Connect OpenClaw to Telegram (Recommended)

What you’ll achieve

• Create a Telegram bot and get the Bot Token
• Enable Telegram channel in OpenClaw
• Restart gateway and verify responses
• Fix common issues: no replies, blocked network, pairing failures

Step 0: Ensure gateway is running

openclaw gateway status || trueopenclaw gateway --detach

Step 1: Create a bot (BotFather)

• Search @BotFather → /newbot → get the TOKEN

Step 2: Configure

openclaw config set channels.telegram.botToken "YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN"openclaw config set channels.telegram.enabled true

Step 3: Restart gateway

openclaw gateway restart

Step 4: Test in Telegram

• Find your bot → /start → send a message

Step 5: Approve pairing (if required)

openclaw pairing approve telegram <PAIRING_CODE>

Proxy tip (restricted networks)

export https_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:7890export http_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:7890openclaw gateway restart

Next steps

• Troubleshooting: /docs/troubleshooting
• Advanced allowlists & security: /docs/advanced-config