---
title: "Connect Telegram"
method: POST
path: "/v1/senders/{senderId}/telegram"
tags: ["Senders"]
---

# Connect Telegram

`POST /v1/senders/{senderId}/telegram`

Connect a Telegram bot to a sender. Provide the bot token from @BotFather; Zavu validates it, registers the webhook, and routes the sender's Telegram messages through it.

## Path parameters

- `senderId` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `botToken` string, required — Bot token from @BotFather.

## Response `200`

Telegram connected.

- object
  - `telegram` object, required
    - `connected` boolean, required
    - `botUsername` string
    - `botId` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid bot token or request.
- `401` — Unauthorized.
- `404` — Sender not found.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/zavudev/apis/zavu-unified-messaging-layer-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/zavudev/apis/zavu-unified-messaging-layer-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/zavudev/zavu-unified-messaging-layer-api/revisions/4dacdff2adf8/schema)