Telegram Bot Builder
Trusted75/100Build Telegram bots with grammY, Telegraf, or python-telegram-bot. Covers Bot API v10.2 webhooks vs polling, inline keyboards, commands, middleware patterns, Telegram Stars + Gifts payments, Mini Apps 2.0, Bot Business mode, and Hebrew message handling with RTL support. Use when building a Telegram bot, setting up webhooks, handling Hebrew messages in a bot, or integrating Telegram payments. Do NOT use for WhatsApp bots (use israeli-whatsapp-business), voice bots (use hebrew-voice-bot-builder), or general chatbot design patterns (use hebrew-chatbot-builder).
Trust score 75/100 (Trusted) · 91+ installs · 4 GitHub contributors · MIT license
Building Telegram bots for Israeli users involves challenges that agents consistently get wrong: framework choice confusion between grammY, Telegraf, and python-telegram-bot, webhook misconfiguration with port restrictions, Hebrew/RTL text corruption in inline keyboards and formatted messages, and payment integration gaps with Telegram Stars.
skills-ilHow to use this skill
Not sure how? Read the guide- 1. Click "Download ZIP" to download the skill files.
- 2. Open Claude Desktop and go to Customize > Skills.
- 3. Click "+" and select "Upload a skill", then upload the ZIP file.
- 4. Start a new conversation. The skill will activate automatically when relevant.
Developers? Install via command line (CLI)
npx skills-il add skills-il/developer-tools@v1.3.0-telegram-bot-builder --skill telegram-bot-builder -a claude-codeWhen to Apply
- When building a new Telegram bot with grammY, Telegraf, or python-telegram-bot
- When setting up webhooks for a production Telegram bot
- When handling Hebrew/RTL messages in a Telegram bot
- When integrating Telegram Stars payments into a bot
- When deploying a Telegram bot to Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, or VPS
Try These Prompts
Build a Telegram bot with grammY that shows a Hebrew menu using inline keyboards, handles callback queries, and sets up a webhook for Vercel
Set up a webhook for my Telegram bot on an Express server on port 443 with secret token verification
Add Telegram Stars payments to my bot, including invoice creation and pre-checkout handler
Build a Telegram bot with python-telegram-bot v22 that receives Hebrew messages and uses ConversationHandler
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
Corrected an outdated claim: connecting a bot to a Telegram Business account no longer requires Premium. Also refreshed to Bot API 10.2, added a Group Privacy Mode section, and fixed several broken code examples (Gifts, Stars subscriptions, Mini Apps, python-telegram-bot).
Jul 25, 2026
Updated cited Bot API from v9.6 to v10.0 across SKILL.md, SKILL_HE.md, and metadata.json; mentioned Managed Bots and v10.0 guest-bot multi-agent flow; added Recommended MCP Servers + Reference Links sections; added evidence.json.
May 20, 2026
Bot API 9.5 to 9.6 (verified 2026-04-25), Bot Business mode, Stars/Gifts/paid_media, Mini Apps 2.0, rate limits, Asia/Jerusalem scheduling, Israeli phone contact-discovery.
Apr 25, 2026
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