Telegram Bot skill for OpenClaw

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. Use this skill when users want to send messages, create polls, manage bot commands, or interact with Telegram chats. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway). Calls run through the `maton` CLI with OAuth login, or over raw HTTP with a Maton API key where the CLI cannot be installed. Every `/telegram/` path goes to the Telegram Bot API and nowhere else; the methods documented here are the ones this skill uses, and the passthrough can also call other Bot API methods the bot token allows. Default to read calls, and confirm every send, edit, delete, or new connection with the user. This file also documents the three constructs that turn a Telegram Bot API connection into automation, in the order they are used: the connection (the first step), a hosted function that runs a Telegram Bot API action through the Maton SDK, and a trigger that calls that function on a schedule or on an event. Those sections are the platform's own reference text, shared with the api-gateway skill, with Telegram Bot API examples; they add no Telegram Bot API capability - Telegram Bot API is not an event source, a trigger cannot read Telegram Bot API data, and the files under `references/<source>/triggers.md` are the platform's event catalogues for the sources Maton offers (time, Calendly, GitHub, Gmail, HubSpot, Linear, Notion, Slack, Stripe).

The Telegram Bot skill is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install the Telegram Bot skill

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 the Telegram Bot skill 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 the Telegram Bot skill

Once installed, the Telegram Bot skill 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 skill .zip button above to grab telegram-api-1.2.9.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 the Telegram Bot skill free?

Yes. It is free to download and run through ClawHub, with no account or payment required. Each skill is published by its own author under its own licence — see its ClawHub page for the licence and source.

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. Use this skill when users want to send messages, create polls, manage bot commands, or interact with Telegram chats.

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