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New feature Telegram Severity: medium

Telegram Bot API lets bots send messages on behalf of business accounts

Announced31 Mar 2024
Effective31 Mar 2024
StatusIn effect

What changed

Bot API 7.2 (March 31, 2024) added BusinessConnection updates, business_message, edited_business_message and deleted_business_messages updates, getBusinessConnection, and the business_connection_id parameter on sendMessage, sendPhoto, sendVideo, sendMediaGroup and the other send methods. Bot API 10.0 (May 8, 2026) allowed business bots to manage user accounts without a Telegram Premium subscription.

What it means

A Telegram user with a business account can connect a bot that reads and sends messages in their private chats for them.

Who is affected

Tools that reply to customers or send messages for small businesses on Telegram.

What to do by 31 Mar 2024

Optional. Handle business_connection updates and pass business_connection_id on send calls to act for a connected business account.

What this means for you

A business on Telegram can now hand its chats to a bot. The bot can read messages and answer customers as if it were the business itself. A social media tool can use this to reply for you. Since May 2026 this no longer needs a paid Telegram Premium plan.

The details

  • Connection: the bot receives a business_connection update when a business account connects or disconnects it; getBusinessConnection returns the details.
  • Incoming: business_message, edited_business_message and deleted_business_messages updates.
  • Outgoing: business_connection_id on sendMessage, sendPhoto, sendVideo, sendAnimation, sendAudio, sendDocument, sendSticker, sendVideoNote, sendVoice, sendLocation, sendVenue, sendContact, sendPoll, sendDice, sendGame, sendMediaGroup and sendChatAction.
  • Later releases: 7.5 (June 18, 2024) added editing business messages; 7.8 (July 31, 2024) pinning; 9.0 (April 11, 2025) replaced can_reply with a BusinessBotRights object and added profile and story management; 10.0 (May 8, 2026) removed the Telegram Premium requirement for business bots.

What to do next

  • Business owners: If you answer customers on Telegram, a bot connected to your Telegram business account can now send replies for you.
  • Marketers and agencies: Ask whether your inbox or scheduling tool supports Telegram business connections.
  • Developers: Store the business_connection_id, check BusinessBotRights before acting, and pass the id on every send for that account.

Primary sources

Checked against the source 7 Nov 2026

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