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Telegram MCP by usefulapi

By usefulapi.io Verified namespace

Read chats and members; send, edit and delete messages with a bot in Telegram.

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Checks passed
14 / 22

0 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
60 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
9

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 60 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name telegram-mcp.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 9 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 60 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 60 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    20 of 20 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-10T23:34:58.791344Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using Telegram MCP by usefulapi

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http telegram-mcp-by-usefulapi https://telegram.usefulapi.io/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 9

telegram_delete_message

WRITE: delete a message. This cannot be undone. A bot can delete its own messages and incoming private-chat messages. In groups it needs the delete-messages admin right for other messages. Telegram allows deletion only for messages up to 48 hours old in most cases. Bot API: deleteMessage.

Discovered
telegram_edit_message_text

WRITE: change the text of a message that the bot sent. This replaces the old text. Bot API: editMessageText.

Discovered
telegram_get_chat

Get the details of a chat the bot belongs to: type, title, username, description, pinned message, permissions. Bot API: getChat.

Discovered
telegram_get_chat_administrators

List the administrators of a group or channel (not other bots' hidden admins). Bot API: getChatAdministrators.

Discovered
telegram_get_chat_member

Get one member of a chat: status (creator, administrator, member, restricted, left, kicked) and rights. Bot API: getChatMember.

Discovered
telegram_get_chat_member_count

Get the number of members in a chat. Bot API: getChatMemberCount.

Discovered
telegram_get_me

Return the bot's own profile (id, name, username, group-join and inline settings). Use it to confirm the token works. Bot API: getMe.

Discovered
telegram_get_updates

Read the messages and events that users sent to the bot and that wait in Telegram's queue (short poll, no wait). Without offset the same updates return again. A positive offset above an update_id, or a negative offset, deletes older updates in Telegram (this cannot be undone). allowed_updates changes the bot's saved update filter. Fails with HTTP 409 if the bot has a webhook. Bot API: getUpdates.

Discovered
telegram_send_message

WRITE: send a text message from the bot to a chat. The message is visible to real people and cannot be unsent except with telegram_delete_message. Bot API: sendMessage.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected60 ms9

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