How to forward messages from a Telegram group to Discord?
Forward messages from the Telegram group
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✔️ Create a Telegram bot and connect it to the Telegram group
- 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 group:
- Open your Telegram group -> click on the group title and click Add Members and add the created bot as a member.
- Press on the bot and click on Promote to admin -> click on the checkmark in the top-right corner.
✔️ Connect Telegram bot to Discord
- 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
/connectcommand in the text field and send this message. - Paste the token in the appeared field and click Submit.
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:
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 channel to Discord - How to forward messages from a Telegram channel to Discord?
Updated on: 21/05/2025
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