Telegram Groups

Bots can work in Telegram group chats. In group chats, a bot responds when:

• It is added to a group

• A member joins the group

• A member leaves the group

• A new group is created with the bot as a member

• A member replies to a bot message

You may use bots to manage your groups and communities, play games, and share information amongst all the members of a group easily with scheduled or recurring Broadcasts.

A group is represented as a single User on BotDistrikt, no matter how many members are in it. Groups can be identified with the word (Group) in their names, and User Type group in their profiles.

(Group) in a user's name shows that this user is a group

User Type group shows that this user is a group

Added to a group

When you add the bot to a group, a postback event is triggered. To make the bot respond to this event, you must add a rule with the following condition

Context	Property	Function	Value
message	postback	equals	botAdded

If the above rule is not added, the bot will respond with its default fallback story

Member joins the group

When a new member joins a group the bot is in, a postback event is triggered. To make the bot respond to this event, you must add a rule with the following condition

Context	Property	Function	Value
message	postback	equals	memberAdded

If the above rule is not added, the bot will respond with its default fallback story

Member leaves the group

When a member leaves a group the bot is in, a postback event is triggered. To make the bot respond to this event, you must add a rule with the following condition

Context	Property	Function	Value
message	postback	equals	memberRemoved

If the above rule is not added, the bot will respond with its default fallback story

New group with bot

When a new group is created with the bot as a member, a postback event is triggered. To make the bot respond to this event, you must add a rule with the following condition

Context	Property	Function	Value
message	postback	equals	groupChatCreated

If the above rule is not added, the bot will respond with its default fallback story

Reply to message

Inside a group, a Telegram bot only responds when one of its previous messages is Replied to

The bot only responds to "Replied to" messages

Tagging a bot by its username will not make the bot respond. Its message must be Replied to

When a bot provides quick replies in a group, clicking on a quick reply automatically "Replies to" the bot, thus making it easier to chat with in groups

Location quick replies do not work in groups