60-Second Quickstart

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Deploy your first Telegram bot from scratch to live production in 60 seconds.
2 min read Botlify Cloud Updated October 2026

Prerequisites

Before launching your first bot, ensure you have:

  1. An active account on Botlify Cloud.
  2. A Telegram account to chat with @BotFather.

Step 1: Obtain Bot Token from @BotFather

Open Telegram and search for @BotFather. Send the command /newbot and follow the interactive prompts:

Telegram Chat with @BotFather 
/newbot
Alright, a new bot. How are we going to call it? Please choose a name for your bot.
My First Cloud Bot
Good. Now let's choose a username for your bot. It must end in 'bot'. Like this, for example: TetrisBot or tetris_bot.
my_first_cloud_bot
Done! Congratulations on your new bot. You will find it at t.me/my_first_cloud_bot.
Use this token to access the HTTP API:
7123456789:AAHq_EXAMPLE_TOKEN_ABC123XYZ

Step 2: Deploy on Botlify Cloud

  1. Navigate to your Botlify Dashboard.
  2. Click the Deploy Bot (or + New Bot) button in the top navigation bar.
  3. Paste your Telegram Bot Token into the input field.
  4. Select your preferred bot scaffold (e.g. Styled Keyboards & Dashboard or Refer-to-Earn Bot).
  5. Click Deploy Bot Now.
Instant Webhook Activation Botlify immediately registers the Telegram Webhook and sets up the native menu button. Click the generated t.me/... link and press /start to interact with your live bot!