Creating a new Telegram bot
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.
The full path from this token to a working webhook and /start command is covered in Build your first Telegram bot with Telegraph.
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:
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enable: to handle only
/commands handling -
disable: to allow the bot to read all messages sent to the chat
