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Telegram Storage ​

Pixtale uses the Telegram Bot API to store photos in a channel. Each image can be up to 20 MB, with no limit on total storage. The upload API is rate-limited, so uploading too quickly can result in a 429 error.

Configure Storage ​

1. Create a Bot ​

  • Find and start @BotFather in Telegram.
  • Send /newbot to create a bot and obtain its Bot Token.
Create a Telegram bot

2. Create a Channel ​

  • Create a channel and add your bot.
  • Make the bot a channel administrator and grant it the required permissions.
Set channel administrator permissions

3. Get the Channel Chat ID ​

  • Find and start @VersaToolsBot in Telegram.
  • Send a message in your channel.
  • Forward that message to the bot to obtain the channel ID.
Get the channel Chat ID

4. Add Storage ​

  • Open the /storage page in Pixtale, add Telegram storage, and enter your channel ID in cha_id and your Bot Token in token.