Telegram APIs![DQmQvjJvLVAtSnsBMM1SbWGzyoUNvUQJJv6NDNq3qyikdRJ.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQvjJvLVAtSnsBMM1SbWGzyoUNvUQJJv6NDNq3qyikdRJ/DQmQvjJvLVAtSnsBMM1SbWGzyoUNvUQJJv6NDNq3qyikdRJ.png)

The Bot API allows you to easily create programs that use Telegram messages for an interface. The Telegram API allows you to build your own customized Telegram clients. You are welcome to use both APIs free of charge.

Bot API

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This API allows you to connect bots to our system. Telegram Bots are special accounts that do not require an additional phone number to set up. These accounts serve as an interface for code running somewhere on your server.

To use this, you don't need to know anything about how our MTProto encryption protocol works — our intermediary server will handle all encryption and communication with the Telegram API for you. You communicate with this server via a simple HTTPS-interface that offers a simplified version of the Telegram API.