On the documentation page of Telegram’s Web Apps we can read this:
Direct Link Web Apps
You can use direct links to open a Web App directly in the current
chat. If a non-empty startapp parameter is included in the link, it
will be passed to the Web App in the start_param field and in the GET
parameter tgWebAppStartParam.In this mode, Web Apps can use the chat_type and chat_instance
parameters to keep track of the current chat context. This introduces
support for concurrent and shared usage by multiple chat members – to
create live whiteboards, group orders, multiplayer games and similar
apps.Web Apps opened from a direct link have no access to the chat – they
can’t read messages or send new ones on behalf of the user. To send
messages, the user must be redirected to inline mode and actively pick
a result.Examples
So, where we can get the appname? Does anybody can explain? Thanks.
If you want to create a t.me link to automatically open the WebApp, you’ll need to register the app with the @BotFather:
- Use the
/newappcommand - Fill in all the requested data, the username of the bot it’s linked to, a title, description, photo and demo GIF
- Eventually, BotFather will ask for the short name:
Good! Now please choose a short name for your web app: 3-30 characters,
a-zA-Z0-9_. This short name will be used in URLs liket.me/some_bot/myappand serve as a unique identifier for your web app. - After passing the short name, BotFather will send you an example link to open the WebApp:
You can now use
testappas the short_name parameter value in Bot API. Your web app link ist.me/some_bot/testapp. Open it to start developing your web app!
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