Build clean t.me links, bot start deep-links and share-to-Telegram URLs instantly. 100% in your browser — no login, no backend, with a one-click copy and downloadable QR code.
Sent to your bot as /start <payload>. Great for referral codes and onboarding flows.
Every public Telegram entity — a bot, channel, group or user — has a t.me/<username> address. For bots you can append a start parameter: https://t.me/yourbot?start=PAYLOAD. When someone taps that link, Telegram opens your bot and delivers the command /start PAYLOAD on the very first message.
That single payload is what powers most bot onboarding and growth tricks:
ref_8123) so your bot knows who invited a new member and can credit rewards.ig_summer or email_promo to see which channel each subscriber came from.Payloads are limited to 64 characters using only letters, digits, underscores and hyphens — this generator sanitises your input as you type so the link is always valid. The share button link (t.me/share/url) is different: it doesn't open a bot, it opens Telegram's forward-to-chat sheet with your URL and text pre-filled, ideal for "Share on Telegram" buttons on a website.
@ — it is stripped automatically. For bots this is the username that ends in bot, e.g. yourbot.promo123 or ref_8123. Invalid characters are removed as you type.?start= payload and credit signups automatically.t.me/share/url button so readers forward your article or store link in one tap.Telegram delivers the deep-link payload as part of the message text. When a user opens t.me/yourbot?start=promo123, your bot receives a normal update whose text is /start promo123. Read everything after /start to get the payload — there is no separate API field for it, so your /start handler must split the text itself.
A t.me/<username> link only works for entities that have a public username (usernames are 5–32 characters, case-insensitive). Private channels and groups have no username — they are reached through a separate invite link of the form t.me/+<hash> that Telegram generates from inside the chat. Note that a public username is different from the numeric chat ID (the one that starts with -100for supergroups and channels) used by the Bot API to send messages.
The share link uses Telegram's t.me/share/url endpoint with two query parameters: url (required) and text (optional). Both are URL-encoded for you, so special characters, spaces and emoji in your message survive. Unlike a deep-link, a share link never opens a bot — it only pre-fills Telegram's forward sheet, so the user still chooses which chat to send to.
Building or hosting the bot behind these links is a separate step. See our guide on creating a Telegram bot with BotFather to get a username and token, and hosting a Telegram bot without your own server if you want your deep-links answered 24/7. You can spin up a no-code bot in minutes — create a free TeleCrow account and start handling /start payloads, referrals and onboarding without writing backend code.
A deep-link is a t.me URL like https://t.me/yourbot?start=promo123. When a user opens it, Telegram launches your bot and sends it the /start command with the payload (promo123) attached. Your bot reads that payload to personalise onboarding, attribute referrals, or unlock specific content.
Telegram allows up to 64 characters from the set A–Z, a–z, 0–9, underscore (_) and hyphen (-). This tool strips anything else automatically so the generated link always works.
No. Enter the username with or without a leading @ — the tool removes it for you. The final t.me link never includes the @ symbol.
The link itself is built entirely in your browser. Only the optional QR image is rendered by a public QR service from the link text. You can ignore the QR and just copy the link if you prefer.
Yes, it is completely free with no login, no sign-up and no usage limits. Building the t.me link happens locally in your browser, so you can generate as many links as you want. Nothing about your bot or audience is stored or tracked.
A deep-link only delivers the payload to your bot — your bot code still has to read and act on it. When a user taps t.me/yourbot?start=promo123, Telegram sends the message text "/start promo123"; your handler must parse the text after /start. If nothing happens, your bot is likely ignoring the argument or has no /start handler at all.
A start payload can be up to 64 characters long and may only use A–Z, a–z, 0–9, underscore (_) and hyphen (-). If you need to pass more data, store it server-side under a short key (for example start=ref_8123) and look the rest up when the bot receives it. This tool enforces both the length intent and the allowed character set as you type.
A t.me/... link is an HTTPS URL that works everywhere — it opens a web preview that then hands off to the Telegram app, so it is safe to put in emails, websites and QR codes. A tg://... link is a native deep-link scheme that only resolves if Telegram is installed and is often blocked by browsers and email clients. For shareable, clickable links you almost always want the t.me form this tool produces.
Yes — the start payload is how you route a user to a particular screen. For a Telegram Mini App you can use the startapp parameter (t.me/yourbot/appname?startapp=PAYLOAD) and read it from the launch parameters; for a normal bot, branch on the /start argument in your handler. The payload character rules (up to 64 chars, A–Z a–z 0–9 _ -) apply to both.
A t.me/<username> link only resolves if that public username actually exists and is spelled correctly — Telegram usernames are 5–32 characters, case-insensitive, and bot usernames must end in "bot". Private channels and groups have no public username, so they cannot be reached with a t.me/<username> link; they use a t.me/+<invite-hash> invite link instead, which Telegram generates from inside the chat.
Yes. The t.me/share/url link opens Telegram's "forward to chat" sheet on iOS, Android, desktop apps and Telegram Web, letting the user pick a chat and send your pre-filled URL and text. If Telegram is not installed, the link falls back to a web page prompting the user to open or get Telegram.
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