Want to add a bot to your Telegram channel? You’re in the right place.
Whether you’re using a custom bot or one you found online, adding it to your channel is super simple. In fact, it only takes a few clicks.
Here’s how to add a Telegram bot your channel in five easy steps:
- Open your Telegram channel
- Tap the channel name at the top
- Tap Subscribers → Add subscribers
- Search for your bot’s @username and select it
- Tap Make admin, grant permissions and click on Done
And now your bot is added to your Telegram channel!
If you prefer a full walkthrough with screenshots, keep reading 👇
Step-by-Step: Add your Telegram bot to your channel
Let’s walk you through the process of adding a bot to your Telegram channel, with images to guide to every step of the way.
The first step is to open your Telegram channel and click on the top bar:
Click on Subscribers:
Select Add subscribers:
And then type in the username (@username) of your bot. It should pop-up in the search results and then you select it and click on Ok:
Now, Telegram prompts that bots can only be added to channels as admins. Here, click on Make Admin:
Then, give the bot all the permissions that it needs and click on Done:
And that’s it! Now your bot is added to your channel in Telegram!
Why do you want to add a bot to a Telegram Channel?
A Telegram bot in a channel can save you tons of time and effort. It can automatically perform tasks, so you don’t have to do them manually. For example, it can:
- Automatically repost content from websites, socials or newsletter
- Invite, add and remove people to your Telegram channel
- Schedule channel posts at optimal times
Real-World Example: Automating Access to a Paid Telegram Channel
For one of my clients, we set up a simple but powerful automation using a Telegram bot I built.
Here’s how it worked:
- They had two Telegram channels: one free and one paid.
- In the free channel, we teased content from the paid channel (like previews and highlights).
- Users in the free channel could tap a link to interact with a Telegram bot.
- The bot provided a payment link.
- Once payment was completed, the bot would automatically add the user to the paid channel.
This automation made their sales funnel completely hands-free and saved my client hours of manual work.
Your Next Step
And that’s how you add a Telegram bot to a Telegram channel!
Want to go further with Telegram automation?
Learn how to add a bot to a Telegram group. This is similar to channel, but ideal for ineractive communities:
Or if you still need to get started with your bot, check out our Telegram chatbot tutorial to build your own bot:
