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Telegram setup step by step
Telegram setup is usually straightforward until privacy mode or ID confusion makes it look mysterious. This page keeps the rollout clean.
Telegram ruleDM success, group success, and privacy-mode behavior are separate checks.
Setup ladder
The order that keeps Telegram setup honest
- Confirm token/runtime health. The running service must actually read the bot token.
- Test a DM. Make sure the simple direct path works first.
- Test a group message. Do not assume group behavior from DM success.
- Check privacy mode and ID shape. These explain many false “connected but not working” states.
Common blockers
What usually goes wrong first on Telegram
Token path problemThe token was set somewhere, but the runtime cannot actually use it.
Privacy mode hides group messagesThe bot is healthy, but Telegram is intentionally not exposing the messages you expected.
ID confusionUser and group IDs get mixed up in the wrong policy fields.
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