# Getting Started

> Add Group Bot to your Telegram group, grant it admin, and open the admin panel.

**Group Bot** runs inside a Telegram group chat. A group admin adds the bot, grants it admin rights, and opens the configuration panel; regular members simply see the alerts appear.

## Adding the Bot to a Group

1. Open the **Group Bot** chat on Telegram.
2. Tap the bot's profile → **Add to Group** (or, from inside a group, use the **Add Members** flow and search for the bot).
3. Choose the group you want it to join.

## Granting Admin

**Group Bot** needs to be a group administrator to post alerts reliably. Once it is in the group:

1. Open the group's **Administrators** list.
2. **Add** the bot as an admin.
3. Default permissions are enough — the bot needs permission to post messages and, for *large-swap GIFs*, to send media. It does **NOT** need permission to delete messages, ban members, or change group info. Do not grant more than is needed.

> **WARNING: Without admin rights the bot may be rate-limited**
>
> In non-admin mode, Telegram tightly limits how often a bot can post. **Group Bot** will technically work, but you may see delayed or dropped alerts during busy swap activity. Grant admin rights to get reliable, low-latency posting.

## Opening the Admin Panel

Once the bot is in the group, any group admin can open the configuration panel:

- In the group chat, send **`/start`**. The bot replies with the admin panel.
- Non-admin members who send **`/start`** in the group get a short note explaining the bot is configured by admins.
- Sending **`/start`** in a **private chat** with the bot returns a *"this bot is designed for groups"* message.

From the admin panel you can tap:

- **Tracked Tokens** — open the paginated list of tokens the group is watching.
- **+ Add Token** — start tracking a new token. See [Adding a Token](/docs/buy/adding-a-token).
- **⚙️ Settings** — change the admin panel's language.

> **NOTE**
>
> Regular members never need to open the panel. They simply see the buy, sell, and burn alerts in the group as they happen.