must end in bot and must be globally unique.

Step 2 — BotFather /newbot conversation

Step 3: Copy the bot token

Once naming is done, BotFather replies with a message containing a long string like 1234567890:ABC.... That is your bot token. Treat it like a password — do not screenshot it into a shared channel.

Step 3 — BotFather returns the bot token

Step 4: Paste the token into the Lane.Chat dashboard

Back in Settings → Telegram, paste the token and save. Lane.Chat checks it against the Telegram API, pulls your bot's name and avatar, and — this is the part you don't do — registers the webhook in the same step.

Step 5: The webhook is already handled

If you're looking for a webhook step, there isn't one. Saving the token already called Telegram's setWebhook and bound your bot to Lane.Chat. No button to press, no manual curl, no copying URLs around — the settings page simply shows it configured.

Step 5 — Webhook configured automatically

Step 6: Send a test message

In Telegram, search for the bot you just created (@YourBotUsername), hit Start, and send any message. Back in the Lane.Chat dashboard, the new conversation should appear in the Conversations list within a few seconds. Reply from the dashboard and the message should arrive on the Telegram side instantly.

Step 6 — Test message received in dashboard

What to do next

  • Set a welcome message so first-time visitors get a greeting right away
  • Connect your knowledge base so the AI can auto-reply
  • For a Mini App, run /newapp with BotFather to provision one

截图清单 / Screenshots Checklist

  • 01-add-channel.png — Telegram settings page with the bot token field
  • 02-botfather-newbot.png — BotFather /newbot conversation in Telegram
  • 03-token-received.png — BotFather message returning the bot token
  • 05-webhook-configured.png — Dashboard showing webhook set successfully
  • 06-test-message-received.png — Dashboard receiving the first test message

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