Introduction

Before you start coding, you need to set up your bot properly on Telegram. First, it’s necessary to have a Telegram account. If you don’t have one yet, you can create one by visiting the official Telegram website.

Getting Started

Getting the Token

Remember to keep your bot’s token secret as it can be used to control your bot.

Next, you will need to create an account on Square Cloud, which can be done through the sign up page. You can use your email to create an account.
Finally, you need to have an active paid plan on your account. You can view our plans and purchase one according to your needs here.

Using wrappers for bot creation

Ensure you have Node.js installed on your system. If not, you can download it from the official Node.js website.
Initialize a new Node.js project using npm init. This will create a new package.json file for your project:

npm init -y

Install the node-telegram-bot-api library using npm:

npm install node-telegram-bot-api

Create a new JavaScript file (e.g., index.js) and add the following code to create a basic Discord bot:

index.js
// Importing the node-telegram-bot-api library
const TelegramBot = require("node-telegram-bot-api");

// Configuring the API key
const token = "your token here";

// Initializing the bot
const bot = new TelegramBot(token, { polling: true });

// Getting bot information
bot.getMe().then((botInfo) => {
  // Getting the bot's name
  const botName = botInfo.username;

  // Defining a route for messages that are not commands
  bot.on("message", (msg) => {
    // Getting the chat ID
    const chatId = msg.chat.id;
    // Getting the user's message
    const userMsg = msg.text;
    // Formatting the message to be sent
    const responseMsg = `${botName} Says: ${userMsg}`;
    // Sending the message
    bot.sendMessage(chatId, responseMsg);
  });

  // Printing the bot's name
  console.log(botName);
});

Ensure you have Node.js installed on your system. If not, you can download it from the official Node.js website.
Initialize a new Node.js project using npm init. This will create a new package.json file for your project:

npm init -y

Install the node-telegram-bot-api library using npm:

npm install node-telegram-bot-api

Create a new JavaScript file (e.g., index.js) and add the following code to create a basic Discord bot:

index.js
// Importing the node-telegram-bot-api library
const TelegramBot = require("node-telegram-bot-api");

// Configuring the API key
const token = "your token here";

// Initializing the bot
const bot = new TelegramBot(token, { polling: true });

// Getting bot information
bot.getMe().then((botInfo) => {
  // Getting the bot's name
  const botName = botInfo.username;

  // Defining a route for messages that are not commands
  bot.on("message", (msg) => {
    // Getting the chat ID
    const chatId = msg.chat.id;
    // Getting the user's message
    const userMsg = msg.text;
    // Formatting the message to be sent
    const responseMsg = `${botName} Says: ${userMsg}`;
    // Sending the message
    bot.sendMessage(chatId, responseMsg);
  });

  // Printing the bot's name
  console.log(botName);
});

Ensure you have Python and Pip (a package manager for Python) installed on your system. If not, you can download them from the official Python website and the official Pip website.
Install the telebot library using pip:

pip install telebot

Create a new Python file (e.g., main.py) and add the following code to create a basic Telegram bot:

main.py
# Importing the telebot_router library
from telebot_router import TeleBot

# Initializing the bot
app = TeleBot(__name__)

# Defining a route for messages that are not commands
@app.route('(?!/).+')
def parrot(message):
    # Getting the chat ID
    chat_dest = message['chat']['id']
    # Getting the user's message
    user_msg = message['text']
    # Getting bot information
    bot_info = app.get_me()['result']
    # Getting the bot's name
    bot_name = bot_info['username']
    # Formatting the message to be sent
    msg = "{} Says: {}".format(bot_name, user_msg)
    # Sending the message
    app.send_message(chat_dest, msg)
    
# Defining the main function
if __name__ == '__main__':
    # Configuring the API key
    app.config['api_key'] = 'your token here'
    # Getting bot information
    bot_info = app.get_me()['result']
    # Getting the bot's name
    bot_name = bot_info['username']
    # Printing the bot's name
    print(f"{bot_name}") 
    # Starting the bot
    app.poll(debug=True)

Create a requirements.txt file to list all external libraries needed for your project:

requirements.txt
telebot

Creating the squarecloud config file

Learn about: how to make the configuration file for Square Cloud.

The squarecloud.app file is a configuration file that will be used to configure your application; it will be used to define the name, description, version, main file, among other things.

Configuring the START Field

Only use this field if you are really sure about what you are doing.

In the Square Cloud configuration file, the START field is optional and only needed if you are using a custom script to start the bot. In the provided example, the START field is not necessary.

Uploading Project to Square Cloud

After preparing your project files, you can now upload them to Square Cloud and host your project.

Access the Square Cloud Dashboard and upload your project files.

First Step

First, you need to have the CLI installed in your environment. If you don’t have it yet, run the following command in your terminal:

npm install -g @squarecloud/cli

If you already have it, we recommend updating it. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:

squarecloud update

Second Step

Now, to authenticate and use other CLI commands, you will find your authorization key here by clicking on “Request API Key”. After obtaining your authorization key, run the following command:

squarecloud login

Third Step

Finally, to deploy your application to Square Cloud using the CLI, you need to execute the following command, passing the path of your zip file:

squarecloud upload zip

Testing the Bot

If you have done everything correctly, simply search for your bot on Telegram and send a message; it will echo it back to you.

Additional Resources

For more information on creating bots with telebot, visit the official telebot documentation. There, you’ll find detailed guides, tutorials, and API documentation to help you make the most of these libraries.

If you continue to experience any issues, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team.

Introduction

Tutorials

APIs

Website

Bots

Hosting a Telegram Bot on Square Cloud

Introduction

Using wrappers for bot creation

Creating the squarecloud config file

Learn about: how to make the configuration file for Square Cloud.

Configuring the START Field

Uploading Project to Square Cloud

Testing the Bot

Additional Resources

Introduction

Tutorials

APIs

Website

Bots

​Introduction

​Using wrappers for bot creation

​Creating the squarecloud config file

Learn about: how to make the configuration file for Square Cloud.

​Configuring the START Field

​Uploading Project to Square Cloud

​Testing the Bot

​Additional Resources

Introduction

Using wrappers for bot creation

Creating the squarecloud config file

Configuring the START Field

Uploading Project to Square Cloud

Testing the Bot

Additional Resources