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How to Set Up Anti-Spam on Telegram

Step-by-step guide: How to Set Up Anti-Spam on Telegram. Easy to follow with screenshots and examples.

Same anti-spam philosophy as WhatsApp, applied to Telegram via the Bot API. Tighter rate-limits available since Telegram exposes more granular events.

Prerequisites

  • Telegram bot in the group as admin.
  • Privacy mode DISABLED in BotFather.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    /antispam on

    In the group.

    /antispam on
  2. 2

    Tune thresholds

    Default: 5 msgs in 10s = warning.

  3. 3

    Pair with /antiflood

    Catches identical reposts.

  4. 4

    Configure warning ladder

    Default 3 warnings → kick.

Expected result

Spam handled at Telegram's native speed (~200ms).

Frequently asked questions

Channels too?

Not yet, anti-spam is group-only. Channels rarely have spam since only admins post.

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