I’ve been looking through the documentation but can’t seem to find a clear answer to this. Is it actually possible for a Telegram bot to automatically create new group chats where the bot itself becomes an administrator?
I’m specifically wondering if the bot can:
Set up new groups programmatically
Get admin permissions in those groups
Generate invitation links that people can use to join
I checked the official API docs but didn’t see any methods that would let bots create groups directly. Has anyone managed to do this or know if there’s a workaround? Maybe there’s something I missed in the documentation or a different approach I should be taking.
Any help would be greatly appreciated since this feature would be really useful for my project.
Nope, Telegram’s bot API doesn’t support this. I tried building somethng like this for my Discord-style server and hit walls everywhere. Best workaround I found was deep linking - you can create special bot links that pre-fill the group creation form, but users still have to manually hit create. Pretty annoying, but it’s decent for automating most of the setup.
Nope, there’s no way to create groups through the Bot API - Telegram designed it this way for security reasons. I spent ages researching this for a project management bot and confirmed bots just can’t create groups. I also tested the MTProto API (user API) but that doesn’t work reliably either. Telegram actively blocks automated group creation because they see it as spam. What I ended up doing was building a notification system. When we need new groups, the bot sends setup instructions to authorized users. It generates the group names, descriptions, and settings, then walks them through the quick manual process - takes maybe 30 seconds. Once the groups exist and you make the bot an admin, everything else works great - invite links, member management, automated moderation. You only need manual creation for that first step, but honestly this gives you better control over group sprawl anyway.
Hit this same problem last year building a community management system. Short answer: no - Telegram bots can’t create groups through the Bot API.
Telegram restricts this on purpose. Only real users can create groups. Bots can only join existing groups after users add them and manually promote them to admin.
Here’s what I did instead of fighting the API limitations. Built an automation flow that handles group management through a different approach.
It monitors triggers like new user registrations or project requests, then sends templated messages to designated admins with all the group details pre-filled. When they create the group manually, another automation handles invitation links and member management.
This actually works better than direct bot creation. You get better control over group policies and can integrate with other tools in your stack. Plus you can add approval workflows and logging without wrestling with API restrictions.
The whole thing runs automatically once it’s set up, so you’re not manually managing groups anyway. Just a smarter way around Telegram’s limitations.
You’re right - the Bot API can’t create groups directly. Hit this same wall building a bot for study groups and had to get creative. Telegram blocks this to prevent spam, but there’s a decent workaround. I built a hybrid flow where users start group creation through the bot, then it walks them through the manual steps. The bot gives clear instructions and generates all the config details they need. Once they’ve created the group and added the bot as admin, it takes over - handles invite links with exportChatInviteLink, manages admin stuff, stores group data, and automates member onboarding. You keep Telegram’s security benefits but still get most of the automation. The manual part is actually pretty quick for users.