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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 11 more developer resources.

🌐 Visit website 📡 Source on GitHub

46.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware open core · BSL-1.0 Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 APIs

Bots Chat Messaging Notification Payments Telegram

Kin Score

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 46.8/100 · developing

Contract Quality 10.8 / 16

Developer Ergonomics 5.6 / 13

Access Clarity 4.8 / 13

Operational Transparency 3.8 / 8

Contract Governance 4.3 / 8

Discoverability 4.5 / 7

Regulatory Posture 5.9 / 15

Open Source Surface 0.0 / 10

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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The six quality facets above are damped to 65 points between them, because both conditional facets apply and carry 35 points together. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 65% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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APIs 10

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

Telegram TDLib (Telegram Database Library)

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...

Telegram Bot Info API

Methods for getting and setting bot information

Telegram Chat Management API

Methods for managing chats and chat settings

Telegram Getting Updates API

Methods for receiving incoming updates from Telegram

Telegram Invites API

Methods for managing chat invite links

Telegram Member Management API

Methods for managing chat members and administrators

Telegram Message Editing API

Methods for editing and deleting messages

Telegram Messaging API

Methods for sending messages and media

Telegram Payments API

Methods for handling Telegram Payments

Telegram Stickers API

Methods for working with sticker sets

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Open Collections 11

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Telegram Bot Bot Info API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telegram Bot API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telegram Bot Bot Info Chat Management API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telegram Bot Bot Info Getting Updates API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telegram Bot Bot Info Invites API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telegram Bot Bot Info Member Management API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telegram Bot Bot Info Message Editing API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telegram Bot Bot Info Messaging API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telegram Bot Bot Info Payments API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telegram Bot Bot Info Stickers API

OPEN COLLECTION

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Telegram GraphQL Schema

A conceptual GraphQL schema for the Telegram Bot API, derived from the official

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Telegram Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

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.

Telegram Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Telegram Context

12 classes · 31 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Telegram API Rules

13 rules · 5 errors 6 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Telegram API Rules

6 rules · 5 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

Telegram Message

21 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Telegram Update

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Telegram Message Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Telegram Get Updates Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Telegram Send Message Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Telegram Send Poll Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Telegram Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Telegram Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Telegram Agentic Access

51 operations · 51 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

51 operations · 51 acting

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 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

IssueTracker

IssueTracker

StatusPage

StatusPage

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License

License

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

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
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: BSL-1.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
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: Website
  url: https://www.telegram.org/
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/tdlib/td/issues
- 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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