Connect Telegram and answer players from a group

Answer players from a Telegram group: each player gets a topic with their profile, and you reply inside it.

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On this page
  1. Set it up
  2. Answering

Set it up

  1. In Telegram, create a bot with @BotFather and copy its token.
  2. Create a group for your team and turn on Topics (recommended: one topic per player).
  3. Add the bot to the group as an admin so it can create topics.
  4. In Inngame, open Settings → Apps → your app → Integrations → Telegram, paste the token and pick the group.

Inngame sets up the webhook and posts a confirmation in the group. Only a signed-in admin can connect it.

Answering

  • Messages arrive translated, with the game context and photos. Your replies (text or photos) are translated back.
  • Buttons under each message: Close, Let AI answer, Ask review, Open (in the inbox). AI drafts come with Send, Discard and Edit in inbox.
  • Commands in a player's topic: /close, /reopen, /ai, /draft, /noai, /review, /block. Anywhere in the group: /stats, /pause, /resume, /help.

Answering a player turns the AI off for that conversation. Replies from the inbox or the AI are echoed in the topic, so everyone sees the full thread.

Bug spike alerts and the weekly digest are posted in the group too. More in the integration docs.

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