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Last updated: October 27, 2026

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Channels and chatbots

Telegram tools

See what the Telegram bot can do in a chat, which rights it needs and where Telegram's own limits apply.

Reading a chat

  • TelegramChatInfo describes the chat.
  • TelegramGetMembersCount returns how many members the chat has.
  • TelegramMemberInfo describes one member.

Telegram's Bot API can return a member count but cannot list every member of a group.

Messages and moderation

  • TelegramSend posts a message in any chat the bot can reach.
  • TelegramPinMessage, TelegramUnpinMessage and TelegramDeleteMessage manage messages.
  • TelegramBanMember and TelegramUnbanMember remove and restore access.
  • TelegramPromoteMember sets a member's administrator rights. It replaces the rights they had.
  • TelegramSetChatTitle and TelegramSetChatDescription change the chat itself.
  • TelegramApi calls any Bot API method that has no dedicated tool.

The bot needs the matching right in the chat: to pin or delete messages, to manage members or to change chat details. Without it, the call fails with Telegram's error.

Forum topics

TelegramCreateForumTopic, TelegramEditForumTopic and TelegramCloseForumTopic manage topics in a forum group.

What the bot cannot do

  • It cannot manage the chat creator.
  • It can grant only rights it holds itself.
  • It may be limited to deleting other people's messages within the first 48 hours, depending on the chat type.
  • Chat titles are limited to 128 characters and descriptions to 255.
  • Messages are sent as plain text, long replies are split into 4,000-character messages, and photo captions are limited to 1,024 characters.
  • TelegramApi output is cut at 4,000 characters, and that tool should be used only when no dedicated tool covers the task.