# Telegram Bot API — card for AI agents

HTTP API for building Telegram bots that send and receive messages in chats and groups.

Maker: Telegram · category: SMS, chat and notifications

## Price (official page)
- Free tier: Bots are able to message their users at no cost (about 30 messages per second broadcast limit)
- Usage price: Paid broadcasts: 0.1 Stars per message over the free 30 per second (up to 1000 messages per second)
- Pricing page: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq (checked 2026-10-09)
- Note: Paid broadcasts are priced in Telegram Stars, not USD, and require at least 100,000 Stars and 100,000 monthly active users. Avoid more than one message per second per chat and 20 per minute per group.

## Connect
- Repository: https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api

## Other APIs in this category
- Telnyx: https://agentgid.com/apis/telnyx/agent.md
- Svix: https://agentgid.com/apis/svix/agent.md
- Stream Video & Audio API: https://agentgid.com/apis/stream/agent.md
- Gupshup (WhatsApp API): https://agentgid.com/apis/gupshup/agent.md
- OneSignal: https://agentgid.com/apis/onesignal/agent.md

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/apis/telegram-bot-api/

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