[Bug]: Broken manual telegram configuration #23600
Description
Summary
After attempting to perform instructions here: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/telegram manually, I encountered errors.
Steps to reproduce
- Load sample config from steps listed in manual config instructions
- Follow steps
Expected behavior
Agent communicates with telegram bot and provides pairing code.
Actual behavior
Error posted in log:
3:39:24 [canvas] host mounted at http://127.0.0.1:18789/__openclaw__/canvas/ (root /home/openclaw/.openclaw/canvas)
13:39:24 [heartbeat] started
13:39:24 [health-monitor] started (interval: 300s, grace: 60s)
13:39:24 [gateway] agent model: pollinations/glm
13:39:24 [gateway] listening on ws://127.0.0.1:18789 (PID 19411)
13:39:24 [gateway] listening on ws://[::1]:18789
13:39:24 [gateway] log file: /tmp/openclaw-999/openclaw-2026-02-22.log
13:39:24 [browser/service] Browser control service ready (profiles=2)
13:39:24 [telegram] [default] starting provider
13:39:24 [telegram] autoSelectFamily=true (default-node22)
13:39:25 [telegram] telegram deleteMyCommands failed: Call to 'deleteMyCommands' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:25 [telegram] telegram setMyCommands failed: Call to 'setMyCommands' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:25 [telegram] command sync failed: GrammyError: Call to 'setMyCommands' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:25 [telegram] [default] channel exited: Call to 'getMe' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:25 [telegram] [default] auto-restart attempt 1/10 in 5s
13:39:30 [telegram] [default] starting provider
13:39:30 [telegram] telegram deleteMyCommands failed: Call to 'deleteMyCommands' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:31 [telegram] [default] channel exited: Call to 'getMe' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:31 [telegram] [default] auto-restart attempt 2/10 in 10s
13:39:31 [telegram] telegram setMyCommands failed: Call to 'setMyCommands' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:31 [telegram] command sync failed: GrammyError: Call to 'setMyCommands' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:41 [telegram] [default] starting provider
13:39:41 [telegram] telegram deleteMyCommands failed: Call to 'deleteMyCommands' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:42 [telegram] [default] channel exited: Call to 'getMe' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:42 [telegram] [default] auto-restart attempt 3/10 in 21s
13:39:42 [telegram] telegram setMyCommands failed: Call to 'setMyCommands' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
13:39:42 [telegram] command sync failed: GrammyError: Call to 'setMyCommands' failed! (401: Unauthorized)
OpenClaw version
2026.2.21-2
Operating system
Debian 12.12
Install method
ansible
Logs, screenshots, and evidence
Impact and severity
Affected: Telegram users on 2026.2.21-2
Severity: blocks installation
Frequency: always
Consequence: can't configure telegram manually
Additional information
No response