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Telegram’s Bot PlatformEverything you need to know

by David Pichsenmeister

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Telegram

Encrypted messaging (optional E2E encryption)

Cloud-based messaging

Native app for every platform

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Telegram

100 million MAU *

350k signups/day *

15 billion daily messages sent *

* Feb 2016

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ChatsPrivate messaging

Secret chat (E2E encrypted, optional self-destruct timer)

Groupchats

Channels (Broadcasting)

Bots

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Bot Platform

Released in June 2015

Major update in April 2016

Open to everyone

No approval process

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Bots

1-1 conversations

Add to groups

Manage groups & channels

Access on-the-fly (inline bots)

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UI Elements

“Hardcoded” commands Keyboard buttons Horizontal inline results

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UI Elements

Vertical inline results Inline buttons Inline paging

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The BotFatherhttps://telegram.me/botfather

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Retrieving updates

Long polling

Webhooks

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SourcesIntroduction https://core.telegram.org/bots

API Docs https://core.telegram.org/bots/api

BotFather https://telegram.me/BotFather

https://github.com/3x14159265/viennabotmeetup

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Thankshttps://twitter.com/3x14159265

https://facebook.com/3x14159265 or

https://m.me/3x14159265

https://telegram.me/pichsenmeister