BotFather
Telegram's official bot management entry point. Through commands such as /newbot, users can create bots free of charge and obtain tokens for connecting to the Telegram API.
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OpenClaw officially recommends using Telegram as the beginner-friendly IM access method; you need to create a Bot via Telegram's BotFather to obtain a Bot Token, and the Bot name must end with 'Bot' and be globally unique.
BotFather is Telegram's official bot management entry point; sending /newbot creates a bot for free and obtains a token, and the whole process takes about two minutes.
To connect Telegram, you need to create a Bot via BotFather to get the Token, get the user ID via userinfobot, fill them into the Hermes configuration, and then run `hermes gateway install` to register the gateway as a system service.
A Telegram Bot's API Key is equivalent to a VPS password; if leaked, an attacker can directly control the bot via APIs such as sendMessage.
In Telegram, a bot can be created and a Bot Token obtained by searching for BotFather and sending the /newbot command.
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A Telegram Bot Token is created and obtained by conversing with @BotFather.
60%UnverifiedOpenClaw officially recommends using Telegram as the beginner-friendly IM access method; you need to create a Bot via Telegram's BotFather to obtain a Bot Token, and the Bot name must end with 'Bot' and be globally unique.
50%UnverifiedBotFather is Telegram's official bot management entry point; sending /newbot creates a bot for free and obtains a token, and the whole process takes about two minutes.
50%UnverifiedTo connect Telegram, you need to create a Bot via BotFather to get the Token, get the user ID via userinfobot, fill them into the Hermes configuration, and then run `hermes gateway install` to register the gateway as a system service.
50%UnverifiedA Telegram Bot's API Key is equivalent to a VPS password; if leaked, an attacker can directly control the bot via APIs such as sendMessage.
50%UnverifiedIn Telegram, a bot can be created and a Bot Token obtained by searching for BotFather and sending the /newbot command.
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