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Telegram Payment Bot

Turn Telegram into your payment terminal. With the PayRequest Telegram bot, you can create a payment link in seconds, share it instantly in any chat, and get notified the moment money hits your account — all without leaving Telegram.
Free for all plans. The Telegram bot is included with every PayRequest account. Connect once and it works forever.

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Why Use the Telegram Bot?

Create links in seconds

Type /pay 50 for design work and the bot instantly returns a payment link ready to share. No dashboard login needed.

Instant payment alerts

The moment a customer pays, you get a Telegram notification with the amount, customer name, and invoice number.

Works in any chat

Share payment links in private chats, group chats, channels, or anywhere else. The link opens your branded PayRequest checkout.

No app switching

If your business runs on Telegram, your payments can too. Stay in the app you already use all day.

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Who Is This For?

The Telegram bot is especially useful for:
  • Freelancers who discuss projects with clients on Telegram and want to send a payment request without switching apps
  • Community owners selling access, courses, or memberships to their Telegram audience
  • Online sellers who take orders via Telegram and need a fast, professional way to collect payment
  • Service businesses that want instant payment alerts on the go

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How to Connect

1

Open the bot

Search for @payrequestme_bot in Telegram, or click here to open it. Tap Start.
2

Get your connect link

The bot sends you a personal connect link. Tap it — it opens PayRequest in your browser.
3

Log in to PayRequest

If you’re not already logged in, enter your email to receive a magic link. Click it and you’re in.
4

Done

Your Telegram account is now linked to PayRequest. The bot confirms with a message and you’re ready to go. The connection is permanent — you only need to do this once.

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Commands

Once connected, these commands are available inside the bot:
CommandWhat it does
/pay 50 for design workCreates a payment link for €50 with the description “for design work”
/pay 125Creates a payment link for €125 (uses “Payment link” as description)
/linksShows your 5 most recent payment links with their URLs
/statusShows your 5 most recent transactions and their status
/disconnectUnlinks your PayRequest account from this Telegram chat
You can send a payment link to a customer in seconds: /pay 200 website project → copy the URL the bot returns → paste it in your chat with the client.

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Payment Notifications

Every time a payment is completed, you’ll receive a message in the bot: 
💰 Payment received!

Amount: €200.00
From: Jan Janssen
Invoice: #INV-2026-042
Time: 14:32
Notifications are instant — they arrive the moment the payment is processed, so you always know in real time.

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Managing Your Connection

You can disconnect the bot at any time by sending /disconnect. This removes the link between your Telegram account and PayRequest — notifications will stop and commands will no longer work until you reconnect via /start. If you want to connect a different Telegram account to your PayRequest, first disconnect from the old account, then start fresh with the new one.
Currently, one Telegram account can be connected per PayRequest account. If you use team members, the connected Telegram user receives all payment notifications for the account.
Payment links are created in your default account currency (EUR by default). You can change your default currency in Business Settings → Invoice Settings.
The bot works best in private messages. To share payment links in a group, create the link privately with /pay and then paste the URL in your group chat manually.

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Next Steps

Smart Links

Learn more about the payment links the bot creates — you can also manage them from your dashboard.

Webhooks

Build custom automations triggered by payment events using webhooks.

Payment Methods

See which payment methods your customers can use on your checkout page.

API Reference

Create payment links programmatically via the PayRequest API.