In this article, you will learn how to set up and configure Telegram API in order to integrate Telegram login into Magento 2 Social Login Pro plugin. Please follow the step-by-step instructions below to set up the integration correctly.
How to Set Up Telegram API for Magento
In order to get Telegram API keys, you need to create and manage a Telegram bot. First, go to the Telegram Web or app on your device, and log into your Telegram account.
Step-by-step guide:
- Search for a
botfarthertelegram bot and select it. - Click Start to start this bot (or type
/start).
Step-by-step guide:
- Type /
newbotto create a new bot. - Provide the name of your new bot, e.g. PlumrocketLogin.
- Follow the instructions and type a unique username for your bot, which must be ended with “bot”.
- The bot is now successfully created. and you will get a message containing a token to access the API. Copy this token to paste in later in the Magento 2 Telegram login configurations.
Step-by-step guide:
- For security purposes, Telegram also requires the bot to be linked to the site domain. You can do this by typing
/setdomain. - To complete the domain setup, send a link to your website where the Telegram login will be implemented.
The Telegram Login API is successfully set up. Next, set it up in the Magento configuration page.
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At this point, you should paste the created API keys into your Magento 2 Social Login Pro Extension configuration. In the main Magento menu, go to Plumrocket -> Social Login Pro -> Configuration -> Telegram, and perform the following steps:
Step-by-step guide:
- Set the Enable option to Yes to enable Telegram Login on your Magento 2 website.
- Paste the Bot Token you got when setting up a Telegram bot.
- Skip this step to have the extension use the default icons for the Telegram login buttons, or select the files to use your own.
- Specify the text to be displayed on the Telegram login buttons.
- Click Save Config to save the configurations.
