On behalf of your bot

Deliver posts to a channel or group under the name and avatar of a bot you created.

HomeChatDeliver Messages by Your Bot

By default messages in a channel or group come from @AximoBot. You can replace it with your own bot: readers see your bot's name and avatar, and nothing in the message points to AximoBot. It needs the Expert plan or higher.

Create the bot

  1. Open @BotFather in Telegram and send /newbot.
  2. Choose a name (what readers see) and a username (must end in bot).
  3. Copy the token BotFather returns. It looks like 1234567890:AAF….

Optionally set an avatar with /setuserpic and a description with /setdescription.

Connect it

  1. In the mini app open the channel or group, then Deliver Messages by Your Bot.
  2. Paste the token and press the plus button. The bot verifies the token and shows the bot's name.
  3. Add your bot to the channel or group as an administrator with the right to post messages. @AximoBot must stay an administrator too: it manages the chat, your bot only sends.
Connecting a custom bot.
Connecting a custom bot.

From that moment every post of this chat is sent by your bot. The setting is per chat; other chats keep @AximoBot unless you connect a bot there as well.

Notes

  • Premium emoji. Rendering depends on the sending bot's Telegram Premium — see Message editor → Emoji and premium emoji.
  • Moderation. If the chat uses a moderation chat, your bot must be an administrator there as well.
  • Invalid token. If the token stops working (you revoked it in BotFather), delivery falls back to @AximoBot and you receive a message from the bot with the reason.
  • Private mode. The option is disabled for the private chat with the bot; it exists for channels and groups only.
  • Unlinking. Press Unlink bot in the same section and confirm — delivery goes back to @AximoBot.