# Community Bots: Discord & Telegram **Share your trades with your community automatically. TokenBot's bots post every trade to your Discord server or Telegram group in real-time.** > πŸ“’ **Official Announcements**: Follow [@TokenBotV2 on X](https://x.com/tokenbot) for news and updates. The legacy TokenBot Telegram and Discord announcement channels are no longer active. *** ## Why Use Our Bots? ### For Traders * **Build credibility**: Your trades are posted automaticallyβ€”no cherry-picking * **Grow your audience**: People see your performance in real-time * **Save time**: No more manually posting every trade ### For Communities * **Live trade alerts**: Members see trades as they happen * **One-click copying**: Enable copy trading directly from alerts * **Transparency**: Everyone sees the same information ### For Followers * **No delay**: Catch trades the moment they happen * **Easy copying**: Tap a button to copy a trade * **Verified performance**: Alerts come from actual trades, not screenshots *** ## Discord Bot ### What You Get When a trade executes on your account, the bot posts a message like this: ``` 🟒 BUY EXECUTED ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Symbol: BTC/USDT Side: BUY Size: 0.15 BTC Price: $65,234.50 Total: $9,785.18 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Exchange: Binance Time: 2:34:21 PM UTC [πŸ“‹ Copy Trade] ``` ### How to Install 1. **Go to your TokenBot dashboard** at app.tokenbot.com 2. **Navigate to Settings β†’ Discord** 3. **Click "Add to Server"** - this opens Discord's authorization page 4. **Select your server** from the dropdown 5. **Authorize the bot** - give it permission to post messages 6. **Choose a channel** - pick where trade alerts will appear ### Configuration Options | Setting | What It Does | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | Alert Channel | Which channel receives trade notifications | | Include Price | Show or hide entry price | | Include Size | Show or hide position size | | Copy Button | Enable one-click copy trading for members | | Ping Role | Tag a role when trades post (optional) | ### Commands | Command | Description | | --------- | ------------------------ | | `/trades` | See recent trade history | | `/stats` | View trading statistics | | `/help` | Get help with the bot | *** ## Telegram Bot ### What You Get Similar to Discord, the bot posts formatted trade alerts: ``` 🟒 BUY EXECUTED πŸ“Š BTC/USDT πŸ’° Size: 0.15 BTC πŸ’΅ Price: $65,234.50 🏦 Binance | ⏰ 2:34 PM UTC ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [πŸ“‹ Copy This Trade] ``` ### How to Install **For Groups:** 1. **Open Telegram** and find @TokenBotOfficial 2. **Add the bot to your group** as an administrator 3. **Link your TokenBot account** by following the bot's instructions 4. **Configure alerts** through the bot's menu **For Private Alerts (DM):** 1. **Open Telegram** and message @TokenBotOfficial 2. **Start the bot** with /start 3. **Connect your account** following the prompts 4. **Enable DM alerts** in your TokenBot dashboard ### Commands | Command | Description | | ----------- | ------------------------ | | `/start` | Initialize the bot | | `/trades` | View recent trades | | `/settings` | Adjust alert preferences | | `/help` | Get assistance | *** ## Copy Trading from Alerts One of TokenBot's most powerful features: **your community members can copy your trades with one tap.** ### How It Works 1. **You make a trade** on your Strategy account 2. **Alert posts** to your Discord/Telegram 3. **Member taps "Copy Trade"** button 4. **Their linked account** executes the same trade ### Requirements for Copiers Members who want to copy trades need: * A TokenBot account * At least one exchange connected * The exchange where the trade was made (or equivalent) ### Settings for Copy Trading | Option | Description | | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | Copy Sizing | Fixed size, percentage, or proportional to account | | Enabled Exchanges | Which of their exchanges can receive copies | | Confirmation | Require confirmation before executing (optional) | *** ## Understanding Trade Alerts ### Alert Fields Explained | Field | Meaning | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | | **Symbol** | The trading pair (e.g., BTC/USDT, ETH/BTC) | | **Side** | BUY (going long) or SELL (closing or going short) | | **Size** | How much was traded | | **Price** | The execution price | | **Total** | Size Γ— Price | | **Exchange** | Where the trade happened | | **Time** | When the trade executed | ### Alert Colors * 🟒 **Green**: Buy orders, opening longs * πŸ”΄ **Red**: Sell orders, closing positions * 🟑 **Yellow**: Limit orders placed (not yet filled) * βšͺ **White**: Order cancelled or modified *** ## Privacy Options Not everything needs to be public. Configure what's shared: | Setting | Options | | ------------------ | -------------------------------- | | Show exact price | Yes / No (show "Market" instead) | | Show position size | Yes / No / Percentage only | | Show exchange name | Yes / No | | Show profit/loss | Yes / No | *** ## Tips for Community Leaders 1. **Create a dedicated channel** for trade alerts (don't mix with general chat) 2. **Pin a message** explaining how to copy trades 3. **Set expectations** - remind members that trading involves risk 4. **Enable slow mode** on the alerts channel to prevent spam reactions *** ## Troubleshooting ### Bot not posting? * Check the bot has "Send Messages" permission in the channel * Verify your TokenBot account is connected * Make sure your Strategy account is active ### Copy trade not working? * Copier needs a connected exchange account * Copier's exchange must have sufficient balance * API key must have trade permissions ### Delayed alerts? * Usually a network hiccup - alerts should resume within seconds * Check exchange status if delays persist *** ## Next Steps Set up your bots: * [Install Discord Bot β†’](https://github.com/tokenbot-org/tokenbot-docs/blob/main/help-center/getting-started/add-tokenbot-to-channel-group/README.md) * [Install Telegram Bot β†’](https://github.com/tokenbot-org/tokenbot-docs/blob/main/help-center/getting-started/add-tokenbot-to-channel-group-1/README.md) Or learn about earning rewards: * [Rewards & Referrals β†’](https://github.com/tokenbot-org/tokenbot-docs/blob/main/help-center/rewards/README.md)