# Telegram

> Wiki for the Telegram developer platform: the Bot API, BotFather & bot features, receiving updates (webhooks/polling), keyboards, inline mode, Mini Apps, payments & Stars, games, message formatting, and the client API (MTProto)/TDLib.
> Covers: Telegram for developers: Bot API (endpoint shape, methods/types), creating/configuring bots via BotFather, bot features (commands/menu/privacy/groups), updates via webhooks vs long polling, reply & inline keyboards/callbacks, inline mode, Mini Apps (incl. initData validation), payments & Telegram Stars, games, messages/media/formatting, and an overview of the client API (MTProto) and TDLib.
> Not covered: The exhaustive Bot API parameter reference (catalogued, read the source page), client-library specifics (python-telegram-bot/aiogram/grammY), and API changes after the date below — use core.telegram.org.
> Current as of: 2026-06-19

- [LLM Wiki](/raw/telegram/README.md)
- [Knowledge Base Index](/raw/telegram/wiki/index.md)
- [Bot Features](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/bot-features.md)
- [Client API (MTProto) & TDLib](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/client-api-and-tdlib.md)
- [Creating a Bot with BotFather](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/creating-a-bot-with-botfather.md)
- [Games](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/games.md)
- [Inline Mode](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/inline-mode.md)
- [Keyboards & Interface](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/keyboards-and-interface.md)
- [Messages, Media & Formatting](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/messages-and-formatting.md)
- [Mini Apps (Web Apps)](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/mini-apps.md)
- [Payments & Telegram Stars](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/payments-and-stars.md)
- [Receiving Updates: Webhooks vs Long Polling](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/receiving-updates.md)
- [The Telegram Developer Platform](/raw/telegram/wiki/concepts/what-is-the-telegram-platform.md)
- [The Bot API](/raw/telegram/wiki/entities/bot-api.md)
- [Activity Log](/raw/telegram/wiki/log.md)
- [Bot API Method & Type Catalog](/raw/telegram/wiki/summaries/bot-api-method-catalog.md)
- [Chat & User IDs](/raw/telegram/wiki/summaries/chat-and-user-ids.md)
- [Bot FAQ & Gotchas Casebook](/raw/telegram/wiki/syntheses/bot-faq-casebook.md)
- [Building Your First Bot (End to End)](/raw/telegram/wiki/syntheses/building-your-first-bot.md)