How to configure Telegram Bot for OpenClaw

Video walkthrough

Prerequisites

• An Agent37 account and an OpenClaw instance

• Access to the instance Terminal

Step 1: Create a Telegram bot (BotFather)

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather.

2. Start a chat and send /newbot.
• Give your bot a name (e.g., “My OpenClaw Assistant”).
• Give it a username (must end in bot, e.g., my_openclaw_assistant_bot).

3. Copy the Bot Token BotFather returns.
• This token is your API key. Keep it secret.

Step 2: Open the Agent37 Terminal

1. Go to the Agent37 dashboard: https://www.agent37.com/dashboard

2. Create an instance (or open an existing one).

3. Open Terminal.

Step 3: Configure OpenClaw to use Telegram

openclaw configure

• Where will the gateway run? → Select Local

• Select Section to Configure? → Channel

• Configure / Link

• Select Channel → Telegram

• Enter Telegram bot token → Paste the token you copied

• Navigate to Finish → Continue

Step 4: Pair the bot (approve pairing code)

1. In Telegram, open your bot and send /start.

2. When Telegram shows a pairing code, run this in the instance terminal:

openclaw pairing approve telegram <code>

Step 5: Restart and test

1. Start/restart your OpenClaw service so the bot connection becomes active.

2. Send a message to your bot to confirm it responds.