Telegram Bot

A Telegram bot is an account controlled by code rather than a human, created and configured through @BotFather using Telegram's Bot API. Bots can send and receive messages, respond to commands, present inline keyboards, and — for channels specifically — post content on a schedule, which is the underlying mechanism tools like Creaflow use for auto-posting. Bots are distinct from Mini Apps: a bot handles messaging and commands, while a Mini App (if the bot launches one) provides a richer in-chat web interface. A bot needs to be added as an admin to post directly to a channel.