Telegram Stars
Telegram in-app currency that bots and channels use to sell digital goods and services.
Pricing
Free and open platform for sellers, buyers pay in Telegram Stars (currency code XTR)
Pricing checked 2026-09-14
Notes
In brief
Telegram Stars is listed in the Payments and payouts category of this directory and covers Telegram. Price as printed by the vendor, checked 2026-09-14: Free and open platform for sellers, buyers pay in Telegram Stars (currency code XTR). The listing cites 2 public pages.
Telegram states that Bot Payments are a free and open platform for sellers. All digital goods must be invoiced in Stars with the currency tag XTR, and the provider_token parameter is left empty. Users acquire Stars through Apple and Google in app purchases or via the official PremiumBot. Telegram publishes a Star pricing table showing what a buyer pays and the net proceeds for the developer, and notes that the amounts vary by user because of VAT and other fees.
Facts
- Category
- Payments and payouts
- Platforms
- Telegram
- Company country
- Not documented publicly.
- Published since
- 2024
- Official site
- core.telegram.org/bots/payments-stars
- Pricing page
- core.telegram.org/bots/payments-stars
- Public pages cited
- 2
Sources
- core.telegram.org/bots/payments-stars Checked 2026-09-14
- core.telegram.org/api/stars Checked 2026-09-14