Create a channel: public or private

What it is

A channel broadcasts your posts to unlimited subscribers; only admins post, and newcomers see the whole history. A public channel has a t.me link and appears in Telegram search; its posts are readable on the web and indexed by search engines. A private channel is joined only through an invite link or when the owner adds you.

How to do it

1. iOS: Chats › new message icon (top right) › New Channel. Android: round pencil… iOS: Chats › new message icon (top right) › New Channel. Android: round pencil button › New Channel. Desktop: menu button (top left) › New Channel.
2. Enter a name, plus an optional description and photo.
3. Under Channel Type pick Public or Private (Public Channel or Private Channel on… Under Channel Type pick Public or Private (Public Channel or Private Channel on Android and Desktop). A public channel needs a link.
4. Add subscribers from your contacts, or skip.
5. To switch later: channel profile › Edit (iOS), pencil icon (Android) or … › Manage Channel (Desktop) › Channel Type.

Watch out

• You can add only the first 200 subscribers yourself; the rest join by link.
• A public link has 5 to 32 characters (a–z, 0–9, underscores) and can't start with a digit.
• You can create up to 10 public channels and groups, or 20 with Premium.
• A private channel with a publicly posted invite link counts as public in content disputes.
• Don't send your link to strangers: spam reports can ban you from contacting people.

With Gem

Gem doesn't create channels: make one in Telegram, then in @gembot tap /myprojects › Chats › + Channel and pick it. Telegram adds @gembot as an admin with the rights it needs; Gem checks them and makes a join-request link, the «door». A project has one channel per language.

Sources

• https://telegram.org/faq_channels
• https://telegram.org/tour/channels
• https://telegram.org/faq
• https://core.telegram.org/api/config

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