Telegram Bot API MCP Server
Connect your AI natively to Telegram. Read user messages, administrate chats, send push notifications, and automate media distribution directly from the prompt.
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What is the Telegram MCP Server?
The Telegram MCP Server gives AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor direct access to Telegram via 10 tools. Connect your AI natively to Telegram. Read user messages, administrate chats, send push notifications, and automate media distribution directly from the prompt. Powered by the Vinkius - no API keys, no infrastructure, connect in under 2 minutes.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Tools for your AI Agents to operate Telegram
Ask your AI agent "Scan the bot updates, check for new interactions, and send a structured text message back to the latest user chat ID resolving their query." and get the answer without opening a single dashboard. With 10 tools connected to real Telegram data, your agents reason over live information, cross-reference it with other MCP servers, and deliver insights you would spend hours assembling manually.
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client. Powered by the Vinkius - your credentials never touch the AI model, every request is auditable. Connect in under two minutes.
Why teams choose Vinkius
One subscription gives you access to thousands of MCP servers - and you can deploy your own to the Vinkius Edge. Your AI agents only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure and security, zero maintenance.
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Telegram Bot API MCP Server capabilities
10 toolsBots can delete their own messages or those of users in groups they manage. Permanently deletes a message from a chat
Requires the chat_id and the original message_id. Edits the text of a previously sent message
Retrieves basic information about the bot (ID, username, etc.)
Retrieves detailed information about a chat (user, group, or channel)
Retrieves the total number of members in a specific chat
You can provide an offset_id to skip older records. Retrieves new messages and updates from users (Long Polling)
Lists the administrators of a specific group or channel
Provide a chat_id and the direct download link. Sends a file or document to a chat using a public URL
Provide a chat_id and an absolute HTTPS URL to the image. Sends an image to a chat using a public URL
Requires a valid chat_id. Sends a text message to a specific chat or user
What the Telegram Bot API MCP Server unlocks
Transform your local conversational window into a powerful global messaging director natively integrating the Telegram Bot MCP module. By authorizing your LLM to act as a certified Telegram Bot application, you bypass standard messaging clients entirely. Pull pending texts, analyze incoming commands, send formatted automated replies, push file alerts, and survey complex group metrics strictly evaluating server parameters without any external GUI overhead.
What you can do
- Bi-Directional Messaging — Dispatch alerts generating explicit payloads invoking
send_text_messageand instantly retrieve the latest interactions testing logic sequences vialist_bot_updates. - Content Curation & Adjustments — Modify previously broadcasted texts dynamically evaluating
edit_message_textor permanently erase inappropriate replies extracting logs intodelete_chat_message. - Media Syndication — Broadcast digital assets seamlessly pushing web URLs natively into chats via
send_photo_by_urland distributing structured documents executingsend_document_by_url. - Group & Channel Auditing — Interrogate logical permissions observing member status evaluating
list_chat_administratorsand confirm audience penetration executingget_chat_member_count.
How it works
1. Provision the generic Telegram connectivity structure correctly inside your Vinkius limits module.
2. In Telegram, access @BotFather, request a new bot token natively, and assign the matrix code tightly as TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN within your local MCP authorization files.
3. Instruct your artificial assistant logically: "Check for any new messages sent to the bot inbox, find the user mentioning 'help', and reply to their chat_id with our documentation link."
Who is this for?
- Chatbots Prototype Developers — Directly interrogate incoming JSON queries simulating conversations (
list_bot_updates) explicitly without writing explicit backend parsing routes temporarily. - Community Managers — Swiftly analyze organizational charts querying active managers via
list_chat_administratorslogging strict compliance textually navigating prompt outputs. - DevOps Engineers — Construct rapid push-notification alerts pushing build failure pictures (
send_photo_by_url) straight to dedicated on-call Telegram groups effortlessly.
Frequently asked questions about the Telegram Bot API MCP Server
Can it read incoming messages?
Yes. Use list_bot_updates to pull the latest unacknowledged messages sent to your bot. This uses long polling — no webhook server required.
Can it send images and documents?
Yes. Use send_photo_by_url and send_document_by_url to share media by providing a public URL. The files are delivered directly to the target chat.
How do I create a bot token?
Open Telegram and message @BotFather. Send /newbot, follow the prompts to name your bot, and copy the HTTP API token it provides. Paste it into the field below.
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Give your AI agents the power of Telegram MCP Server
Production-grade Telegram Bot API MCP Server. Verified, monitored, and maintained by Vinkius. Ready for your AI agents — connect and start using immediately.