Tutorial

How to Connect Telegram to Your AI Assistant

Access your AI from anywhere using Telegram.

Quick Answer

With ClawAI: Sign up → Connect Telegram → Done. Your AI is ready on Telegram in 2 minutes. With self-hosted OpenClaw: Create a bot via @BotFather → Get token → Add to config → Restart.

Method 1: ClawAI (Easiest)

  1. 1.Sign up at clawai.one
  2. 2.Choose your plan (VPS $15.99/mo)
  3. 3.Click "Connect Telegram" during setup
  4. 4.Authorize the bot — that's it!

Method 2: Self-Hosted

  1. 1.Open Telegram, message @BotFather
  2. 2.Send /newbot, follow prompts
  3. 3.Copy the bot token
  4. 4.Add to your .env file as TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN
  5. 5.Restart OpenClaw — bot is active

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ClawAI handles the Telegram connection automatically.

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