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Telegram Bot

⬇ 8.1K downloads ★ 9 stars Version 1.0.3 Rank #637 of 10,000+
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What this skill does

Telegram Bot API integration with managed authentication. Send messages, manage chats, handle updates, and interact with users through your Telegram bot.

Telegram Bot is part of the Messaging & Channels category — messaging and channel skills that connect your agent to chat platforms. You can install it on its own or alongside other messaging & channels skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

Telegram Bot is ranked #637 by downloads in the OpenClaw skill catalog (8.1K total downloads, 9 stars). It belongs to the Messaging & Channels category alongside 487 other top-10000 skills.

How to install Telegram Bot

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

  1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
  2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
  3. Search for telegram-api and click Install.
  4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Telegram Bot with a single command:

openclaw skills add telegram-api

This pulls telegram-api from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/telegram-api/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use Telegram Bot

Once installed, Telegram Bot activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

  1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab telegram-api-1.0.3.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
  2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/telegram-api/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
  3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Telegram Bot?

Install Telegram Bot in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for telegram-api, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add telegram-api. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/telegram-api/.

Is Telegram Bot free?

Yes. Telegram Bot is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does Telegram Bot do?

Telegram Bot API integration with managed authentication. Send messages, manage chats, handle updates, and interact with users through your Telegram bot.

Related: more messaging & channels skills

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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models