# Telegram Bot Guide

### Step 1 - Create a new Telegram bot for your project

* Open official Telegram bot [@BotFather](https://t.me/BotFather) 
* Create a new bot with command **/newbot**

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* BotFather will send you API token of your new bot

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### Step 2 - Add your bot to private channels and groups

* Add your bot as admin

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* Add role "Add subscribers''. Any other roles are not required and not recommended

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### Step 3 - Connect your project bot to @GetPassOfficial\_bot

Go to [@GetPassOfficial\_bot](https://t.me/GetPassOfficial_bot) and send both Telegram API token and the token of your project. Done!


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```
GET https://docs.getpass.io/getpass/resources/telegram-bot-guide.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.