Forward messages from the Telegram channel

In this article:
Create a Telegram bot and connect it to the Telegram channel
Connect Telegram bot to Discord

✔️ Create a Telegram bot and connect it to the Telegram channel

Create your Telegram bot (if you already have a bot, use it to connect to the Telegram group). You can do this by using the BotFather bot on Telegram. For more detailed information, refer to this article.
Add the Telegram Bot to the Telegram channel:

Open your Telegram channel -> click on its name -> Subscribers -> click Add subscribers and add the created bot as a subscriber.
You will see a modal window that allows you to add a bot as admin -> click on Add as admin.

Note: Providing the bot with admin rights enables it to send messages.



Note: Go to the Admin Rights section and ensure that the bot has the “Manage Messages” permission.

✔️ Create a Telegram bot and connect it to the Telegram channel

Go back to the BotFather and copy the bot’s token (if you already have a bot, use its token to connect it to Discord).
Open the Discord channel where you want to connect the bot -> type the /connect command in the text field and send this message.
Paste the token in the appeared field and click Submit.

Note: You can find more detailed information about the difference in forwarding to channels and threads in the article - Message Forwarding.

Important: If the connection to the channel fails, please ensure the bot has the necessary admin permissions or permission to manage webhooks in Discord. To check this, follow these steps:

Admin permissions: Server Settings -> Roles -> Edit -> Permissions -> Administrator.
Webhooks permissions: Server Settings -> Roles -> Edit -> Permissions -> Manage Webhooks.

While the bot is connected, you can manage its settings. Just use the /list command to open the settings window and click Settings. For example, you can setup where to forward messages from Telegram: to Discord channels or threads. There you can also manage:

New Message Notification
Message Filters
Greeting Message Notification
Other Settings

Take a moment to explore and make any settings you need.

Also, we recommend you to check this article if you need forward messages from a Telegram group to Discord - How to forward messages from a Telegram group to Discord?

Updated on: 21/03/2025