# Telegram

> Integrate your Quickchat AI Agent with Telegram. Learn how to create a Telegram bot and connect it to Quickchat in a few simple steps.

In this guide, we'll go through how to integrate your AI Agent into Telegram. Here's an overview of what we'll cover:

1. Creating a Telegram bot
2. Configuring the bot with Quickchat

## Video Tutorial

If you'd like to view a video version of this Telegram guide, please find the video below:

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## Create Telegram bot

Telegram is one of the most popular messaging apps these days. Developer-friendly as they are, they created a tool called BotFather which makes the process of creating a Telegram bot very easy and fun.

We provide a quick walkthrough, where we will create a Telegram bot that is an expert on a fun game called 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel.

Start a conversation with BotFather and say `/newbot` to create your bot. You will be prompted to provide bot's name and unique username. The end-goal of this exchange is to obtain the API key, which we will supply in the Quickchat AI App to expose the Quickchat Assistant to Telegram.

![TelegramCreateBot](https://docs.quickchat.ai/_astro/create_bot_1.CPAiPolj.gif)

And that’s it! BotFather will return your bot token. We will use it in the next step, so do not close the tab or make note of it.

:::tip
You can use other commands such as `/setuserpic` or `/setabouttext` to customize your bot. Say `/help` to see a list of all commands you can send to BotFather
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## Configure your bot with Quickchat

Now, head over to the Quickchat AI dashboard, navigate to **External Apps**, click on Telegram and paste your token.
![telegram_integration](https://docs.quickchat.ai/_astro/telegram_integration.F_66xH70.png)

And that's it! **The integration is complete.** 🎉 Your AI chat bot is ready to be tested on Telegram.

![TelegramGif2](https://docs.quickchat.ai/_astro/telegram_intro.xxKNAw0o.gif)