Get your bot or Mini App found
What it is
Three things help people find your bot: a Main Mini App with a Launch app button and previews on its profile, the Mini App Store in the Apps tab of Search, and verification.
How to do it
- In @BotFather: /mybots › your bot › Bot Settings › Configure Mini App › Enable… In @BotFather: /mybots › your bot › Bot Settings › Configure Mini App › Enable Mini App, then send your HTTPS address. The profile gets a Launch app button; `t.me/<bot>?startapp` opens the app.
- On the bot's profile page, upload screenshots and demo videos, with translated sets for other languages.
- Accept payments in Telegram Stars. Telegram requires these three steps to raise… Accept payments in Telegram Stars. Telegram requires these three steps to raise your chances in the Mini App Store, and features apps by how they enrich its ecosystem.
- Verification: link your bot in the bios of notable verified accounts on at… Verification: link your bot in the bios of notable verified accounts on at least 2 platforms, such as TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, collect at least 2 press articles about you, and apply through @VerifyBot.
- A verified bot can then apply there to become a third-party verifier, marking others with `verifyUser` and `verifyChat`.
Watch out
- Outside the store, the Apps tab shows your bot only to those who launched it.
- Verification is for large, active official channels, groups and bots, and adds no abilities. A verified bot can't change its name or `t.me` link; send /unverify to @VerifyBot first.
- A verifier's `custom_description` is 0–70 characters; only Telegram gives the official checkmark.
With Gem
Gem doesn't feature apps in the Mini App Store or handle verification. Each Gem app gets its own link, `t.me/gembot?startapp=<slug>`, and can live inside your project (/myprojects › Apps).
Sources
- https://core.telegram.org/bots/webapps#launching-the-main-mini-app
- https://core.telegram.org/bots/features#mini-app-store
- https://telegram.org/verify
- https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#verifyuser