Case: Turnkey AI-Powered Telegram Bots

Automation of business processes via Telegram bots.

I am a developer. In this case study, I show how we build a working Telegram bot from an idea and mockups: what decisions we make, how we design event handling, and what we look at during operation.

Practical case: a fitness bot for tracking nutrition

• Initial data: the client had a concept and a set of screens. Our task was to implement a bot with consideration for time zones, referrals, and payments.
• Roles and access: user, administrator (tariff/content editing), moderator (resolving disputed cases). Separation of permissions by roles.
• Bot functions: meal tracking, reminders, voice message support (recognition), dish photo processing, referral links, payment subscriptions.
• Technical implementation: incoming events via webhook, idempotent handlers, task queue (Redis) for heavy operations, request rate limiting, and exponential backoff for retries in case of failures.
• Deployment and Observability: Docker containers, event logs, latency and error metrics, degradation notifications.

Quick immersion into context

• Conversations with responsible parties: project goals and KPIs, working terminology; a brief glossary.
• Domain description: scenarios, events, and states of dialogues; we record assumptions and risks.
• Integration Map: data sources, availability/response time requirements; service owners.

Architectural decisions and trade-offs

• Webhook vs. long polling; idempotency and deduplication.
• Task queues, load shedding, rate limiting, and retry with backoff.
• Keyboards, deep links, payments; Telegram API limitations.
• Script engine, configurable handlers, and dialog states.

Hidden pitfalls and anti-patterns

• Loss of incoming events without idempotency; "phantom" duplicates.
• Long handlers without timeouts; queue blocking.
• Incorrect storage of dialog state, memory leaks.

Quality, metrics, and operations

• Target metrics: p95 latency, error budget, uptime; alerts on targets.
• Test strategy: unit/contract/E2E, load testing, canary releases.
• Observability: structured logs, tracing, metrics.
• CI/CD, migrations, rollbacks, liveness and readiness probes.

Security and Data

• Personal data and secrets: "at rest" and "in transit" encryption, key rotation.
• Roles and access controls, masking of sensitive data in logs, audit of actions.
• Storage policies, data lifespan (TTL), regional requirements.

In a world where the speed of response to customers is everything, Telegram bots have become an indispensable tool for business automation.From simple FAQs to complex AI-powered sales funnels, a modern bot can replace an entire department.

🚀 Why Telegram bots specifically?

• 890 million active users monthly
• Zero installations — works directly in the messenger
• Instant notifications directly into the client's phone
• Built-in payments via Telegram Payments
• Viral spread through forwarding and referral links

🎯 Real-life case: Calorie counter bot

Client's objective: A fitness startup wanted to attract a female audience aged 25-45 for its weight loss product.

Our decision: Developed an intelligent calorie-counting bot with unique capabilities:

✨ What the bot can do:

• 📸 Recognizes food in photographs via OpenAI Vision
• 🎤 Understands voice messages and transcribes them
• 🧠 Remembers preferences the user and their goals
• 🌍 Works with time zones — automatically resets the counter at midnight
• 👥 Referral system for viral growth
• 📱 Motivates users achieve goals

📊 Results for 2 months:

• ✅ Cost of acquisition: 30 rubles per user
• ✅ Organic growth: users are actively sharing the bot
• ✅ Conversion to paid plans: 15%
• ✅ Findability: The bot appears in Telegram search

👀 Try the bot: @fatnosecretbot

🛠 What I'm developing

🤖 AI Capabilities

• GPT/Claude Integration for smart dialogues
• Computer Vision for image recognition
• Voice capabilities — speech transcription and synthesis
• Personalization based on ML algorithms

🔗 Business Integrations

• CRM systems (AmoCRM, Bitrix24, HubSpot)
• Payment systems (YooKassa, Stripe, cryptocurrency payments)
• Analytics (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Amplitude)
• Email/SMS campaigns (SendGrid, Twilio)

📊 Advanced Features

• Referral programs and viral mechanics
• A/B testing communication scenarios
• Audience segmentation and personalized offers
• Admin panels for content management

💼 Who is it for

🎯 Industries Where Bots Work Best:

• E-commerce — catalogs, orders, customer support
• Fitness and Health — trackers, meal plans, motivation
• Education — courses, tests, personal mentors
• Fintech — translations, expense tracking, investment advice
• Real Estate — object selection, calculations, consultations
• HR and Recruiting — candidate screening, onboarding

🏢 Business Size:

• Startups — a quick MVP for hypothesis testing
• Medium-sized business — automation of routine processes
• Enterprise — scalable solutions for large teams

⚡ Development Process

📋 1. Analysis and Planning (1-3 days)

• We study your business and target audience.
• Designing user scenarios
• Creating the technical specification

🏗 2. MVP development (1-2 weeks)

• The bot's basic functionality
• Integration with key services
• Initial testing

🚀 3. Full version (2-4 weeks)

• AI functions and personalization
• Admin panel and analytics
• Integration of all required services

🛡 4. Launch and Support

• Hosting and monitoring setup
• Training your team
• 60 days of technical support included

💰 Price and what's included

🎁 In every project:

• ✅ Full source code with ownership rights
• ✅ Admin panel to control the bot
• ✅ Technical documentation and team training
• ✅ 60 days of support after launch
• ✅ Hosting setup and deploy
• ✅ Scaling plan to match audience growth

💵 Price Categories:

• Simple bot (150-250 thousand rubles) — basic functionality, without AI
• AI bot (250-400 thousand rubles) — with GPT/Claude integration
• Comprehensive solution (400-800 thousand rubles) — full functionality + integrations

🏆 Why Choose Us

⭐ Expertise

• 5+ years development of bots and AI solutions
• 50+ successful projects in various niches
• Team of experts on ML, NLP, and integrations

🛠 Tech Stack

• Python/Node.js for reliable backend development
• OpenAI, Claude, Gemini — the best AI models
• Docker/Kubernetes for scalability
• PostgreSQL/Redis for high performance

📈 Performance

• 99% uptime — your bot works 24/7
• Rapid development — MVP in 1-2 weeks
• Transparent reporting at every stage

🎯 Ready to automate your business?

📞 What to do next:

1. Fill out the brief — Describe the task and objectives
2. Get the plan — a detailed project roadmap
3. Start the bot — start getting results

💌 Contact me:

• Telegram: @sashanoxon
• Email: [email protected]
• Application: Order bot development →

P.S. Our calorie counter bot is just one example of how a properly designed Telegram bot can solve a specific business problem. What problem can we solve for you?

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