Telegram’s New Feature Could Displace E-commerce and Video Games

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Telegram is the world’s most popular messaging app, trailing just Whatsapp, Facebook, Wechat, and QQ.

It is said to have over 550 million monthly active members and is one of the top ten most popular social networks in the world in terms of downloads.

The Telegram API

Telegram offers a simple, powerful, and free messaging API. It enables developers to express their boundless inventiveness via two modules: the Bot API and the Telegram Database Library (TDLib).

Developers may use the Bot API to connect bots to Telegram, while the TDLib API allows them to create their own customized Telegram clients. Bots are special accounts that do not require the creation of an extra phone number. These accounts act as a user interface for webhooks that are housed on a server.

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Telegram’s API has evolved over time from only messaging to Payment, Shop, and now the Web App for bots that can replace any website.

Bot web applications for Telegram

It all started when Telegram added an in-line keyboard to the Bot API. This allowed developers to dynamically push keypad/menu options from the backend to the user interface. When a button is clicked, an embedded callback method talks with a webhook.

Telegram web applications for bots may now almost completely replace any website. It is compatible with Telegram stores, seamless authorisation, and integrated payments. Google Pay and Apple Pay are not among the 15 payment methods allowed. This adds a whole new layer to bots, allowing developers to construct infinitely configurable interfaces using JavaScript. It also sends users personalized push alerts, among other things.

It all started when Telegram added an in-line keyboard to the Bot API.

This allowed developers to dynamically push keypad/menu options from the backend to the user interface. When a button is clicked, an embedded callback method talks with a webhook.

Telegram web applications for bots may now almost completely replace any website. It is compatible with Telegram stores, seamless authorisation, and integrated payments. Google Pay and Apple Pay are not among the 15 payment methods allowed. This adds a whole new layer to bots, allowing developers to construct infinitely configurable interfaces using JavaScript. It also sends users personalized push alerts, among other things.

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