Guides and tips for Telegram bot developers
Every name you try on BotFather is taken. Here are 5 strategies to find an available Telegram bot username — and a faster workflow using bulk generation.
Struggling to find a bot username that isn't taken? Here's a practical guide with 10 strategies that actually work — from creative prefixes to leet-speak tricks.
Everything you need to know about Telegram's bot naming requirements: length limits, allowed characters, the "bot" suffix rule, and common mistakes to avoid.
Need a creative Telegram bot username? Browse ideas for utility, finance, AI, gaming, community, and e-commerce bots — all following BotFather's naming rules.
All 18 special characters that need escaping in MarkdownV2, the three exceptions (code blocks, inline code, links), and escape functions in Python and Node.js.
Complete guide to inline keyboards: JSON structure, button types, callback_data limits, UX best practices, and code examples in Python and Node.js.
Understand the three rate limit levels (per-chat, per-group, global), what triggers 429 errors, and how to implement queuing with retry logic.