Connecting Zen

With the official Telegram bot from Zen, you can automatically publish posts from your Telegram channel to Zen. Simply authorize once and link the desired channels—after this, every new message in Telegram will automatically appear on your Zen channel as an article. Everything works without any manual actions on your part.

Requirements

1. The Zen channel must meet the platform requirements.
2. The Telegram channel must be public.
3. One Telegram channel — one Zen channel.

Working features

1. The article's title will be the first sentence from the Telegram post (up to 140 characters).
2. The first image from the post will automatically become the cover.
3. Text formatting from Telegram is not preserved.
4. Media files up to 20 MB will be transferred to Zen.
5. If the Zen channel is restricted in terms of views, articles will be published taking these restrictions into account.
6. You can choose the publication method: for example, delayed publication or draft.

Formats when cross-posting

Content of the Telegram channel post	Will be published as an article	Will be published as a post	Will not be published in Zen
Text only	✅	–	–
Text and images	✅	–	–
Text and video	✅	–	–
Image only	–	✅	–
Video only	–	✅	–

Connection

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The names of interface elements in Telegram may vary slightly depending on the operating system and the language selected on your device.

To link a Zen channel with a Telegram channel, you need to authorize.

1. Open a chat with the bot and click Start (on some devices, you may need to enter the command /start to begin).

2. Launch the app. At the top of the screen, click on your avatar → Studio → Channel settings → Telegram bot → Get access code.

3. The code will be generated automatically—it's a long combination of letters and numbers. Click Copy. The code is time-limited: if not added immediately, a new one will need to be generated in 30 minutes.

4. Paste the copied code into the chat with the bot.