Connect a channel
4 steps · ~2 minPut your agent on Telegram.
A private bot you make in about a minute with @BotFather.
New to thisNew to this? If you don't have Telegram yet, install the free app first. BotFather is Telegram's own built-in tool for making bots — you chat with it like a person, and it walks you through the rest. You don't need to know anything else to follow along.
Step 1Open @BotFather
In Telegram, search for @BotFather and open the chat with the blue verified checkmark next to the name.
On screenA chat with BotFather — Telegram's official bot for making bots, marked with a blue verified tick.Step 2Create a new bot
Send this command, then give it a display name, and finally a username that ends in “bot”.
/newbotCopyOn screenBotFather asks for a name, then a username — one at a time.Step 3Copy the token
BotFather replies with a long token. Copy it — it's the key that lets Blimp run your bot.
Looks like123456789:AA…Treat this token like a password — anyone who has it can control your bot. Never paste it into a public repo, a screenshot, or a chat. If it ever leaks, open @BotFather, send /revoke, and pick your bot to kill the old token instantly.
How to revoke a token ↗On screenThe token sits on its own line, under the words “Use this token to access the HTTP API”.Step 4Paste it into Blimp
Back in Blimp, pick Telegram and paste the token into the Connect Telegram step. Launch — your agent is live in your pocket.
What Blimp will ask for
- Bot token
Once you paste it into Blimp, that's the finish line — we verify the credential and put your agent live. Every agent runs isolated, with its own private memory — walled off from everyone else's. Idle agents cost nothing; you only pay for real conversations.