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How to Add Telegram Bot to Group

Step-by-step guide: How to Add Telegram Bot to Group. Easy to follow with screenshots and examples.

Adding a Telegram bot to a group + giving it the right privacy settings so it actually sees messages.

Prerequisites

  • Telegram bot created.
  • A target group.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    In @BotFather: /setprivacy → disable

    Now the bot sees all messages, not just @-mentions.

    /setprivacy
  2. 2

    Add the bot to the group

    Group settings → Add member → search username.

  3. 3

    Promote to admin

    Required for moderation features.

  4. 4

    Verify with /help

    /help

Expected result

Bot is in the group, sees all messages, and can moderate.

Frequently asked questions

Privacy mode left ON, what breaks?

Anti-spam, welcome messages, analytics, auto-reply, all of which need to see every message.

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