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# Managing Telegram accounts in Publer


# What Telegram accounts are supported in Publer?

* You can [connect](/en/article/how-to-connect-telegram-xp1zpl/) **Telegram Channels** and **Groups** to Publer, regardless of whether they are **Private** or **Public**.

* Regardless of whether you're adding a group or a channel, you need to install the Publer Bot in the corresponding Telegram account and make [Publer Bot](https://t.me/publr_bot) an Admin.

# What posts can we share on Telegram through Publer?

### Supported Post types:

* Status updates
* Links
* Single-photo posts
* Multi-photo posts (up to 10 photos)
* Videos and GIFs.

### Limitations:

* Photos can be of any format but need to be less than 10 MB.
* GIFs need to be less than 50 MB.
* Videos can be of any format but need to be less than 50 MB.

Learn more about all the Telegram post limitations [here](/en/article/what-post-types-are-supported-and-what-are-their-limitations-1687rte/). 

# What are the main Telegram features in Publer?

* You can style Telegram texts using **HTML tags**.
* The following HTML tags are currently supported for Telegram:

```
`<b>bold</b>, <strong>bold</strong>
<i>italic</i>, <em>italic</em>
<u>underline</u>, <ins>underline</ins>
<s>strikethrough</s>, <strike>strikethrough</strike>, <del>strikethrough</del>
<span class="tg-spoiler">spoiler</span>, <tg-spoiler>spoiler</tg-spoiler>
<b>bold <i>italic bold <s>italic bold strikethrough <span class="tg-spoiler">italic bold strikethrough spoiler</span></s> <u>underline italic bold</u></i> bold</b>
<a href="http://www.example.com/">inline URL</a>
<code>inline fixed-width code</code>
<pre>pre-formatted fixed-width code block</pre>
<pre><code class="language-python">pre-formatted fixed-width code block written in the Python programming language</code></pre>
```

* HTML Tags can only be used on **Status Updates**, **Single-Photo posts**, **GIFs**, **Links**, or **Videos**.
* Here's how it will function on Telegram:

![Styling Telegram Texts Using HTML Tags.](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/screen-shot-2024-12-10-at-4303_123fzyg.png)

* You can add ALT text or a caption to each photo. The limit is 1,024 character per photo caption.

![Adding Alt Text to a Telegram Photo](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/screen-shot-2024-12-10-at-1054_1u7sah1.png)

# FAQs:

**Is it possible to personalize the Publer Bot, such as altering the name and profile image?**

No, it's a mandatory requirement by Telegram's API, thus changing the name or profile picture is not possible.

**Can the Publer Bot's identity be hidden or made anonymous when publishing a post on Telegram?**

No, it isn't possible. The Publer Bot will always appear alongside the Telegram posts when posting to a Telegram Group.

**Does it function the same way on the Telegram Channel? Will the posts on Telegram be shown as published by the Publer Bot?**

No, when you post on a Telegram Channel, the post appears as posted by the Channel itself without any reference to Publer.

**Can we schedule silent messages on Telegram using Publer?**

Unfortunately, no. Telegram Silent Messages are not yet supported.

**Does Publer support adding reactions to a post on Telegram?**

Due to the API limitations of Telegram, it is not supported by us yet.

# Related Articles:

* [How to connect Telegram](https://help.publer.io/en/article/how-to-connect-telegram-xp1zpl/)
* [How to style Telegram text using HTML tags](https://help.publer.io/en/article/how-to-style-telegram-text-using-html-tags-xdepnw/)
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*Updated by: [Brikena Cani](https://publer.io/about/brikenacani)*