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Joining a Telegram Token Permission Group

A look at what joining a Collab.Land-managed Telegram group looks like and how it works. If the flow is different, it's an impersonator bot!

The true Collab.Land bot is named @collablandbot.

The correct Collab.Land bot `@collablandbot`
danger

Make sure you are interacting with the correct bot @collablandbot. There are many imposters with similar names.

You will be asked to connect your wallet to the bot so it can verify you are the owner of that wallet.

For best results:

How to Join a Collab.Land-managed Telegram group

  1. Verify you received a legitimate invite link from @collablandbot.

    • Your admin will share the invite will be a link in the format telegram.me/collablandbot?start=ABCD1234...
    • If the link is not exactly collablandbot, it is an imposter.
  2. Use the invite link generated by the bot.

  3. Click the START button

  4. Verify the Community: field is correct for the community you are trying to join.

Verify community details
  1. Click the "Connect Wallet" button from the bot.
Connect wallet using `@collablandbot`
caution

You must complete the wallet verification process within 5 minutes or you will get an error. To resolve the error, start again from the "Connect Wallet" button in Telegram.

- You can connect previously connected wallets instead by using the "Use Connected Wallets" button.
Connect wallet using 'Use Connected Wallets' button
  1. In your browser popup, select a wallet from the list of Collab.Land-support wallets to verify.
Select your wallet to verify
  1. Follow the instructions to have your wallet sign the connection request from the bot.

    • This signature is necessary to confirm your ownership of the wallet and ensure the security of your funds.
    • After the first time, you can verify an already connected wallet without having to sign a message by selecting the "Use Connected Wallets" button.
    • When the wallet is successfully linked, a wallet connected message will appear in the browser window. Return to Telegram to proceed.
Wallet connected success image
  1. In Telegram, select the "Join Group" button from the bot to enter the group.
Join the Collab.Land-managed Telegram group using the 'Join Group' button