Use of bots in the Telegram messenger

What are bots

The bots in Telegram are special s programmed by their creators to perform certain commands and functions. Since the capabilities of this software mimic human behavior, its use is straightforward: just type in the message field and send text requests or click buttons, if provided by the developers.

A bot facilitates communication with s, especially when Telegram is used for commercial purposes: it can take care of publishing news, submitting complaints or even storing documentation. For non-commercial purposes, these types of solutions are also suitable: there are application tools to organize the notes in «Favorites», autoposting from various sources and much more.

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Types of bots

Telegram s the creation and use of a wide variety of automated types, which can be roughly divided into the following groups:

• chatbots - The simplest, whose main task is to communicate to the about a topic defined by the creator;
• news bots - machines whose main functionality is to forward messages from Telegram feeds or from third-party resources;
• Attendees - Tools provided by companies (Internet service providers, online stores, public bodies, etc.) that function as a complement to the main resource: for example, a claim or order form;
• game bots - as the name suggests, they are entertainment tools that allow s to play simple games.

Of course, there are very few bots that can be unequivocally assigned to a single category - most solutions combine multiple attributes in one way or another.

How bots work

There is nothing complicated here: conventionally speaking, a bot is a program that operates according to a predefined algorithm, which consists of receiving a command, executing it on the developer's servers and sending the result to the application. Of course, all the data entered is encrypted, so you don't have to worry about security. More information on developing your own automated s is available on the official website, but only in English.

Documentation page about Telegram bots

Search for bots

There are several options available to find and add interesting or useful bots.

1. 1. To find a specific solution, you can use the application's search box: open it, enter a name (it always starts with the symbol @ and ends with a combination of muzzle), then you just have to start talking.
   2. If you don't want a particular bot, but rather a specific category, you will have to use an internet search engine. Open your favorite browser, go to the page of any relevant system (eg Google), write a query like *интересующая тема* телеграм боты and see the results.Next, go to the resource you like and look at the options it offers you. Select the one you like and click on it.

      Depending on the site, it will take you directly to the add facility, or you will have to click to open it first. In this example, it is the latter case.

      Confirm in the browser to open the client software or its web version.

      After launching the associated application, press "Run". to start working with the added bot.

   3. One last option is to use a special bot search tool in the messenger itself called @Storebot. Find the tool in the search box and start a dialog with it: a message will appear with a list of all the entries ed in it. Unfortunately, there are no descriptive tools or other identification methods.

If the functionality of the existing bots does not convince you, you can always create your own, as we have commented before.

Read more: How to create a bot on Telegram

How to use bots

The immediate use of bot s in Telegram is not complicated: as mentioned above, almost all interactions involve a type of dialogue.

1. Most of the featured bots (for example, the sticker creation tool @stickers) work through the messaging form: just open a chat with it and enter the commands manually or use the alternatives provided as buttons or links Read also: How to create stickers in Telegram
2. Some bots are available worldwide, such as the GIF search tool @gif- To engage, simply address it in any dialog (it works with the comment function too) by entering a name, and then selecting the appropriate one in the pop-up window. @gif (in addition to others, such as @peak) the search - once requested, enter the desired query and the relevant results will appear in the selection interface.

As you can see, there is nothing complicated about it.