--- title: "Telegram" description: "Build a Telegram AI bot with LangBot. Connect GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and Dify to Telegram chats and groups." icon: "/images/platforms/telegram.svg" --- ## Create Bot Go to the [Telegram Bot Creation Page](https://t.me/botfather), follow the prompts, and create a bot. ![Telegram Bot Creation](/images/zh/deploy/bots/telegram/telegram_01.png) ![Telegram Bot Creation](/images/zh/deploy/bots/telegram/telegram_02.png) After creation, BotFather will return an API Token, please keep it safe. Next, turn off `Privacy Mode` to use it in group chats. ![Telegram Bot API Token](/images/zh/deploy/bots/telegram/telegram_03.png) ## Connect to LangBot Open the LangBot Webui page, create a new bot ![Connect to LangBot](/images/zh/deploy/bots/telegram/connect_to_langbot.png) After filling in, start LangBot. If configured successfully, the log will show `[02-02 16:48:15.263] manager.py (68) - [INFO] : Initializing platform adapter 1: telegram`, keep LangBot running. ## Use Bot Now you can use the bot normally in groups or private messages. ![Telegram Bot Usage](/images/zh/deploy/bots/telegram/telegram_04.png) ![Telegram Bot Usage](/images/zh/deploy/bots/telegram/telegram_05.png)