How to Build a Telegram Bot for Link Archiving
Archive links with URLs, titles, descriptions, previews, and tags — without downloading content
About this guide
This guide shows you how to build a Telegram bot that archives links with their metadata — URLs, titles, descriptions, previews, and tags — without downloading any content.
Create a bot via @BotFather
Find @BotFather in Telegram and run the /newbot command. Give your bot a name and get the API token.
Get API token
BotFather will issue a token in the format 1234567890:ABCdefGHIjklMNOpqrsTUVwxyz. Store it securely.
Set up webhook
Use Telegram Bot API to configure webhook on your server:
POST https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/setWebhook
Content-Type: application/json
{
"url": "https://your-domain.com/webhook"
}Implement save command
Create a handler for the /save command that accepts links from users.
Store metadata
When saving a link, extract the following metadata:
URL
Title (from Open Graph meta tags)
Description
Preview image (if available)
Date saved
Create admin panel
Develop an admin panel for viewing and managing saved links and their metadata.
Legal Note
This bot stores only metadata and links, not content. This is legal and safe.
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