You have successfully created your own Telegram Bot? From now on, you can use BotFather to change various settings on your bot. To use the commands you have to start a chat with BotFather. You can find out how this works here:
Open Telegram on your smartphone
Search for the contact BotFather (@BotFather). This contact is pre-installed on all Telegram users. Click on the contact to start a conversation.
Overview of Telegram Bot commands
Commands | Explanation |
Basics |
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/newbot | Creates a new bot |
/mybots | Lets you edit existing bots |
Edit bots |
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/setname | Change the name of the bot |
/setdescription | Change description of the bot |
/setabouttext | Change the "about" text |
/setuserpic | Changes the profile picture |
/setcommands | Creates or changes the list of possible commands |
/deletebot | Deletes a bot |
Bot settings |
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/token | Generates a token for authentication |
/revoke | Invalidates a token |
/setinline | Sets the inline mode on/off |
/setjoingroups | Sets whether the bot can be added to groups |
/setprivacy | Sets the private mode in groups |