# Telegram
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Replyco now offers seamless integration with the Telegram messenger app, allowing your customers to instantly reach you from virtually any device, safely and securely.
### **Step 1: Add a New Integration**
To start, click the **+ Add Integration** button in the upper-right hand corner and then click on the **Telegram logo.**
### **Step 2: Authorize Replyco — Telegram Synchronization**
From the popup window, click the **Authorize** button to proceed and allow Replyco to receive your Telegram messages.
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In order to proceed, you must have the Telegram application installed on your computer, or whichever device you’re using to set up this integration.
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### **Step 3: Follow the Link to Open Your Telegram App**
Click the **Copy** button to the right of “/newbot” and then click the **blue hyperlink** to open up Telegram’s website.
From here, a popup message will appear prompting you to **Open Telegram**. Follow this link to be redirected to your Telegram messenger app, but **keep your Replyco window open** — we’ll be going back here later to finish the setup.
### **Step 4: Start a Chat with the Telegram Bot**
You will now see a new chat with “**BotFather**” (the official Telegram bot setup account) appear in your Telegram app. Click **Start** to initiate a chat with the BotFather account and paste “**/newbot**” (copied in Step 3), or simply type “**/newbot**” and hit enter.
### **Step 5: Create Your Chat Bot**
Follow the instructions within the BotFather chat. Here, you will give your customer support chat bot both a title and username.
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The username must end with “bot”. Ex: “Replyco\_Chat\_Bot”
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Once completed, BotFather will send you a congratulations message and provide you with an **API token**. Copy this code and go back to the Replyco Telegram setup window from Step 3.
### **Step 6: Enter Your API Token**
Simply paste the code copied in the previous step into the **HTTP API** text entry field and then hit **Authorize**.
### **Step 7: All Done!**
### **Access Your Telegram Messages**
To view your Telegram messages, open the **Instant Messages** tab on the left-hand side of the screen.
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#### Still have questions?
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**We're here to help!** If you have ANY questions, need help with setup, or just want to chat about customer support (really, we are always up for a good chat), please don't hesitate to reach out via:
**Chat:** [Click on the chat icon](http://replyco.com/#chat) (lower right of the App)
**Email:**
**Phone**: US:flag\_us: +1 407-588-2574 | UK:flag\_gb: +44 20 8064 0564
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