Telegram Bot API adds paid broadcasts of up to 1,000 messages per second

What this means for you

Telegram only lets a bot send so many messages each second for free. Very big bots can now pay Telegram's own coins, called Stars, to send messages much faster. This is for bots that message huge numbers of people at once. A tool that posts one update to your channel does not need it.

The details

• Parameter: allow_paid_broadcast on sendMessage, sendPhoto, sendVideo, sendAnimation, sendAudio, sendDocument, sendPaidMedia, sendSticker, sendVideoNote, sendVoice, sendLocation, sendVenue, sendContact, sendPoll, sendDice, sendInvoice, sendGame, sendMediaGroup and copyMessage. Transactions show up as TransactionPartnerTelegramApi.
• Free limits (Bots FAQ): avoid more than one message per second in a single chat; no more than 20 messages per minute in a group; about 30 messages per second for bulk notifications. Going over returns HTTP 429.
• Paid limit: up to 1,000 messages per second. Each message over the free 30 per second costs 0.1 Stars, taken from the bot's balance, and only successfully sent messages are charged.
• Eligibility: at least 100,000 Stars on the bot's balance and at least 100,000 monthly active users, enabled in @BotFather.
• The FAQ is not dated, so these thresholds are as read on November 7, 2026.

What to do next

• Business owners: Nothing.
• Marketers and agencies: Nothing for normal channel posting. If you run a large broadcast bot, ask whether paid broadcasts pay off against spreading sends over 8 to 12 hours, as the FAQ suggests.
• Developers: Keep sends under the free limits and back off on 429. For qualifying bots, enable paid broadcasts in @BotFather and set allow_paid_broadcast: true only on bulk sends.