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How to turn your Telegram channel into a store

Set up BotLaunch modules for your channel or group and launch a Telegram Mini App storefront inside the chat. Customers browse and order without leaving Telegram.

How to turn your Telegram channel into a store

Turn your Telegram channel into a store by combining BotLaunch’s channel manager and its Telegram Mini App storefront. First, add the BotLaunch bot to your channel or group and enable the modules you need for moderation and automation. Then, build a Mini App store that opens inside the chat, add products using the block builder, preview, connect, and publish. Customers browse and order without using a separate website or app.

Plan what your store will do inside Telegram

Decide what you sell and how customers act in chat. BotLaunch Mini App stores support storefront content blocks such as product grids, categories, search, cart, and ordering flows. Orders are seller-fulfilled by default, and on a paid Mini App plan you can accept card payments inside Telegram via a Telegram Stripe provider token.

1) Connect BotLaunch bot to your channel or group

  1. Add the BotLaunch bot to your Telegram channel or group as an admin.
  2. Open the BotLaunch dashboard and enable the modules you need for moderation and engagement. You can toggle modules on and configure them from the web dashboard, no coding required.
  3. If you want store access and safer onboarding, enable tools like CAPTCHA and anti-spam, plus welcome messages and triggers if needed.

2) Run your community with modules, not manual replies

Use BotLaunch modules to keep your channel healthy and responsive. BotLaunch includes 165 module types for Telegram channel and group management, including moderation, user management, engagement, analytics, automation, and vertical tools for crypto, e-commerce, online courses, and real estate.

  1. Turn on moderation modules such as anti-spam, anti-flood, and CAPTCHA verification.
  2. Enable analytics to measure message and bot performance, plus engagement metrics.
  3. Use automation like scheduled broadcasts and triggers so offers can follow user behavior.

3) Build the storefront Mini App inside the chat

  1. Open the Mini App builder in BotLaunch.
  2. Choose one of 21 ready-made storefront designs.
  3. Use the block-based builder to add content sections such as hero, product grid, categories, cart, reviews, and FAQs.
  4. Style it with the theme engine using palette, fonts, and layout presets.
  5. Preview and connect your bot so the Mini App opens inside Telegram for customers.

4) Launch, then edit after you preview

After you connect the bot, customers can browse and order inside Telegram. For paid Mini App plans, you can accept card payments in Telegram with the seller’s own Stripe account using a Telegram Stripe provider token. You can then update products, categories, and storefront blocks anytime in the builder.

Optional: generate a store layout with the AI shop builder

If you want to start fast, use the AI shop builder. Describe your shop in one sentence. It generates a themed Telegram storefront including a design, written copy, and a ready-made layout filled with example products and categories in about a minute. You preview it, connect your bot, and edit everything after.

Helpful sections to add

  • Product grid and categories for browsing
  • Search to find items quickly
  • Cart and order flow for conversion
  • FAQ and reviews for trust

Frequently asked questions

Do customers need a website or an app to buy from the store?

No. The BotLaunch Mini App store opens inside Telegram, so customers do not need a website or a separate app.

Can I launch a store without coding?

Yes. You add the bot to your channel or group as an admin and enable modules from the BotLaunch web dashboard. The Mini App builder is also no-code using content blocks and a theme engine.

How do orders work by default?

Mini App orders are seller-fulfilled by default, with no payment processing.

Can I accept card payments inside Telegram?

On a paid Mini App plan, an own-bot shop can accept card payments inside Telegram using a Telegram Stripe provider token, and the money goes to the seller’s own Stripe account.

What if I want to build the storefront faster?

Use the AI shop builder. Describe your shop in one sentence, and it generates a themed Telegram storefront with a design, written copy, and a ready-made layout filled with example products and categories in about a minute.

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