A Telegram Bot is a computer program that behaves like a normal chat partner with additional functions. It can perform predefined tasks independently and without the users involvement. The term "bot" is derived from the term for robot. Telegram bots can do everything a human chat partner does, such as sending text messages, images, videos, and files of any other kind. They can also offer customized keyboards, produce cat memes on demand, accept payments, and act as a digital storefront. Telegram supports third-party bots that offer additional functionality.

To add a bot, simply search for it, click on the bot handle, and you will be able to interact with it in the chat window. Telegram bots can be used to perform various tasks like checking emails, converting files, playing games, and even automating customer support. Telegram bots are opening up new opportunities for businesses to acquire, engage, and retain their customers.

Telegram bots can help collect leads, provide customer support, send newsletters to existing customers, show portfolios, run marketing campaigns, or automate travel bookings. Telegram bots can also enable communication between people and programmable machines, making them useful in environments defined by users.

Telegram bots are simply Telegram accounts operated by software, not people, and they often have AI features. They can do anything, teach, play, search, broadcast, remind, connect, integrate with other services, or even pass commands to the Internet of Things. Telegrams bot platform relies on the transport layer security protocol used in HTTPS web encryption, which is not robust enough to act as the only encryption in a secure communication service meant to provide advanced protection.