Telegram

Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice-over-IP service that provides a comprehensive Bot API for developers to build bots, automate workflows, send notifications, and create interactive experiences on the Telegram platform. The platform supports text messages, media sharing, payments, inline keyboards, inline queries, webhooks, and live location sharing.

Telegram publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Bot Info API, Chat Management API, Getting Updates API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Bots, Chat, Messaging, Notification, and Payments.

The Telegram catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Telegram’s developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, GitHub presence, and 9 more developer resources.

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47.3/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 29/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

10 APIs

Bots Chat Messaging Notification Payments Telegram

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Composite quality — 47.3/100 · developing

Contract Quality 14.4 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 3.6 / 17

Access Clarity 6.3 / 17

Operational Transparency 3.2 / 11

Contract Governance 5.6 / 10

Discoverability 6.3 / 9

Regulatory Posture 5.9 / 15

Agent readiness — 29/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Open Collections 11

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Telegram Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License

License

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: telegram
name: Telegram
description: Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice-over-IP service that provides a comprehensive Bot API for
  developers to build bots, automate workflows, send notifications, and create interactive experiences on the Telegram platform.
  The platform supports text messages, media sharing, payments, inline keyboards, inline queries, webhooks, and live location
  sharing.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://telegram.org/img/t_logo.png
tags:
- Bots
- Chat
- Messaging
- Notification
- Payments
- Telegram
tags_raw:
- Bots
- Chat
- Messaging
- Notifications
- Payments
- Telegram
created: '2025-02-12'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/telegram/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: telegram:telegram-tdlib
  name: Telegram TDLib (Telegram Database Library)
  description: TDLib is a cross-platform, fully functional Telegram client library for third-party developers. TDLib takes
    care of all network implementation details, encryption and local data storage, allowing developers to build custom Telegram
    clients. It is open source, written in C++, and compatible with virtually any programming language through bindings.
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/tdlib
  baseURL: https://core.telegram.org/tdlib
  version: '1.8'
  tags:
  - Client Library
  - Cross-Platform
  - MTProto
  - Open-Source
  - Telegram
  tags_raw:
  - Client Library
  - Cross-Platform
  - MTProto
  - Open Source
  - Telegram
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/tdlib
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://core.telegram.org/tdlib/getting-started
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/td
  contact:
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/td
- aid: telegram:telegram-bot-info-api
  name: Telegram Bot Info API
  description: Methods for getting and setting bot information
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  baseURL: https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}
  tags:
  - Bot Info
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telegram-bot-info-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/telegram-graphql.md
- aid: telegram:telegram-chat-management-api
  name: Telegram Chat Management API
  description: Methods for managing chats and chat settings
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  baseURL: https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}
  tags:
  - Chat Management
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telegram-chat-management-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/telegram-graphql.md
- aid: telegram:telegram-getting-updates-api
  name: Telegram Getting Updates API
  description: Methods for receiving incoming updates from Telegram
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  baseURL: https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}
  tags:
  - Getting Updates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telegram-getting-updates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/telegram-graphql.md
- aid: telegram:telegram-invites-api
  name: Telegram Invites API
  description: Methods for managing chat invite links
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  baseURL: https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}
  tags:
  - Invites
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telegram-invites-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/telegram-graphql.md
- aid: telegram:telegram-member-management-api
  name: Telegram Member Management API
  description: Methods for managing chat members and administrators
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  baseURL: https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}
  tags:
  - Member Management
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telegram-member-management-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/telegram-graphql.md
- aid: telegram:telegram-message-editing-api
  name: Telegram Message Editing API
  description: Methods for editing and deleting messages
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  baseURL: https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}
  tags:
  - Message Editing
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telegram-message-editing-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/telegram-graphql.md
- aid: telegram:telegram-messaging-api
  name: Telegram Messaging API
  description: Methods for sending messages and media
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  baseURL: https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}
  tags:
  - Messaging
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telegram-messaging-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/telegram-graphql.md
- aid: telegram:telegram-payments-api
  name: Telegram Payments API
  description: Methods for handling Telegram Payments
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  baseURL: https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}
  tags:
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telegram-payments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/telegram-graphql.md
- aid: telegram:telegram-stickers-api
  name: Telegram Stickers API
  description: Methods for working with sticker sets
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  baseURL: https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}
  tags:
  - Stickers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telegram-stickers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/telegram-graphql.md
common:
- type: License
  name: BSL-1.0
  url: https://github.com/tdlib/td/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/telegram-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/telegram-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/telegram-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/telegram-messenger
- type: Authentication
  url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://telegram.org/tos
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://telegram.org/privacy
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://core.telegram.org
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://downdetector.com/status/telegram/
- type: Blog
  url: https://telegram.org/blog
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/tdlib
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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