> ## Knowledge Base Index > Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://publer.com/help/sitemap.xml > Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further. > Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash). # How to connect Telegram ### DesktopStart With nearly 550 million monthly active users, Telegram is a must for your business. ${youtube}[Connect your Telegram account](URn8DB4Vsb4) Here's how you can connect your Telegram Groups and Channels with Publer: ### Prerequisite 1: Make [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) an admin of the Group or Channel Regardless if you're adding a Group or a Channel, you need to make [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) an admin. Steps are similar, but with some minor differences. * Group: Go to your Telegram Group and click on **Members** * Channel: Go to your Telegram Channel and click on **Subscribers** ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng_1g4xc3m.png) * Group: Click on **Add Member** * Channel: Click on **Administrators** ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-1_1yehoih.png) * Group: Search for **publr_bot** and select **Publer Bot** once it shows up * Channel: Click on **Add Admin** ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-2_cabmua.png) * Group: Once the bot has been added, click **Edit** in the top right corner of your screen, then go to the **Administrators** section. * Channel: Click on the **Search** icon ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-5_1q3r6ad.png) * Group: Click on **Add admin** * Channel: Search for **publr_bot** and select **Publer Bot** once it shows up ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-7_1qrgkn0.png) * Group/Channel: **Confirm** the Admin rights ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-8_19a798h.png) ### Prerequisite 2: Copy the username or the [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) invite link || Note: Admins can invite the bot and assign permissions, but they won’t see the invite link under "Invite links." Only the OWNER has access to it. ###### If your Group or Channel is public, copy the username or the invite link * Go to your **public** Group or Channel * **Copy** the username or the invite link ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-9_128gq96.png) ###### If your Group or Channel is private, copy the invite link for [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) * Go to the **Settings** of your Group or Channel ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-10_199jhe3.png) * Click on **Invite Links** ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-13_ukxmen.png) * Under **Links created by other admins**, click on **Publer Bot** ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-11_a69g8u.png) * **Copy** the invite link using the **Copy** button (the https:// part is required) ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-12_bv9qdm.png) ### Add your Telegram Group or Channel to Publer * Go to [Publer](https://app.publer.io). * Navigate to the [Social Accounts tab](https://app.publer.io/#/accounts), from the navigation bar in the left. * Locate **Telegram**, and click on **Connect**. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/2024-12-11-192530-settings_5il50g.png) * Select **Telegram**. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/2024-12-11-193251-settings_xpi5zl.png) * Paste the copied username or invite link for [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) * Then, confirm that you added [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) as an admin ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/2024-12-11-193355-settings_1xgt0yc.png) ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/2024-12-11-194227-settings_1hhpgal.png) ### Tips & warnings | Once you've connected your Telegram Groups and Channels, you can schedule in advance text messages, links, single and multi-photo posts (up to 10), videos, and GIFs. See the [supported post types and limitations](/en/article/what-post-types-are-supported-and-what-are-their-limitations-1687rte/). | You can format and style the text using [HTML tags](/en/article/how-to-style-telegram-text-using-html-tags-xdepnw/). | You can always [preview](https://blog.publer.io/preview-your-social-media-posts/) how your message will look on Telegram. | Once a post is published, you can [edit the caption of the post within Publer](/en/article/how-to-edit-published-posts-from-within-publer-k7wu3a/), unless it's a multi-photo post (API limitations). || Due to [rate limits from Telegram](https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq#my-bot-is-hitting-limits-how-do-i-avoid-this), your messages may be posted with a delay. || [Follow-up comments](/en/article/how-to-add-follow-up-comments-to-my-posts-qym287/) on Telegram will be posted as replies to your original post. || [Automatically or manually sharing](/en/article/how-to-use-autosharing-g2k1b4/) Telegram messages to a Telegram group or channel will be be posted as forward message if [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) is part of the original chat and the message link is attached to the post, otherwise the Telegram message will be shared as any other post. || When posting to a Telegram Group, the [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) will show up next to the message. When posting to a Telegram Channel, the message will show up on behalf of the Channel and there will be no reference to Publer. **This is a limitation from Telegram itself.** ###### Keep in mind: * Telegram does not provide any insights or the ability to sync posts via their API. * In order to prevent spamming and abuse, [daily post limits apply](/en/article/what-are-the-daily-post-limits-nbtnmu/). ### DesktopEnd ### MobileStart With nearly 550 million monthly active users, Telegram is a must for your business. ${youtube}[Connect your Telegram account](URn8DB4Vsb4) Here's how you can connect your Telegram Groups and Channels with Publer Mobile App: ### Prerequisite 1: Make [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) an admin of the Group or Channel Regardless if you're adding a Group or a Channel, you need to make [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) an admin. Steps are similar, but with some minor differences. * Group: Go to your Telegram Group and click on **Members** * Channel: Go to your Telegram Channel and click on **Subscribers** ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng_1g4xc3m.png) * Group: Click on **Add Member** * Channel: Click on **Administrators** ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-1_1yehoih.png) * Group: Search for **publr_bot** and select **Publer Bot** once it shows up * Channel: Click on **Add Admin** ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-2_cabmua.png) * Group: Once the bot has been added, click **Edit** in the top right corner of your screen, then go to the **Administrators** section. * Channel: Click on the **Search** icon ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-5_1q3r6ad.png) * Group: Click on **Add admin** * Channel: Search for **publr_bot** and select **Publer Bot** once it shows up ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-7_1qrgkn0.png) * Group/Channel: **Confirm** the Admin rights ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-8_19a798h.png) ### Prerequisite 2: Copy the username or the [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) invite link || Note: Admins can invite the bot and assign permissions, but they won’t see the invite link under "Invite links." Only the OWNER has access to it. ###### If your Group or Channel is public, copy the username or the invite link * Go to your **public** Group or Channel * **Copy** the username or the invite link ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-9_128gq96.png) ###### If your Group or Channel is private, copy the invite link for [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) * Go to the **Settings** of your Group or Channel ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-10_199jhe3.png) * Click on **Invite Links** ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-13_ukxmen.png) * Under **Links created by other admins**, click on **Publer Bot** ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-11_a69g8u.png) * **Copy** the invite link using the **Copy** button (the https:// part is required) ![Telegram Group vs Telegram Channel](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/photo-collagepng-12_bv9qdm.png) ### Add your Telegram Group or Channel to Publer Mobile App * Log in on the application and navigate to the **account menu** on the upper left icon. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/2024-12-12-164936-clipboard_7sg0jt.png) * Tap on the **Add new social accounts**. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/2024-12-12-165425-clipboard_1skzyvt.png) * Select the **Telegram** icon. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/2024-12-12-165525-clipboard_gcc7n3.png) * Paste the copied username or invite link for [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) * Then, confirm that you added [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) as an admin. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/2024-12-12-165615-clipboard_1lqzox9.png) * After completing that, you’ll receive a success message and will be able to schedule for **Telegram**. ### Tips & warnings | Once you've connected your Telegram Groups and Channels, you can schedule in advance text messages, links, single and multi-photo posts (up to 10), videos, and GIFs. See the [supported post types and limitations](/en/article/what-post-types-are-supported-and-what-are-their-limitations-1687rte/). | You can format and style the text using [HTML tags](/en/article/how-to-style-telegram-text-using-html-tags-xdepnw/). | Once a post is published, you can [edit the caption of the post within Publer](/en/article/how-to-edit-published-posts-from-within-publer-k7wu3a/), unless it's a multi-photo post (API limitations). || Due to [rate limits from Telegram](https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq#my-bot-is-hitting-limits-how-do-i-avoid-this), your messages may be posted with a delay. || [Follow-up comments](/en/article/how-to-add-follow-up-comments-to-my-posts-qym287/) on Telegram will be posted as replies to your original post. || [Automatically or manually sharing](/en/article/how-to-use-autosharing-g2k1b4/) Telegram messages to a Telegram group or channel will be be posted as forward message if [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) is part of the original chat and the message link is attached to the post, otherwise the Telegram message will be shared as any other post. || When posting to a Telegram Group, the [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) will show up next to the message. When posting to a Telegram Channel, the message will show up on behalf of the Channel and there will be no reference to Publer. **This is a limitation from Telegram itself.**! ###### Keep in mind: * Telegram does not provide any insights or the ability to sync posts via their API. * In order to prevent spamming and abuse, [daily post limits apply](/en/article/what-are-the-daily-post-limits-nbtnmu/). ### MobileEnd