---
title: "Telegram Posting API — Channels & Groups | IndReelForge"
description: "Post text, photos, albums and videos to a Telegram channel or group with your own bot. Connect a bot token and chat ID, then post and schedule via API."
url: https://indreelforge.com/platforms/telegram
---
Telegram Integration

# Telegram Posting API

Post text, photos, albums and videos to your Telegram channel or group through your own bot — with the same API call you use for every other platform.

[Start Posting Free](https://indreelforge.com/signup)

## What You Can Post to Telegram

Telegram connects with a bot token from @BotFather and the channel or chat to post to. Your bot must be an admin of that channel or group with permission to post.

### Text Messages

Publish messages of up to 4,096 characters to your channel or group.

### Photos & Albums

Post a single photo or several photos at once — multiple photos are sent together as an album.

### Videos

Share videos up to 50 MB, the Telegram Bot API upload limit.

## Quick Start: Telegram Posting API

Once Telegram is connected to a profile, posting is one request. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with an API key from your dashboard and my-brand with your profile name.

```
curl -X POST https://api.indreelforge.com/api/upload_photos \
  -H 'Authorization: Apikey YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -F 'user=my-brand' \
  -F 'title=Behind the scenes from this week' \
  -F 'photos[]=@photo1.jpg' \
  -F 'photos[]=@photo2.jpg' \
  -F 'platform[]=telegram'
```

This request posts two photos to your Telegram channel as an album. Swap in /api/upload_text or /api/upload for text or video. [Read the Telegram guide →](https://docs.indreelforge.com/platform-guides/telegram)

## Key Features for Telegram

### Your Own Bot

Posts come from a bot you create and control with @BotFather. IndReelForge verifies the token and the bot's access to your chat before saving it, encrypted.

### Channels and Groups

Post to a public channel by its @username, or to a private channel or group by its numeric chat ID.

### Scheduling

Schedule Telegram posts from the dashboard or the API so updates go out at the right time for your subscribers.

### Cross-Platform Posting

Send the same post to Telegram, Discord, X, Instagram and more in one request, with per-platform text overrides like telegram_title.

## How It Works

1

### Create a Bot

Message @BotFather in Telegram, send /newbot, and copy the bot token it gives you.

2

### Make It an Admin

Add the bot to your channel or group as an admin that can post messages.

3

### Connect It to a Profile

In the IndReelForge dashboard, open a profile, click Connect next to Telegram and enter the bot token and the channel @username or chat ID. We verify both live.

4

### Post via API or Dashboard

Send platform[]=telegram with the upload endpoints, or post and schedule from the dashboard.

## Who Uses the Telegram Posting API?

### Channel Owners

Keep a Telegram channel active with the same content you publish elsewhere, without copying posts by hand.

### E-commerce & Deals

Push product drops and offers with photo albums to subscribers the moment they go live.

### Media & Newsletters

Distribute articles, clips and updates to your Telegram audience from your existing publishing workflow.

## Telegram API FAQ

### Can I post to a Telegram channel via API?

Yes. Connect your bot token and channel to a profile, then send platform[]=telegram with the IndReelForge upload endpoints to post text, photos, albums or videos.

### Why does the bot need to be an admin?

Telegram only lets bots post to a channel when they are an admin with permission to post. In groups, the bot needs permission to send messages.

### What do I enter as the channel or chat?

A public channel's @username (for example @mychannel), or the numeric chat ID of a private channel or group, which starts with -100.

### How big can Telegram videos be?

Up to 50 MB per file, the Telegram Bot API upload limit.

## Telegram Posting API Pricing

Start with the free plan, which includes 10 uploads per month shared across your connected platforms. No credit card required.

[View all pricing plans →](https://indreelforge.com/pricing)

## Explore More

### Other platforms

- [Instagram API →](https://indreelforge.com/platforms/instagram)
- [YouTube API →](https://indreelforge.com/platforms/youtube)
- [TikTok API →](https://indreelforge.com/platforms/tiktok)
- [LinkedIn API →](https://indreelforge.com/platforms/linkedin)
- [X (Twitter) API →](https://indreelforge.com/platforms/x-twitter)
- [Facebook API →](https://indreelforge.com/platforms/facebook)
- [All 16 platforms →](https://indreelforge.com/platforms)

### Automation & no-code

- [n8n integration →](https://indreelforge.com/integrations/n8n)
- [Make.com integration →](https://indreelforge.com/integrations/make)
- [Zapier integration →](https://indreelforge.com/integrations/zapier)
- [Airtable integration →](https://indreelforge.com/integrations/airtable)
- [AI Agents (LangChain, OpenAI) →](https://indreelforge.com/integrations/ai-agents)

### Get started

- [Pricing →](https://indreelforge.com/pricing)
- [API Documentation →](https://docs.indreelforge.com)
- [Status →](https://indreelforge.com/status)
- [Sign up free →](https://indreelforge.com/signup)

## Start Posting to Telegram Today

Create a bot with @BotFather, connect it in under a minute, and post text, albums and videos to your Telegram channel from one API call.

[Get Your Free API Key](https://indreelforge.com/signup)