First Steps After Connecting

First Steps After Connecting Your Group

After connecting your group, you do not need to configure everything on day one. If you want the most useful starting point, focus on these steps.

Keep the setup stages straight: first link your Telegram account to your Metricgram account, then connect each group by adding the Metricgram bot. Linking the account alone does not start group analytics; the bot must be connected and have its requested permissions.

1. Check your dashboard

Your group should already appear and start showing activity. Use the dashboard to confirm that the connection worked correctly.

2. Set up a welcome message

If you want new members to receive context from the start, configure a welcome message in Messaging > Welcome messages. It is one of the highest-impact settings you can enable early on.

3. Create your first automatic reply

Go to Messaging > Automatic replies and create a reply for a common question or keyword. It is a quick way to start automating useful tasks.

4. Leave the rest for later

Features like summaries, gamification, monetization, or AI chatbots are optional. You can enable them later as your group needs them.

Note: The standard bot records new activity as Telegram sends it after connection. Recovering earlier messages is optional: open Group synchronization, sign in to Telegram with your phone number and verification code, and choose Import history in the Message history card for the selected group. Telegram may also ask for your two-step verification password. Signing in or connecting a group does not start recovery. The available history is imported in the background, page by page, and can take hours in large groups. Some charts still need time to collect enough events.

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