Telegram Auto Forward Bot 🤖

A Telegram bot that automatically forwards content from one channel to another with watermark support and full customization options.

📌 Requirements

• Node.js 16.x or higher
• Git
• Telegram Bot Token
• Try Vercel/Render/Koyeb/Heroku/Zeet account (or any other hosting service)

🚀 Deployment Guide

1. Fork the Repository

• Click the Fork button at the top right of this repository

2. Configuration Setup

Create a .env file with these variables:

BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token_from_BotFather
SOURCE_CHANNEL_ID=your_source_channel_id
DESTINATION_CHANNEL_ID=your_destination_channel_id
ADMIN_ID=your_telegram_user_id
VERCEL_URL=your_App_name.vercel.app

Note

Replace your webhookUrl bot.js file line No 515

📌 Telegram Bot Webhook Setup Guide

🔗 One-Click Webhook Setup

🌐 For Vercel/Heroku Users

1. Vercel:

curl -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/botYOUR_BOT_TOKEN/setWebhook?url=https://YOUR_VERCEL_APP.vercel.app/webhook"

✅ Verification Command

Check if webhook is set:

curl "https://api.telegram.org/botYOUR_BOT_TOKEN/getWebhookInfo"

🔄 Switch Back to Polling

curl -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/botYOUR_BOT_TOKEN/deleteWebhook"

2. Heroku:

   curl -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/botYOUR_BOT_TOKEN/setWebhook?url=https://YOUR_APP_NAME.herokuapp.com/webhook"
   

⚠️ Important Notes

• Must use HTTPS (not HTTP)
• URL must end with /webhook or your endpoint path
• For security, always use a secret_token
• Timeout: Webhook requests timeout after 60 seconds

✨ Key Features

🔄 Auto-Forwarding Capabilities

- Automatic content forwarding between channels
- Supports multiple file types (videos, photos, documents, audio)
- Configurable forwarding rules and filters

🛠️ Customization Options

- Custom watermark text support
- Toggle auto-forwarding on/off
- Silent mode (disable notifications)
- File type filtering (forward only specific media types)

⚡ Admin Controls

- Manual post forwarding commands
- Bulk forward old posts (/forwardold)
- Real-time configuration changes
- Admin-only command protection

🌟 Advanced Functionality

- Persistent settings with cache
- Error handling and logging
- Webhook and polling support
- Multi-platform deployment

📊 Monitoring

- Last forwarded post tracking
- Bot status commands
- Activity logging

🚀 Deployment Options

- One-click Heroku deployment
- Vercel/Railway/Zeet support
- Local development ready
- Environment variable configuration

🔒 Security

- Admin ID verification
- Markdown injection protection
- Error rate limiting

💡 Bonus Features

- Interactive buttons for quick actions
- Help command with visual guide
- Multi-language support ready

📜 Command List

/start - Show bot status
/help - Show help guide
/forward - Manually forward last post
/forwardold [count] - Forward old posts
/autoforward [on/off] - Toggle auto-forwarding
/silent [on/off] - Toggle silent mode
/settypes [types] - Set file types to forward
/setwatermark [text] - Set watermark text
/togglewatermark - Toggle watermark on/off

🤝 Support

For help contact:
@Support_Username
Or visit our channel:
@Channel_Username