Create a Telegram App

To connect the Telegram App Chat Gateway to Webitel, you have to do the following:

1. Have a Telegram account registered to a phone number.

2. Log in to the site https://my.telegram.org.

3. Go to API development tools. Fill out the form and click the Create application button (Fig.1).

Fig. 1. Create application

The configuration page opens. The following parameters are taken from here (Fig. 2):

• API id
• API hash

Fig. 2. Configuration

5. Go to Webitel – Admin, Chat Gateways page, and create a new Chat Gateway by selecting Telegram App (Fig.3).

Fig. 3. New chat gateway modal window

6. Fill in the fields  (Fig. 4) using the previously obtained data (see point 4).

Fig. 4. Telegram App tab

7. Click the Save button. The Sign in to Telegram button appears (Fig. 5).

Fig. 5. Sign in to Telegram

8. Click the Sign in to Telegram button and log in to Telegram (the same phone number as point 2).

Fig. 6. Sign in to Telegram

Fig. 7. Sign in to Telegram