You have successfully created your own Telegram Bot? From now on, you can use BotFather to change various settings on your bot. To use the commands you have to start a chat with BotFather. You can find out how this works here:
Instructions
Open Telegram on your smartphone
Go to contacts and search BotFather in the search bar. This contact is pre-installed on all Telegram users.
Click on the BotFather profile that comes up.
In the chat that opens, press Start. You will receive an overview of Bot commands and what changes they make. You can also find this rundown in the table below.
Overview of Telegram Bot commands
Basics | Explanation |
/newbot | Creates a new bot |
/mybots | Lets you edit existing bots |
Edit bots | Explanation |
/setname | Change the name of the bot |
/setdescription | Change description of the bot |
/setabouttext | Change the "about" text |
/setuserpic | Changes the profile picture |
/setcommands | Creates or changes the list of possible commands |
/deletebot | Deletes a bot |
Bot settings | Explanation |
/token | Generates a token for authentication |
/revoke | Invalidates a token |
/setinline | Sets the inline mode on/off |
/setjoingroups | Sets whether the bot can be added to groups |
/setprivacy | Sets the private mode in groups |