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- title: '📱 Telegram Bot'
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- ### 🖼️ Template Setup
- - Fork [this](https://replit.com/@taranjeetio/EC-Telegram-Bot-Template?v=1#README.md) replit template.
- - Set your `OPENAI_API_KEY` in Secrets.
- - Open the Telegram app and search for the `BotFather` user.
- - Start a chat with BotFather and use the `/newbot` command to create a new bot.
- - Follow the instructions to choose a name and username for your bot.
- - Once the bot is created, BotFather will provide you with a unique token for your bot.
- - Set this token as `TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN` in Secrets.
- - Click on `Run` in the replit container and a URL will get generated for your bot.
- - Now set your webhook by running the following link in your browser:
- ```url
- https://api.telegram.org/bot<Your_Telegram_Bot_Token>/setWebhook?url=<Replit_Generated_URL>
- ```
- - When you get a successful response in your browser, your bot is ready to be used.
- ### 🚀 Usage Instructions
- - Open your bot by searching for it using the bot name or bot username.
- - Click on `Start` or type `/start` and follow the on screen instructions.
- 🎉 Happy Chatting! 🎉
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