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# Integrate with Platform: Telegram

## <mark style="color:blue;">Pre-Connection Checklist</mark>

* An "AI Assistant" has been created on the [MaiAgent platform](https://admin.maiagent.ai/)
* A Telegram account has been registered

## <mark style="color:blue;">Start Connection</mark>

### 1. Go to the left menu "Chat Platforms" and click the <mark style="color:blue;">"+ Connect Chat Platform"</mark> button in the upper right corner

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### 2. Select Telegram as the chat platform

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### 3. Enter the chat platform name and select the AI Assistant

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### 4. Obtain the Bot Token from BotFather <https://t.me/BotFather>

#### a. Click the "BotFather" link: [https://t.me/BotFather](#a.-dian-xuan-botfather-lian-jie)

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#### b. Enter the Telegram BotFather channel

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#### c. Click "OPEN IN WEB" (if using the web version)

#### After clicking, BotFather will ask you to click start to begin the conversation:

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#### d. Click "<mark style="color:blue;">/newbot</mark>", follow the instructions to enter the Bot name and username, and you will receive the Bot Token

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### 5. Return to the MaiAgent chat platform connection editing page and paste the Bot Token you just obtained

After pasting the Bot Token, click the "<mark style="color:blue;">Save</mark>" button in the lower right corner to complete the connection setup

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### 6. **Verify the connection**

You can start a conversation with the Telegram Bot you just configured

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If the conversation can be viewed in MaiAgent's All Conversations, the connection is successful!

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