How to Create a Telegram Bot with BotFather (Step-by-Step)

Telegram makes it remarkably easy to create your own bot — no code required. In this guide you'll create a bot with BotFather, grab its token, and see how to turn it into a fully working AI assistant.

What is BotFather?

BotFather is Telegram's official bot for creating and managing bots. It handles registration, naming, and issuing the bot token — the credential that lets software send and receive messages as your bot.

Step 1: Open BotFather

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather.
2. Make sure it has a blue verified checkmark — there are many imitators.
3. Press Start.

Step 2: Create your bot

Send the command:

/newbot

BotFather asks for two things:

• Name — the display name people see in chats (e.g. My Jarvix Assistant).
• Username — must be unique and end in bot (e.g. my_jarvix_assistant_bot).

Step 3: Save your bot token

BotFather replies with a token that looks like this:

123456789:AAHfV3xkWsvBXt1o2example_token

Treat this token like a password. Anyone who has it can control your bot. If it ever leaks, go back to BotFather and use /revoke to generate a new one.

Step 4: Give your bot a brain

A freshly created bot doesn't do anything yet — it needs software behind it to read and answer messages. You have two options:

• Build it yourself: write a server with the Telegram Bot API, host it, keep it online, and wire it to an AI model.
• Use a managed platform: paste your bot token into a platform like MyJarvix, and it connects your bot to a personal AI assistant that's always on — no servers or code required.

Useful BotFather commands

Next steps

Once your bot token is ready, connecting it to an AI assistant takes about a minute — see our Telegram setup guide for the walkthrough.