I’m in a bit of a pickle and could use some advice. Our team built this super cool Telegram bot that does a bunch of complex stuff. The thing is, one of our devs set it up using their personal phone number. Now we’re wondering:
Can we switch the bot’s owner to someone else?
Is there a way to add another person as an admin?
We want to make sure we don’t lose access to the bot if the original creator leaves or something. Any tips on managing bot ownership would be awesome. Thanks in advance for your help!
yo, i feel ur pain. been there, done that. sadly, telegram’s kinda stubborn bout bot ownership. ur best bet? make a fresh bot with BotFather using a shared account. bit of a hassle updating the code, but beats losing access. or maybe set up a team telegram account for the bot? just keep that token safe, ya know? good luck!
From my experience, transferring bot ownership in Telegram isn’t straightforward. The best workaround I’ve found is to create a new bot using BotFather under a shared team account. You’ll need to update your code with the new bot token, but this ensures collective access. Alternatively, you could set up a dedicated Telegram account for the bot and share those credentials within your team. Just remember to implement strict security measures to protect the bot token and account details. It’s not ideal, but it’s the most practical solution I’ve come across for managing team access to Telegram bots.
I’ve encountered a similar situation, and it can indeed be quite challenging. Telegram doesn’t offer a direct way to transfer bot ownership or to add multiple administrators, because the bot remains linked to the account that created it. An alternative is for the current owner to create a dedicated Telegram account for the bot so that the team can share access through that account. Another method is to use BotFather to recreate the bot under a different account and then update your code with the new bot token. In any case, it’s crucial to keep the bot token secure.