Setting Up a Custom Bot

Setting Up a Custom Bot

Instead of using the default Metricgram bot, you can connect your own custom Telegram bot for a fully branded experience.

Why Use a Custom Bot?

• Branding -- the bot appears with your own name, photo, and description
• Trust -- members see your brand instead of "Metricgram Bot"
• Professionalism -- perfect for paid communities and business groups

Creating Your Custom Bot

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather.
2. Send /newbot and follow the prompts to:

- Choose a name for your bot (e.g., "MyCommunity Assistant")

- Choose a username (must end in "bot", e.g., "mycommunity_bot")

1. BotFather will give you a bot token. Copy it.

Connecting to Metricgram

1. In your Metricgram dashboard, go to Account > Custom Bot.
2. Paste the bot token from BotFather.
3. Click "Connect".
4. Metricgram will verify the token and display your bot's information.
5. Add your custom bot to your Telegram groups as an administrator (same process as the default bot).

Customizing Your Bot

Through BotFather, you can also set:

• Profile photo -- /setuserpic
• Description -- /setdescription
• About text -- /setabouttext
• Commands list -- /setcommands

Important Notes

• One custom bot per account -- your custom bot replaces the default Metricgram bot for all your groups.
• Do not share your bot token with anyone. It provides full control over your bot.
• If you revoke the token in BotFather, you will need to update it in Metricgram as well.