New bot creation Go to the @BotFather app on Telegram. Send /newbot, to start creating a new Bot and setting its name and username. Take note of the bot token. Join groups permission To allow the bot to join Telegram groups, use the /setjoingroups command in @BotFather: Privacy Now you need to choose how much the bot will be able to read from the chats. Send /setprivacy command to @BotFather, and select your bot privacy: enable: to handle only / commands handling disable: to allow the bot to read all messages sent to the chat