Conversational · Telegram

Accept payments right inside Telegram with @miaposbot — no apps, no new devices, no leaving the conversation with your customer.

What it is and why

@miaposbot is the official miaPOS bot on Telegram. You type a short command in any chat (a DM with a customer, a group chat, a channel) — the customer gets a Pay button and checks out through their bank's secure page.

Why it works this way:

• The customer installs nothing — it's their bank's standard checkout page.
• You open nothing — everything stays in the chat where you already talk.
• It works in any Telegram chat, even one the bot has never been added to.

Step 0 — One-time activation

You link your Telegram to your seller account once. The bot goes into your bank's system and looks you up by your phone number.

1. Open the chat with @miaposbot and send /start.
2. The bot shows a list of banks — tap your bank. If your merchant only works with one bank, this step is skipped automatically.
3. Tap 📞 Share phone and confirm in Telegram's system dialog.
4. Done — the bot replies "Activated as a seller of [merchant name]".

If the bot says "Phone not found" — ask your manager to add your phone in the Merchant Portal.

1) Pick your bank

After /start the bot shows the bank picker:

2) Share your phone

After picking your bank the bot asks you to share your phone number:

3) Confirm in Telegram

Telegram opens its standard system dialog — tap OK:

4) Activated

@miaposbot
  ✅ Activated as a seller of Cafenea SRL.
     Try: @miaposbot 100 coffee

The main scenario — inline mode

This is what the bot exists for. You type the command directly in the customer's chat (or in a group) — the bot doesn't join the chat, it just suggests the payment to you.

1. In the chat with your customer, start typing:

@miaposbot 100 coffee

2. A payment preview appears above the keyboard (only you see it — the customer sees nothing yet):

┌─ @miaposbot suggestions ────────────────┐
│ 💳 Pay 100 MDL                          │
│    Cafenea SRL · "coffee"               │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

3. Tap the preview — the bot posts a payment card with a Pay button into the chat:

you (via @miaposbot)
  💳 Cafenea SRL
     100 MDL · coffee

  [    Pay    ]

4. Customer taps Pay → their bank's secure checkout opens → they pay.

5. The card updates itself to ✅ Paid or ❌ Failed — nobody has to refresh anything:

you (via @miaposbot)
  ✅ 100 MDL paid
     "coffee"

Command syntax

Format:

@miaposbot <amount> [currency] [description] [+phone | IBAN] [#tag]

Examples

Separator — a regular space. You can use ; if you prefer (@miaposbot 100; coffee; #table-7).

In groups and channels

The inline command works in any Telegram chat where you can send messages:

• One-on-one with a customer — as described above.
• Group chat (e.g. a HoReCa order chat) — same flow.
• Channel where you are an admin.

The bot does not need to be in the group. It runs in Guest mode (Bot API 10.0) — it doesn't read anything in the chat, it just posts the payment card you selected from the inline preview.

DM mirror

Every time you create a payment in a group, the bot sends you a copy in DM — so you keep your own log even if the group is noisy:

@miaposbot → you in DM
  💳 Payment created via inline mode
     100 MDL · "coffee"

The final status is mirrored to your DM as well.

Payment status

The payment card edits itself in the chat as the result comes in:

The same status arrives in your DM with the bot.

If something goes wrong

FAQ

Q: Does the customer need to install anything?
A: No. They tap Pay and their bank's secure checkout opens — the same page they'd see for any normal online payment.

Q: What about fees?
A: Exactly the rates agreed with your bank. The bot adds nothing.

Q: Where does the money land?
A: In the merchant account you're registered with — per your bank's rules.

Q: What if the payment goes through but the status doesn't update?
A: The card will refresh automatically once the bank confirms. If something hangs — that doesn't affect the money; it's already with the bank.

Q: What language does the bot reply in?
A: Whatever is set in your Telegram (RO / RU / EN).

Q: Is it safe in a group chat?
A: Yes. The bot runs in Guest mode — it doesn't read other messages, it just posts the card you picked from the inline preview.

Security

• The bot never sees card data — the customer enters it on their bank's secure page.
• The bot never sees your passwords — authorization is done via your phone number linked in the Merchant Portal.
• Every payment goes through your bank and is signed on their side — no one in the middle can change anything.