Generating a Telegram Bot Token through BotFather
To generate a Telegram bot token, you need to interact with the BotFather, which is a bot provided by Telegram to help you create and manage your bots. Here are the steps to follow:
- Open Telegram and search for “BotFather”
- In the Telegram app, go to the search bar at the top and search for “BotFather”.
- Start a new conversation with the BotFather by clicking on it.
- Create a new bot
- Send the command
/newbot
to the BotFather. - It will ask you to provide a name for your bot. Choose a unique and descriptive name.
- After setting the name, it will ask you to provide a username for your bot. The username must end with the word “bot” (e.g.,
my_awesome_bot
).
- Send the command
- Receive the bot token
- Once you have set the name and username, the BotFather will generate an authentication token for your new bot.
- This token is a long string of characters that looks something like
123456:ABC-DEF1234ghIkl-zyx57W2v1u123ew11
. - Copy this bot token.
That’s it! You have successfully generated a Telegram bot token through BotFather. This token is your bot’s unique identifier and should be kept confidential. You will need to use this token in your account to authenticate, control, and make affiliate links through your Telegram bot through EZ Affiliate.