How do I stop bots from joining my Telegram group?

The most effective way to stop bots from joining your Telegram group is to use a knowledge gate instead of sharing a static invite link. A knowledge gate requires anyone who wants to join to answer a question from your content first. Bots cannot watch your videos or read your posts, so they cannot answer correctly. Verifan automates this — creators set one question, and every correct answer generates a unique, single-use Telegram invite link automatically via the Telegram Bot API.

What is a single-use Telegram invite link?

A single-use Telegram invite link is a link that can only be used to join a Telegram group once. After one person clicks it and joins, the link expires permanently. This prevents link sharing — even if someone forwards the invite to a friend, the link is already dead. Verifan generates a new single-use invite link for every fan who passes the knowledge gate, using the Telegram Bot API createChatInviteLink method with member_limit set to 1.

What is a knowledge gate for Telegram?

A knowledge gate is a checkpoint between your bio link and your private Telegram group. Instead of sharing the group invite link directly, you share a gate link. Anyone who clicks it must answer a question correctly before receiving an invite. For content creators, the question is something from their actual content — a detail from a video, post, or story. Real fans know the answer. Bots do not. Verifan provides knowledge gates with automatic single-use invite generation.

Why do bots keep joining my Telegram group?

Bots join Telegram groups by scraping static invite links from public sources — Instagram bios, TikTok profiles, Twitter posts, and websites. Once a bot finds an active invite link, it joins automatically without any human interaction. Rotating the link manually only provides temporary protection as bots find new links quickly. The permanent fix is to never expose a static invite link publicly — instead use a knowledge gate that generates a unique, single-use invite only after a human correctly answers a content question.

Is Verifan free to use?

Yes. Verifan has a free tier that includes one knowledge gate, 50 fan attempts per month, and single-use Telegram invite generation. No credit card is required. The free tier includes a Powered by Verifan watermark on the gate page. Creator Pro at $12 per month removes the watermark, allows unlimited gates, 10000 attempts per month, and fan email capture.

COMMUNITY GATE FOR TELEGRAM

One question.
Real fans only.

Real fans answer your question. Bots can't. Each correct answer generates a unique, single-use Telegram invite — automatically.

Free for 50 fan attempts. No credit card required.

Bio Link

Gate Question

Correct Answer

Unique Invite

50 ATTEMPTS FREE

SINGLE-USE LINKS

NO BOTS

0 botspass the gate

1 questionfilters real fans

1 inviteper correct answer

$0to start

THE PROCESS

Three steps.

No technical setup. No manual link rotation. Just create a gate and share the URL.

Add @verifanapp_bot to your group

Add the bot as an admin with invite permission. Takes 30 seconds. No BotFather, no token setup — just one step.

Write the question only a real fan knows

A question from your content. 'What did I say in slide 4?' Bots can't answer. Real fans can. You set the tolerance for typos.

Share your gate link in your bio

Every correct answer triggers a unique, single-use Telegram invite. The link expires after one join. You never touch it again.

THE PROBLEM

Static invite links are dead within hours.

You paste a Telegram link. A bot scrapes it within minutes.

Your real fans get lost in a spam flood.

Manual rotation doesn't scale past 1,000 followers.

THE FIX

A knowledge gate with a self-healing invite.

Verifan generates a new, single-use Telegram invite link for every fan who answers correctly. The link expires after one join. If an answer leaks, it's already dead.

Common questions

Everything you need to know about keeping bots out of your Telegram community.

PRICING

No surprises.

FREE

£0

No time limit. No card.

—1 gate
—50 fan attempts per month
—Single-use Telegram invites
—"Powered by Verifan" watermark
—Basic dashboard (3 numbers)

CREATOR PRO

$12/ month

—Unlimited gates
—10,000 attempts per month
—Single-use invites (included)
—Email capture via Brevo
—No watermark
—Full analytics dashboard

Payments via Dodo. All taxes handled. Cancel anytime.

Ready to filter the noise?

Create your first gate in under 2 minutes.

One question.
Real fans only.

Three steps.

Add @verifanapp_bot to your group

Write the question only a real fan knows

Share your gate link in your bio

Static invite links are dead within hours.

A knowledge gate with a self-healing invite.

Common questions

Why do bots keep joining my Telegram group?

What makes Verifan different from Telegram's built-in spam filters?

What if a real fan shares the correct answer with a friend?

Do I need technical knowledge to set up Verifan?

No surprises.

Ready to filter the noise?

One question.Real fans only.

Three steps.

Add @verifanapp_bot to your group

Write the question only a real fan knows

Share your gate link in your bio

Static invite links are dead within hours.

A knowledge gate with a self-healing invite.

Common questions

Why do bots keep joining my Telegram group?

What makes Verifan different from Telegram's built-in spam filters?

What if a real fan shares the correct answer with a friend?

Do I need technical knowledge to set up Verifan?

No surprises.

Ready to filter the noise?

One question.
Real fans only.