TelegramBotAPI examples
August 21, 2026 · View on GitHub
Runnable examples for TelegramBotAPI. Each module focuses on a small Telegram Bot API feature and has its own README with detailed behavior, setup, permissions, and optional arguments.
Running an example
Run commands from the repository root and replace placeholders such as <BOT_TOKEN> and <ADMIN_USER_ID>. The table uses JVM launchers for multiplatform modules; their module READMEs also document browser and native targets where available.
The shortcuts include all mode tokens supported by each launcher. Remove debug to disable verbose logging and remove testServer to use Telegram's production Bot API. These are positional values inside --args and intentionally have no leading dashes: the current launchers recognize debug, not --debug, and testServer, not --testServer.
Native targets on Linux require libcurl development files, for example:
sudo apt install libcurl4-gnutls-dev
Modules
| Module | What it demonstrates | Launch shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| BoostsInfoBot | Requests a channel, lists the requesting user's boosts, and logs boost updates. | ./gradlew :BoostsInfoBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug" |
| BotSubscriptionsBot | Observes recurring Telegram Stars subscription state updates. | ./gradlew :BotSubscriptionsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| BusinessConnectionsBot | Manages a connected Business account, messages, Stars, gifts, stories, and checklists. | ./gradlew :BusinessConnectionsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug" |
| ChatAvatarSetter | Sets a chat photo from an image sent to the bot. | ./gradlew :ChatAvatarSetter:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| ChatManagementBot | Exercises member permissions, administrator queries, reaction deletion, and bot-to-bot messages. | ./gradlew :ChatManagementBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| ChecklistsBot | Receives and renders checklist messages and checklist service events. | ./gradlew :ChecklistsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| CommunitiesBot | Handles community join/leave events and inspects a chat's current community. | ./gradlew :CommunitiesBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| CustomBot | Provides a diagnostics playground for contexts, request logging, profile audio, and Stars balance. | ./gradlew :CustomBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| DeepLinksBot | Generates bot deep links and consumes their start payloads. | ./gradlew :DeepLinksBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| DraftsBot † | Streams message drafts before sending the completed message. | ./gradlew :DraftsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| EphemeralMessagesBot | Sends ephemeral messages revealed through an inline button. | ./gradlew :EphemeralMessagesBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| FSMBot | Implements a conversational finite-state machine with chat-scoped in-memory state. | ./gradlew :FSMBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| FilesLoaderBot | Downloads incoming media to disk and sends it back to the chat. | ./gradlew :FilesLoaderBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>" |
| ForwardInfoSenderBot | Reports the forward-origin metadata of received content. | ./gradlew :ForwardInfoSenderBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| GiftsBot | Paginates and lists gifts owned by a user or chat. | ./gradlew :GiftsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| GiveawaysBot | Logs giveaway creation, completion, and winner events. | ./gradlew :GiveawaysBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| GuestQueryBot | Handles guest queries in chats where the bot is not a member. | ./gradlew :GuestQueryBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| HelloBot | Greets users, groups, channels, or business chats when mentioned. | ./gradlew :HelloBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| InlineQueriesBot | Answers inline queries and supplies a deep-link result. | ./gradlew :InlineQueriesBot:runJvm --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| JoinRequestQueriesBot | Queues or approves join requests, optionally delegating the decision to a Web App. | ./gradlew :JoinRequestQueriesBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> https://example.com/verify debug testServer" |
| KeyboardsBot | Demonstrates reply, inline, callback, paged, copy-text, and inline-mode keyboards. | ./gradlew :KeyboardsBot:jvm_launcher:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug" |
| LinkPreviewsBot | Sends the same link using multiple link-preview configurations. | ./gradlew :LinkPreviewsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug" |
| LiveLocationsBot | Sends, updates, cancels, and stops a live-location message. | ./gradlew :LiveLocationsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| LivePhotosBot | Receives, sends, groups, edits, and sells Telegram Live Photos. | ./gradlew :LivePhotosBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| ManagedBotsBot † | Creates and administers managed bots and inspects personal-channel messages. | ./gradlew :ManagedBotsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| MemberUpdatedWatcherBot | Logs and reports bot/member status transitions in chats. | ./gradlew :MemberUpdatedWatcherBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug" |
| MyBot † | Replaces or removes the bot's global profile photo and prints diagnostics. | ./gradlew :MyBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| PollsBot † | Sends regular polls, quizzes, poll media, and handles poll updates. | ./gradlew :PollsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug" |
| RandomFileSenderBot | Picks random local files and sends them individually or as media groups. | ./gradlew :RandomFileSenderBot:runJvm --args="<BOT_TOKEN> <FILES_DIRECTORY>" |
| ReactionsInfoBot | Handles per-user reaction changes and anonymous reaction-count updates. | ./gradlew :ReactionsInfoBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug" |
| ResenderBot | Recreates received content while preserving reply, quote, effect, and business context. | ./gradlew :ResenderBot:jvm_launcher:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug" |
| RichMessagesBot | Demonstrates rich HTML/Markdown/blocks, streaming drafts, inline results, and media. | ./gradlew :RichMessagesBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| RightsChangerBot | Uses an FSM and inline keyboards to change member and administrator rights. | ./gradlew :RightsChangerBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> <ALLOWED_USER_ID> debug" |
| SlotMachineDetectorBot | Detects slot-machine dice and decodes their reel values. | ./gradlew :SlotMachineDetectorBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| StarTransactionsBot | Demonstrates Stars invoices, transaction history, paid media, and refunds. | ./gradlew :StarTransactionsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> <ADMIN_USER_ID> debug testServer" |
| StickerInfoBot † | Looks up sticker-set metadata for stickers and custom emoji. | ./gradlew :StickerInfoBot:jvm_launcher:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| StickerSetHandler | Creates and manages a sticker set owned by each private-chat user. | ./gradlew :StickerSetHandler:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| SuggestedPosts | Handles channel direct messages and the suggested-post lifecycle. | ./gradlew :SuggestedPosts:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| TagsBot | Sets chat-member tags, delegates tag management, and reads sender tags. | ./gradlew :TagsBot:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug testServer" |
| TopicsHandling | Exercises forum-topic and private-chat-topic actions and events. | ./gradlew :TopicsHandling:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN>" |
| UserChatShared | Requests users or chats through reply keyboards and handles the shared results. | ./gradlew :UserChatShared:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> debug" |
| WebApp | Serves a Compose Web client and demonstrates Telegram Web App integration. | ./gradlew :WebApp:runJvm --args="<BOT_TOKEN> https://webapp.example 8080 debug testServer" |
| WebHooks | Receives Telegram updates through a Ktor webhook server instead of long polling. | ./gradlew :WebHooks:run --args="<BOT_TOKEN> https://bot.example.com debug" |
† These modules currently contain a stale Gradle mainClassName mapping, documented in their module README. The shown command is the intended launch command but will not start until that mapping is corrected.
Repository as a reference
The example structure can be used as a starting point, and the commit history is useful for seeing migrations between TelegramBotAPI versions. For new projects, consider the Telegram Bot template or Kotlin Multiplatform Project template.