# Telegram

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/telegram/  
**Website:** https://core.telegram.org  
**APIs profiled:** 10

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.

## Kin Score — 47.3 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 47.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 67.9 |
| Governance | 54.5 |
| Contract Governance | 54.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 28.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 36.8 |
| Access Clarity | 36.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Payments**: 39.1 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (10)

- **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

## Agentic access (1)

- **Telegram Agentic Access** — 51 operations · 51 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Telegram Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Telegram Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Telegram Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Bots, Chat, Messaging, Notification, Payments, Telegram

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/telegram/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.