Telegram Stars
Paid Telegram Groups & Channels with Stars
Charge for community access in Telegram. GramBase connects Stars payments, member invitations, and subscription expiry in one workflow.
A paid Telegram community gives members access to a private group for discussion or a channel for publishing. You set the access period and Stars price; GramBase tracks the memberships purchased through your store.
Set up your paid community
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Connect your bot and community
Connect your Telegram bot in GramBase. Add it as an administrator to your private group or channel, with permission to invite and remove members, then refresh the group list.
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Create a paid group product
Choose Create Paid Group in Admin, select the community, and set your access periods and Stars prices. Review the checkout and what members receive before sharing it.
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Share your buy link
Share the product link with your audience. Buyers open checkout in Telegram and pay with Stars. Check the first payment and invitation before promoting the offer more widely.
Payment → invitation → access period
After a confirmed Stars payment, GramBase creates the membership and delivers an invite link. Members join using that link. A new purchase extends access; scheduled expiry processing removes expired members when the bot has the required permissions. Payment and delivery status remain visible in Admin if an invitation needs attention.
Paid community questions
Can I use a group, a channel, or both?
Use a private group for member discussion or a private channel for your posts. Select the eligible communities in your paid group product. Give the bot the necessary administrator permissions in each destination.
Is this a Telegram native paid channel link?
No. Telegram native paid invite links charge a recurring Stars subscription for a channel. GramBase uses your bot and paid group product to sell access periods and manage memberships; it also supports private groups.
Does GramBase automatically charge members again?
Members renew by making another purchase to extend their access. Automatic Stars debits are not part of this setup.
What happens to existing members and expired access?
Memberships purchased through GramBase are tracked for expiry. Connecting the bot does not automatically turn every existing member into a paid subscriber. Expired membership removal is scheduled, requires bot permissions, and is not an exact-second guarantee.
Can I use crypto instead of Stars?
Use Stars for digital community access sold through bots or Mini Apps inside Telegram. Telegram requires Stars for these purchases. GramBase also has crypto payment workflows for applicable sales contexts; they are not a substitute for this Telegram payment rule.
Create your Stars paid community
Start with free credits. Connect your bot, choose your access periods, and review your first checkout.
Create a paid community