A Telegram QR code is a QR code that opens a Telegram channel, group, direct chat (t.me/username) or bot deep link (?start=campaign) from any phone camera with a single scan. The code stores the public t.me URL so people land straight on the right destination, ready to join, message or start a bot on iOS, Android or any modern browser. The Telegram API documentation explains the deep-link formats available for bot start parameters.
Add your logo, brand colours and AI-generated designs to create codes that suit your community identity, news channel, support flow or bot persona. Telegram introduced built-in QR support for adding contacts in its 2021 reactions and translations update. Print them on conference badges, website footers, support leaflets, course landing pages, startup pitch decks or event posters. Every scan appears in your dashboard, so you can measure growth and compare channel, group and bot variants without printing again.
Copy your t.me URL or bot deep link, personalise the QR code with your logo and AI-generated designs, then download it in PNG, SVG or PDF for badges, footers, leaflets or course pages.
Open Telegram and find the channel, group, direct chat or bot you want to share. Tap the channel or bot name, then choose Share or Copy Link to get t.me/<username>. For bot deep links, add ?start=<param> so you can identify the source later, for example t.me/MyBot?start=conference.
Add your logo, brand colours and pixel patterns. Choose from 1200+ templates or generate QR Art to match your community style, news channel theme, startup pitch deck or support leaflet.
Export in PNG, SVG or PDF for print or screen use. Test it first with iPhone Camera and Android Lens, both with and without Telegram installed, to make sure the deep link opens properly before large-scale printing.
Send people to any Telegram destination, including bot ?start= deep links, add your logo for instant recognition, track scans across campaigns and update the destination whenever needed.
See who scans your channel, group or bot QR code, when they scan and where it was placed. Real-time dashboards help community admins, publishers, support teams, course leaders and bot builders measure results clearly.
Track community growth
Turn long t.me URLs and bot deep links into short links with UTM parameters. Compare channel, group and bot routes, then retire or update each destination safely after the campaign ends.
Shorten Telegram links
Add your logo, brand colours and AI-generated designs to each Telegram QR code. Choose from 1200+ templates for crypto communities, news channels, support teams, course leaders and bot builders, including the ready Telegram-logo template.
Customise your Telegram QR
Telegram is strong for crypto, news and tech communities with bots and channels, while WhatsApp is ideal for direct customer chat across Latin America, India and Southern Europe.
Switch to direct chat
Telegram suits broadcast channels and bot ecosystems, while Discord is built for voice-led communities, gaming groups and developer servers with structured roles and channels.
Switch to gamer servers
Telegram supports global communities through channels and bots, while LINE is widely used for consumer messaging in East Asia with add-friend links and Official Accounts.
Switch to East Asia consumers
Telegram opens a public username chat, while vCard saves a full contact card with phone number, email, address and website straight into the address book.
Save full contact
Telegram keeps people inside a channel, group or bot, while a URL QR code can open any external page such as a website, white paper or course landing page.
Open a webpage instead
Telegram works well for community discussion and bot interaction, while Twitter / X is better for a founder profile, announcement thread or public update.
Open the Twitter threadSharing Telegram channels, bots and communities with QR codes
Open Telegram, go to Settings and tap your name, then choose QR Code to display your personal t.me/[username] add-contact QR. You can also copy any channel, group or bot t.me link and paste it into QR Code AI. Add your logo and colours, then download it in PNG, SVG or PDF for business cards, shop stickers, packaging or event badges. When scanned, Telegram opens directly to that contact, channel, group or bot.
Yes, it is different. The QR code shown on web.telegram.org or Telegram Desktop is a login QR code that only the Telegram app on your phone can scan to authorise a web or desktop session. QR codes created with QR Code AI store public t.me URLs for profiles, channels, groups or bots, so any phone camera can scan them and open the destination in Telegram. One is for sign-in, the other is for sharing.
Yes. Telegram QR codes are free on QR Code AI. You can create them, add your logo, apply brand colours and use AI-designed templates, then download them in PNG, SVG or PDF without watermarks. Most Telegram QR codes are dynamic by default, so you can edit the destination after printing and track each scan in your dashboard with country, device, browser and timestamp data.
If Telegram is installed on the phone, scanning the QR code usually opens the Telegram app straight to the linked channel, group, chat or bot. If the app is not installed, the t.me link opens in a browser with a preview page and an option to open Telegram. iPhone Camera and Android Lens both recognise t.me links and pass people to the app when it is available.
To sign in to Telegram Web with a QR code, open web.telegram.org on a desktop browser and wait for the one-time code to appear on screen. On your phone, open Telegram, go to Settings, then Devices, then Link Desktop Device. Scan the code shown on your computer and Telegram will authorise that session immediately. You can return to Devices at any time to remove access from that desktop.
A Telegram QR code usually opens a public channel, group, direct chat or bot, which suits community updates, broadcast content and automation. A WhatsApp QR code normally opens a one-to-one wa.me chat, which is better for personal customer support and direct enquiries. The best option depends on whether you want public community growth or private conversation.