Stars and Premium Giveaways in Your Own Channel
You pay for the prizes in the bot, then launch the giveaway in your channel's settings, like any regular Telegram giveaway. Telegram picks the winners and sends them their prizes, and your channel gets boosts.
- Stars or Premium
- Boosts for your channel
- No need to add the bot as an admin
How to run a giveaway
- Open the bot with the button on this page and send the channel's @username. The channel must be public.
- Choose a prize. Stars come as a pack that is split equally between the winners. Premium is a 3, 6 or 12 month subscription, one for each winner.
- Set how many winners there will be. On the payment screen the bot shows the channel, the prize for each winner, how many boosts the channel will get and the total price.
- Pay from your bot balance. The giveaway will appear in your channel: "Manage Channel" → "Boosts" → "Get Boosts via Gifts".
- Pick the paid giveaway at the top of the list, set the conditions and the end date, and launch it. The channel owner or an admin can do this.
What Telegram decides and what you decide
The bot only pays for the prizes. Everything else is a regular Telegram giveaway: who can take part and when the results are drawn, you set yourself before launching. When the giveaway ends, Telegram picks the winners and sends them their prizes itself.
Until you launch the giveaway, you can take your time with the conditions: the paid giveaway waits in your channel settings.
How much it costs
The price depends on the prize and the number of winners. The bot shows the total on the payment screen, and there are no other charges. You top up the bot balance by card, via SBP (Russia's Faster Payments System) or crypto, in several currencies, not only rubles.
If something goes wrong
If the giveaway payment fails, the money returns to your bot balance by itself. The giveaway usually shows up in the channel within half a minute. If more than five minutes have passed and it's not there, tap "Giveaway not showing?" under the payment message or write to support at @BenefitSupportBot with your order number.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to add the bot as a channel admin?
No. The bot only pays for the prizes and doesn't need access to your channel.
Can I run a giveaway in a group or a private channel?
No, only in a public channel with an @username. If you send the username of a person or a group, the bot warns you and no money is charged.
Who picks the winners?
Telegram, when the giveaway ends. Neither we nor you can influence the choice.
How do winners get their prizes?
Telegram sends them itself. Winners don't need to do anything in our bot.
How many boosts will my channel get?
It depends on the prize. The bot shows the exact number on the payment screen before you confirm.