Connect a Telegram bot with its token
channels
// what it does
Telegram is the fastest channel — no plugin, just a bot token from @BotFather. Set channels.telegram.botToken (or the TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN env var), start the gateway, then DM the bot; it replies with a pairing code you approve. Telegram does not use the QR-based channels login flow.
// shell
$ openclaw channels add --channel telegram$ openclaw pairing approve telegram my-code// gotcha
Token resolution is account-aware — tokenFile beats botToken beats env. Put numeric Telegram user IDs, not @usernames, in allowlists, since usernames can change under you.