What is an auto-delivery bot for digital products?

Telegram digital goods bot is a special type of shop bot that specializes in selling digital goods.

Digital goods in a Telegram bot are products or services that can be purchased and received in electronic format. They do not require physical delivery, which makes the purchasing process instant and convenient for the user.

These can include e-books, music tracks, video courses, software, games, and other products that can be delivered to the buyer electronically. Like other shop bots, a digital goods bot can accept orders, process payments, and send notifications about order status.

Where should I start creating a chatbot for sales?

The initial stage in creating a bot with automatic delivery of digital products in Telegram will be creating/issuing an API token in @botfather; you need to follow these instructions:

- Open @BotFather in Telegram and press start/начать

- Select the command /newbot

- Enter any name for the bot. Then enter the bot’s nickname in English as a single word, which must обязательно end with the word _bot

- You will receive a message where, after API, our token will be located.

Basic settings of the digital goods sales bot.

Let's analyze an example of creating an auto-delivery bot for digital goods for selling in-game currency

The next step will be to add the previously issued token to the BOT-T system, following the instructions:

- You need to go to bot-t.com and log in

- Select the bot type — Digital goods auto-delivery bot (without cart)

- Enter your bot API token and click the “create bot” button

Configuring the bot catalog for selling in-game currency

Which item is the main one when selling products, and in principle where can you view it? Correct! It is the catalog.

And you should start setting up the bot with the catalog — the simplest stage of developing your bot, so you can figure out what’s what and how to work with it faster. You can go to the catalog settings through your bot’s desktop by clicking the "Products and categories" button

Creating a category and a product

Working with the catalog always begins with creating product categories, let's look at an example of creating a bot for selling game keys.

First of all, we create a product category and name it “Digital Currency”; then we add a product to it, call it “BOT-T Coin,” and in our case we choose the product type “non-unique product”

Digital currency setup

The next step in our tutorial is setting up the return of the selected amount of coins to the balance

You can use the quick link to the product settings by clicking the “blue button with a cart”

Great, we’ve moved on to the product settings. In this section, you can configure the price, description, instructions for activating the product, as well as use additional settings, such as setting purchase limits per 1 order.

We are interested in the "Add API" button. After you click it, enter the link in the field that opens:
https://custom.bot-t.com/balance/index.php?bot_id=&token=&coef=1

- coef - the coin-to-balance crediting coefficient; in the example, it is 1 = 100%, i.e. one coin is equal to one, and the balance will receive exactly as much as your client specifies when making a purchase

- bot_id - enter your bot's ID in the BOT-T system

- token - enter your bot's API token from @botfather (the one used when creating the bot)

Example of a configured digital currency crediting API

The screenshot demonstrates the correct API link setup; do not add spaces after bot_id= and token=!

Where can I get the bot_id?

You can find the bot_id on your bot’s dashboard; it is located next to the bot’s name.

How does currency crediting to the balance work?

For example, we have a currency called BOT-T Coin, the cost of one coin is 25 ₽, and we want to buy 9 such coins.

Using simple mathematical calculations, we find: 25 ₽ (the cost of one coin) multiplied by 9 (the quantity to buy) = 225 ₽ (the amount that needs to be paid so that 9 BOT-T Coin are credited to our balance).

After a successful payment, we see that 9 BOT-T Coin have been credited to our balance.

If you got the same result, congratulations, you have successfully set up the digital currency sales bot!