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Knowledge Base Index
CoversTelegram 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 coveredThe 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 of2026-06-19
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Concepts
| Page | Tags | Confidence | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| what-is-the-telegram-platform | telegram, bot-api, client-api | high | 2026-06-19 |
| creating-a-bot-with-botfather | botfather, token, setup | high | 2026-06-19 |
| bot-features | commands, menu, privacy | high | 2026-06-19 |
| receiving-updates | updates, webhooks, polling | high | 2026-06-19 |
| keyboards-and-interface | keyboards, inline, callback | high | 2026-06-19 |
| inline-mode | inline, inline-query | high | 2026-06-19 |
| mini-apps | mini-apps, web-apps, initdata | high | 2026-06-19 |
| payments-and-stars | payments, stars, invoices | high | 2026-06-19 |
| games | games, html5 | high | 2026-06-19 |
| messages-and-formatting | messages, formatting, media | high | 2026-06-19 |
| client-api-and-tdlib | mtproto, tdlib, client-api | high | 2026-06-19 |
Entities
| Page | Tags | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| bot-api | bot-api, http, endpoint | 2026-06-19 |
Summaries
| Page | Source | Key Topics | Created |
|---|---|---|---|
| bot-api-method-catalog | Bot API reference | methods & types map | 2026-06-19 |
| chat-and-user-ids | id conventions | chat/user/channel ids | 2026-06-19 |
Syntheses
| Page | Pages Compared | Created |
|---|---|---|
| building-your-first-bot | end-to-end bot build | 2026-06-19 |
| bot-faq-casebook | FAQ + webhook + features gotchas | 2026-06-19 |
Statistics
- Total pages: 16
- Concepts: 11
- Entities: 1
- Summaries: 2
- Syntheses: 2
- Sources ingested: 14 core.telegram.org developer pages (bots, features, Bot API reference, Mini Apps, payments, inline, webhooks, tutorial, FAQ, games, client API, MTProto, TDLib, ids)
- High confidence: 15
- Medium confidence: 1