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  1. Go to Telegram, start a new chat with @BotFather
  2. Send a message that says “/newbot”. Pick a name and a username. Keep in mind the username has to end in “bot” or “_bot”.
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  1. It’ll give you a token as shown above. The token in this case is 8266461190:AAGMqDbj0MzvvjIE_Ulr6k6w5__WSSg6Pw0 . Do NOT share this with anyone, or else they can use your bot.
  1. Paste this into our interface and your bot on telegram will give you a pairing code, paste the paring code into our interface.
  2. You’re done!
Here’s the guide from OpenClaw as well: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/telegram.