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bleak mural Apr 18, 2026, 6:38 PM

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Telegram says HTTP 401: unauthorized

teal wyvernBOT Apr 18, 2026, 6:38 PM

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wooden cradleBOT Apr 18, 2026, 6:38 PM

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teal wyvernBOT Apr 18, 2026, 6:38 PM

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surreal pathBOT Apr 18, 2026, 6:40 PM

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401 from Telegram is usually a bad/revoked bot token or the wrong Telegram account/token source being picked up.

Please paste these first:

openclaw --version
openclaw status
openclaw channels status --probe
openclaw logs --follow

A few quick checks:

Verify channels.telegram.botToken or TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN is the current BotFather token
Telegram does not use openclaw channels login telegram, it must be configured as a token
If you use multiple Telegram accounts, make sure the right account has the token and channels.telegram.defaultAccount is set
If you enabled webhook mode, channels.telegram.webhookSecret is required when webhookUrl is set

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