Principles of product search operation

Product search in the Telegram bot is a feature that allows bot customers to find and receive information about products through chat with the bot.

The product search system works from the client side quite simply: the user enters the @bot_nickname in the text input field and types the product name and/or its description (depending on the configured settings)

Preparing to configure product search

Go to @botfather, then via Web or with the /mybots command select your bot and follow the path (click the buttons with the same names):

1) Bot Settings
2) Inline Mode
3) Turn inline mode on - enabling search

The final result of the settings in @botfather is shown in the screenshot

Checking processed requests

In this case, we need the "inline_query" request; if it is not present in the list of requests, go back to @botfather and enter the /revoke command, then select your bot and enter the updated token on the BOT-T website in the "Update token" section.

You can find information about the processed requests in the same section — "Update token" via the bot dashboard.

Final stage of setting up product search on the BOT-T website

The last step in setting up the product search system is enabling search itself at the BOT-T level.

To enable search, click the "Products and categories" button on the bot desktop -> "Settings" and select the preferred product search model. Also, don’t forget to click the "Save" button.

Done! Product search setup is complete!