Telegram

Stable

Bridge Telegram and WhatsApp with an AI agent that broadcasts, moderates groups, and forwards files

Communication

What is Telegram?

Telegram is a messaging platform with over 950 million monthly active users, known for its powerful Bot API, unlimited group sizes, and broadcast channels. The LunoGen Telegram integration connects your AI agent to the Telegram Bot API so it can send messages, manage groups, post to channels, handle inline queries, run polls, and forward files — while bridging everything to and from WhatsApp.

Why connect Telegram?

Many audiences live on Telegram: crypto communities, Russian and Eastern European markets, announcement-only channels with millions of subscribers. But most founders and ops teams run their day on WhatsApp. Maintaining both means context-switching all day. An AI agent bridges the two: broadcast an announcement once and it reaches your Telegram channel and your WhatsApp list at the same time, moderate a 50,000-member Telegram group from your phone, or forward a WhatsApp file to a Telegram group with one message.

What you can do

  • Bidirectional bridge between WhatsApp groups and Telegram groups or channels
  • One-shot broadcast to Telegram channels with member counts and open rates
  • Group moderation: welcome flow, anti-spam, kick, ban, slow mode
  • Automated responses to common questions with inline keyboards
  • File forwarding between WhatsApp and Telegram with caption preservation
  • Poll creation from chat with real-time result aggregation
  • Inline queries so users can @mention the bot to fetch data
  • Translation of messages between Telegram and WhatsApp for multilingual groups
  • Scheduled broadcasts at timezone-aware times
  • Telegram channel analytics delivered to WhatsApp daily

Setup

Requirements

  • A Telegram account to create a bot via @BotFather
  • Admin access to any group or channel the bot should manage
  • A LunoGen account with at least the Pro plan
  1. 1

    Create a bot with @BotFather

    In Telegram, message @BotFather and run /newbot. Follow the prompts to name your bot and pick a username ending in 'bot'. Copy the HTTP API token.

  2. 2

    Configure bot privacy and permissions

    Run /setprivacy in @BotFather and choose Disable if your bot needs to read all group messages for moderation. Use /setcommands to publish a command list.

  3. 3

    Add the bot to groups and channels

    Add the bot to any group or channel you want it to manage. For channels, make it an admin with Post Messages permission. For groups, grant Delete Messages and Restrict Users if you need moderation.

  4. 4

    Connect in LunoGen

    Open LunoGen → Credentials → New → Telegram. Paste the bot token. LunoGen will verify the token with a getMe call and list the groups your bot is in.

  5. 5

    Configure webhook or polling

    LunoGen automatically registers a webhook with setWebhook so your bot receives updates in real time. No polling required.

Telegram use cases

6 total

One-Shot Broadcast to Telegram Channels

Write your announcement on WhatsApp and the agent broadcasts it to your Telegram channel, your WhatsApp list, and any other configured destinations — one message, many channels.

WhatsApp DMbroadcastannouncementschannels

Send this to our Telegram channel and WhatsApp broadcast list: 'We just released the new chart renderer with 12 new chart types. Changelog in the app. Thank you for using LunoGen!'

http_request → Telegram sendMessage

Preparing broadcast. Let me format it for each channel...

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Automated FAQ Responses with Inline Keyboards

The agent answers common questions in your Telegram group — pricing, changelog, how to join the beta — with inline keyboard buttons that deep-link to the right docs or forms.

WhatsApp Group (Observe)faqauto-replykeyboards
Telegram update: message in 'Luno Founders' — 'Hey, what's the pricing? Is there a free tier?'
http_request → Telegram sendMessage (inline_keyboard)

Matched FAQ intent: pricing + free tier. Replying with inline keyboard.

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