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title: "Telegram: delete a bot"
url: https://perrotta.dev/2026/04/telegram-delete-a-bot/
last_updated: 2026-04-12
---


It's very simple:

- Open a chat with the `@BotFather`
- Send `/deletebot`
- Confirm

The bot and its token will be permanently removed. This action cannot be undone.

It doesn't even need the bot token!

For some reason I expected this to be more complicated.