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How to run a giveaway in a Telegram channelOpen the channel profile, tap Edit, then Statistics and Boosts, Get Boosts via Gifts and Create Giveaway, and prepay Premium or Stars: Telegram draws the winners. To raffle your own prize for free, with an entry button, use a giveaway bot.HotBots EditorsSep 16, 2026How to enable comments on a Telegram channelLink a discussion group: open the channel profile, tap Edit (the pencil on Android), choose Discussion and pick or create a group. Every new post then gets a comment button, and Unlink Group turns comments off again.HotBots EditorsSep 16, 2026How to create a quiz or poll in TelegramIn a group or channel, tap the paperclip, choose Poll, add a question and options, then turn on Set Correct Answer to make it a quiz. For a series of timed questions with a leaderboard, use Telegram's official @QuizBot.HotBots EditorsSep 15, 2026How to find a Telegram chat ID for a user, group or channelSend /start to @userinfobot for your own ID, forward a channel post to it for the channel ID, or add @GetIDsBot to a group. User IDs are positive, supergroup and channel IDs start with -100, and a chat ID is not a secret, unlike a bot token.HotBots EditorsSep 15, 2026How to translate messages in TelegramTurn on Settings > Language > Show Translate Button, then open a message's menu and tap Translate: free for everyone. Translating a whole chat as it arrives needs Premium, and voice messages need a transcript first.HotBots EditorsSep 15, 2026How to make your own Telegram stickersOpen the sticker panel in any chat, tap +, pick a photo and tap Cut Out an Object: Telegram removes the background, then you send the sticker or add it to a pack. Stickers from your own videos or animations are uploaded as files through the @Stickers bot.HotBots EditorsSep 15, 2026How to add a bot to a Telegram group or channelIn a group, open its profile, tap Add Members and search for the bot's username. A channel takes bots only as admins, through Administrators > Add Admin. Give the bot only the rights its job needs, and mention AI bots with guest mode instead of adding them.HotBots EditorsSep 15, 2026What is a Telegram Mini AppA Telegram Mini App is a web app that opens inside Telegram itself, launched from a bot's menu button, a message button, or the attachment menu. Here's how to open one, what categories exist, and how Stars payments and data access work.HotBots EditorsSep 5, 2026What is an inline bot and how to use itAn inline bot works when you type its @username right inside any chat's message box — no need to open a separate conversation with it. See how official examples like @vid, @wiki and @bold work, and when inline mode isn't available.HotBots EditorsSep 5, 2026How to find a bot in TelegramA practical guide to finding real Telegram bots through search, direct links and catalogs — and spotting a fake before you trust it.HotBots EditorsSep 5, 2026How to delete, block or stop a Telegram botHow to block or delete a bot chat, remove a bot's admin rights or kick it from a group or channel, and permanently delete your own bot via @BotFather.HotBots EditorsSep 5, 2026How to create your own Telegram botA step-by-step guide to creating a Telegram bot with @BotFather, protecting its token, and getting it running with code or a no-code builder.HotBots EditorsSep 5, 2026How to tell if a Telegram bot is safeA Telegram bot is safer to trust when it never asks for your login code, explains what data it collects, and comes from a verifiable developer. Here's how to spot phishing and clone-bot patterns, what a bot can see in a group, and how to report one.HotBots EditorsSep 5, 2026