Official Bing image search inline bot.
Botimagesbing
Useful Telegram Bots
Telegram bots are small programs you chat with inside Telegram. The good ones replace whole apps: they convert files, translate messages, set reminders, create polls, search the web, format text or manage group chats, all without installing anything. Because anyone can create a bot, quality and trustworthiness vary enormously, which is why a short curated list is more useful than a giant directory.
Before starting a bot, check who operates it and what permissions it asks for. Official bots from Telegram itself (such as BotFather) and well-known services are the safest. Never send passwords, one-time codes or payment details to a bot you do not fully trust, and be careful about adding unknown bots to groups as administrators, since they can read and delete messages.
How we build this list: every entry here comes from the TG Shelf directory of 51 public, hand-checked useful telegram bots. We only list public channels, groups and bots that are free to join, link to their official t.me address, and remove entries that change topic, become spammy or disappear. TG Shelf does not list paid signal groups, gambling, adult content or pirated material. Channel subscriber counts and posting habits change, so preview a channel before joining, and report a broken link through the About page. TG Shelf is independent and not affiliated with Telegram Inc. or any listed channel.
Quick start: if you only have time to try a few, begin with Bing Image Search, Bot Support, BotFather and Channel Helper. They are good entry points with no or low cost, and the remaining 47 entries below cover more specialised needs, alternative pricing models and different workflows, so scroll the full list before deciding which one to adopt for the long term.
Official support for Mini App and bot developers.
Botsupportbots
Official bot to create and manage Telegram bots.
Botbotscreate
Helper utilities for Telegram channel admins.
Botchannelsadmin
Official inline classical music search bot.
Botmusicinline
Group analytics, antispam, and moderation toolkit.
Botmoderationstats
Official helper bot for Telegram Contests.
Botcontests
Official helper for managing channels and posts.
Botchannelsadmin
Save and share files via Dropbox from Telegram.
Botfilescloud
Collect user feedback through a bot inbox.
Botfeedback
Official inline venue search via Foursquare.
Botplacesinline
Show user, chat, and file IDs for developers.
Botidsdebug
Official inline bot for searching and sending GIFs.
Botgifinline
Official GitHub notifications bot for public repos.
Botgithub
Translate messages via Google Translate.
Bottranslate
Group management and antispam helper bot.
Botmoderation
Bot delivering Hacker News stories.
Bothn
IFTTT automation bot to connect apps and devices.
Botautomation
Official inline IMDb movie and TV search.
Botmoviesinline
Movie info lookup bot powered by IMDb data.
Botmovies
Last.fm scrobbling and music stats in Telegram.
Botmusiclastfm
Official bot to add like/dislike buttons to messages.
Botreactions
Turn a bot into a live inbox for feedback/support.
Botfeedbacksupport
Official no-code bot builder for simple Telegram bots.
Botnocodebuilder
Official bot to format bold, italic, and monospace text.
Botformattinginline
Create, convert, and work with PDF files in chat.
Botpdf
Schedule and publish posts to channels.
Botschedulingchannels
Official bot for Telegram Premium subscriptions.
Botpremium
Generate and read QR codes in Telegram.
Botqr
Shows raw Bot API JSON for messages — great for debugging.
Botapidebug
Set personal reminders that ping you later.
Botreminders
Report Telegram impersonation / scam accounts.
Botsafetyscam
Popular open group moderation bot (Rose).
Botmoderationgroups
Identify songs from audio using Shazam-style matching.
Botmusicshazam
CAPTCHA antispam bot for Telegram groups.
Botcaptchaantispam
Official bot to report spam and check account limits.
Botspamsafety
Share Spotify tracks and playlists in chats.
Botspotifymusic
Official inline sticker search by emoji.
Botstickersinline
Official bot to create and manage sticker packs.
Botstickers
Official bot directory / store helper for Telegram bots.
Botdirectory
Official Telegraph publishing tool linked from Telegram.
Botbloggingtelegraph
Search and send Tenor GIFs in chats.
Botgifinline
Telegram channel analytics via TGStat.
Botanalytics
Convert web pages to PDF documents.
Botpdfhtml
Quickly fetch your Telegram user ID and info.
Botiddebug
Official inline bot to search and share YouTube videos.
Botyoutubeinline
Official bot to create polls in chats.
Botpolls
Simple weather forecasts in chat.
Botweather
Official inline Wikipedia search bot.
Botwikipediainline
Ask WolframAlpha computational questions in Telegram.
Botmathcompute
Official inline image search via Yandex.
Botimagesinline