Group Gate — Telegram bot (@GroupGateProBot)

What it does

What Group Gate does

GroupGateProBot checks every new member of a Telegram group. When someone joins, the bot mutes them and posts a welcome card with one button, I'm human. Only the new member can tap it. A tap lifts the mute. With no tap within 5 minutes the bot removes the member, who can join again later.

To set it up, add the bot to the group as an admin with the rights to ban users and delete messages, then send /gate in the group. The bot also works in groups with topics.

On the free plan the card shows a default welcome text, or the text you set with /welcome, and one button of the bot below it. With Pro for the group the tap window is 10 minutes, the button of the bot is gone, you can add a button of your own, and a link filter for new members is on.

How it works

How Group Gate works, step by step

An example built from the bot's real commands. Copy any message and send it in the group.

When the free plan is not enough

Free: The check for every new member: mute, one button, unmute on tap. Pro: 10 minutes to tap the button.

Compare Free and Pro →

1
You send
/gate off
What happens
Group admins: shows the status of the check. /gate on and /gate off switch it.
2
You send
/welcome Hello {name}, tap the button to chat.
What happens
Group admins: sets the welcome text, 500 characters at most. {name} becomes the name of the new member.
3
You send⭐ Pro
/links off
What happens
Pro: /links on or /links off switches the filter that deletes links and @-mentions from members who joined less than 24 hours ago.

Commands

All 7 commands

Tap an example to copy it, then paste it into Telegram.

Command	Example	What it does
`/gate`		Group admins: shows the status of the check. /gate on and /gate off switch it.
`/welcome`		Group admins: sets the welcome text, 500 characters at most. {name} becomes the name of the new member.
`/links`Pro		Pro: /links on or /links off switches the filter that deletes links and @-mentions from members who joined less than 24 hours ago.
`/pro`		Explains what Pro adds. An admin pays for one group in a private chat.
`/help`		In a private chat: lists the commands.
`/earn`		Shows how to share the bot and earn Stars.
`/paysupport`		Lets you describe a payment problem. The message goes to the maker.

/gate
Group admins: shows the status of the check. /gate on and /gate off switch it.
/welcome
Group admins: sets the welcome text, 500 characters at most. {name} becomes the name of the new member.
/linksPro
Pro: /links on or /links off switches the filter that deletes links and @-mentions from members who joined less than 24 hours ago.
/pro
Explains what Pro adds. An admin pays for one group in a private chat.
/help
In a private chat: lists the commands.
/earn
Shows how to share the bot and earn Stars.
/paysupport
Lets you describe a payment problem. The message goes to the maker.

Free vs Pro

Start free. Unlock Pro for ⭐ 150 Stars.

Pro is one payment of 150 Telegram Stars (about $3.00), made inside @GroupGateProBot. One payment unlocks Pro for the whole group. Every member gets it.

Free

0Stars

No payment, no sign-up.

The check for every new member: mute, one button, unmute on tap
5 minutes to tap the button
Your own welcome text, 500 characters at most
One button of the bot under the card

Start free

Pro

Per group

⭐ 150Stars, about $3.00

One payment unlocks Pro for the whole group. Every member gets it.

10 minutes to tap the button
No button of the bot under the card, and one button of your own with up to 40 characters of text
A filter that deletes links and @-mentions from members who joined less than 24 hours ago

Unlock Pro with ⭐ 150 Stars

Opens @GroupGateProBot. Send /pro there to pay.

Stars are Telegram's in-app currency. You buy them inside Telegram. The dollar figure is an estimate; the real cost of Stars depends on your platform and country. How Pro works across all bots →

Privacy

What the bot stores

From the bot's own privacy notes.

For each group the bot stores the id, title, whether the check is on, the Pro status, the welcome text and button you set, the member count and the id of the person who added the bot.
While a check is open it stores the group, the new member's Telegram id, the id of the card message and the time limit. It also stores the time each member joined, so that the filter knows who joined less than 24 hours ago.
The link filter of Pro groups is the only part that looks at message text. It checks messages of members who joined less than 24 hours ago and does not store the text.
Payment-help messages you send are stored as text. The bot also keeps totals as counters and the link tag a user first arrived from, such as site.

FAQ

Questions about Group Gate

What happens to a member who does not tap?

After 5 minutes, or 10 with Pro, the bot removes the member with a ban of 60 seconds and deletes the card. The member can join again later.

Which admin rights does the bot need?

Ban users and Delete messages. The add button on this page asks for both. Without them the bot cannot mute or remove a member.

Does the link filter ban people?

No. With Pro it deletes messages that hold a link or an @-mention from members who joined less than 24 hours ago. It bans and mutes nobody, and admins are exempt. /links off turns it off.

What does Pro cost?

Pro is per group: 150 Stars once, with no subscription, paid in a private chat with the bot. It gives a 10-minute tap window, your own button instead of the button of the bot, and the link filter.