Overview
Telegram in Pointerly is a first-party posting channel. You connect one or more channels, set per-channel deal filters and a posting cadence, and Pointerly posts matching deals with your affiliate tag already on every link. One Bot API call covers the whole channel, regardless of size.
Getting started
- Sign in to Pointerly.
- Open Dashboard > Telegram.
- Add the Telegram Bot add-on if it is not already on your team.
- Add the bot as an admin of your channel and complete verification.
- Confirm the channel shows as Connected before enabling auto-post.
Usage
Auto-post deals on a schedule
Use case: Keep a channel posting without manual copy-paste.
Prerequisites:
- Telegram channel connected
- Affiliate tag configured
- Open Dashboard > Telegram.
- Open the channel settings.
- Set category, discount, price, and marketplace filters.
- Choose a posting schedule and save.
Post a specific deal now
Use case: Push one deal to a channel immediately.
Prerequisites:
- Telegram channel connected
- Open a deal from Dashboard > Deals (or the Telegram board).
- Choose Post to Telegram and select the channel.
- Confirm the affiliate tag and send.
Disconnecting
- Open Dashboard > Telegram.
- Disconnect the channel (or remove the bot as admin in Telegram).
- Optionally cancel the Telegram Bot add-on from billing if you no longer need it.
Troubleshooting
Posts are not going out
- Confirm the bot is still an admin of the channel with post permission.
- Check that filters are not excluding every deal in the feed.
- Verify you still have monthly post quota on the add-on.
Wrong affiliate tag on posts
- Open the channel settings and confirm the selected affiliate tag.
- Save and wait for the next scheduled post (or post a test deal).