Telegram Bot - Getting Token

   
   
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This is a multiple-parts article. There are few sections here.

Where to Discuss?

Local Group

Table of Content

Preparation

Goal: Getting Telegram Token

Before You begin, you need to get a telegram bot token

  • Subscribe to @botfather, in your telegram.

  • Make a /newbot, in @botfather.

  • Save your token, somewhere in your notebook.

I’aint looking down to my reader. This part is a little bit too average, too easy to do, seemed (sort of) pretty regular. The thing is, I have to put this step here, because we can’t code without this token.

Start

Let’s get it started. Open your telegram client, and Subscribe to @botfather

@botfather: Telegram Bot: start

Click start to begin.

Getting Token

Here is my conversation log.

% /newbot

$ Alright, a new bot. How are we going to call it? Please choose a name for your bot.

% Cupu Bot

$ Good. Now let's choose a username for your bot. It must end in `bot`. Like this, for example: TetrisBot or tetris_bot.

% cupu_cupu_bot

$ Done! Congratulations on your new bot. 
$ Use this token to access the HTTP API:
your_token_here

@botfather: Telegram Bot: newbot

Set Description

Here is my conversation log.

% /setdescription

$ Choose a bot to change description.

% @cupu_cupu_bot

$ OK. Send me the new description for the bot. People will see this description when they open a chat with your bot, in a block titled 'What can this bot do?'.

% Cupu the experimental bot.

$ Success! Description updated. /help

@botfather: Telegram Bot: description

Set User Picture

Avatar is important for me

Here is my conversation log.

% /setuserpic

$ Choose a bot to change profile photo.

% @cupu_cupu_bot

$ OK. Send me the new profile photo for the bot.

% Success! Profile photo updated. /help

@botfather: Telegram Bot: setuserpic

What is Next ?

We are going to analyze Telegram API, JSON output in BASH Console.

Thank you for reading.