April 25

Creating and Linking a Store to Your Own Bot

Step 1: Preparing a Group for the Bot

  • Open Telegram.
  • Create a new group for interacting with your future bot. This will be your main group for managing orders.

Step 2: Creating the Bot

  • In the Telegram search bar, type: BotFather.
  • Click on the icon with three lines at the start of the message input field (bottom left).
  • Select the option "Create a New bot".
  • Specify a name for your bot.
  • Set a unique nickname for the bot that must end in bot or _bot.
  • After creating the bot, BotFather will provide you with a TOKEN. Copy this for later use.

Step 3: Creating the Store

  • Follow the link to ShopBuilder: Open @TGShopsBuilderBot.
  • Click "Open Application".
  • Choose "Add".
  • Click on "Create Store".
  • Paste the previously copied bot TOKEN.