Selling access to a private Telegram channel: invite links, expiry and renewals done rightSelling access to a private Telegram channel or group sounds simple: take a payment, send a link. In practice the link is where most paid channels leak. A link gets forwarded, a member who stopped pay5 min read·telecrow.hashnode.dev2d ago
Running hundreds of Telegram bots on one Node.js server: 8 lessons from productionMost Telegram bot tutorials end at "it works for one bot". Our platform runs a few hundred merchant bots (shops, paid channels, AI assistants) from one Node.js cluster, and almost every hard bug we hi5 min read·telecrow.hashnode.dev2d ago
Telegram widgets (Bot API 10.4): interactive cards inside chat messages, with a working exampleOn November 9, Telegram shipped Bot API 10.4 with a new kind of message: widgets. A bot can now send a small interactive card that lives inside a normal chat bubble. It has buttons, it updates in plac6 min read·telecrow.hashnode.dev2d ago
How to accept Telegram Stars in your bot (the full flow, plus a no-code shortcut)Originally published on DEV. If your Telegram bot sells anything digital (an ebook, a course, a preset pack, access to a private channel), Telegram expects you to charge in Telegram Stars. Card provid4 min read·telecrow.hashnode.dev1SOct 16
