> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs-parschat.parstechai.com/llms.txt.
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# Telegram

> Connect a Telegram bot to ParsChat with a token from BotFather.

#### Create a bot in BotFather

In Telegram, open **@BotFather** and send `/newbot`. Follow its instructions to choose a name
and a username for your bot. (`/help` lists every BotFather command.)

#### Copy the token

When the bot is created, BotFather gives you a **token**. Copy it.

> **Warning**
>
> Treat the token like a password. Anyone who has it controls your bot.

#### Add a Telegram service

In the ParsChat panel, open your robot, go to **Service** and click **connect to telegram**. The page links to *How to connect to Telegram*.

![Connecting Telegram](/_fern-files/_img/022a0538da8fbe141b25bd40add13cce6893c2cd8c995a74f1df698f661196eb.webp)

#### Enter the token and a name

Paste the BotFather token into its field.

In **Service connection name**, give the connection a name you’ll recognise. Reports use this
name to tell this connection’s conversations apart.

Click **Register and activate the service**.

#### Test it

Send your bot a message in Telegram and check that it replies. Telegram conversations appear
in **Conversations** alongside all the others.

> **Note**
>
> If you see *"You need to upgrade your plan to use telegram services."*, Telegram isn’t included
> in your current plan.

See [BotFather’s documentation](https://core.telegram.org/bots) for more about Telegram bots.