Telegram → Copygram bot needs to be added as ADMIN, not just member

By Aisha R. · 2026-05-02T20:27:00.697766+00:00 · 138 votes · 5 comments · 6072 views

Just lost an evening on this. If the bot is a regular channel member it can read messages but for some channel types it can't. Promote it to admin (no permissions needed beyond default), restart the room, and signals start flowing.

5 comments

Kenji T. · @kenji_t · 2026-05-02T19:27:00.697766+00:00

Good shout on rotating secrets. I now treat them like API keys.

Score: 9

Kenji T. · @kenji_t · 2026-05-08T08:27:00.697766+00:00

Good shout on rotating secrets. I now treat them like API keys.

Score: 9

Kenji T. · @kenji_t · 2026-05-08T23:27:00.697766+00:00

Good shout on rotating secrets. I now treat them like API keys.

Score: 9

Ravi · @ravi_s · 2026-05-09T00:27:00.697766+00:00

This is the cleanest reference for the payload I've seen, thanks.

Score: 6

Kenji T. · @kenji_t · 2026-05-10T07:27:00.697766+00:00

Good shout on rotating secrets. I now treat them like API keys.

Score: 9