Telegram integration
Telegram customer support for business teams
The short answer
Telegram customer support through Apavin uses a Telegram bot as the front door, with every incoming chat landing in a shared inbox your team answers from. Setup needs only a bot token from BotFather, and conversations thread beside your other channels.
Telegram is the default in large parts of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, and it is common in crypto, gaming and developer communities everywhere. Teams serving those markets usually end up with one person holding the account.
Apavin connects through the Telegram Bot API. You create a bot with BotFather, paste the token, and Apavin handles the webhook. Customers message the bot, your team answers from the shared inbox, and neither side needs anything unusual.
Telegram is also the cheapest channel to run at volume, because there are no per conversation platform fees. For high traffic support that alone can decide where you point customers.
How it works
- 1Create a botMessage BotFather on Telegram, create a bot, and copy the token it gives you.
- 2Paste the tokenAdd it in Settings, Channels. Apavin registers the webhook for you.
- 3Publish the handlePut the bot handle on your site and in your signatures so customers know where to write.
- 4Route and automateAssign Telegram to a team and let the assistant draft first replies from your knowledge base.
At a glance
| Connection type | Telegram Bot API, your own bot |
|---|---|
| Setup time | About two minutes, one token |
| Platform conversation fees | None |
| Media | Photos, files and voice messages threaded inline |
Frequently asked
Do customers have to add a bot?＋
They start a chat with your bot the same way they would message any account. From their side it looks like a normal Telegram conversation.
Does Telegram charge per message?＋
No. Telegram does not levy per conversation fees, which makes it one of the cheaper channels to run at high volume.
Can I use a personal Telegram account instead?＋
No. Business messaging goes through the Bot API, which is the supported and stable route.
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