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Alexander Kireev
Alexander Kireev

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Show your Telegram group member count in GitHub README

#telegram #github #typescript #badge

Hey folks! 👋

Just released a simple tool to display your Telegram group/channel member count as a badge in your GitHub README.

🚀 Quick Start

Add this to your README:

![Telegram](https://telegram-badge.vercel.app/api/telegram-badge?channelId=@your_channel)
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✨ Features

  • Real-time member count
  • Multiple badge styles (flat, plastic, flat-square, for-the-badge, social)
  • Telegram logo support
  • Full customization (colors, labels)
  • Free hosting on Vercel

🎨 Examples

Default:

https://telegram-badge.vercel.app/api/telegram-badge?channelId=@your_channel
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Custom style:

https://telegram-badge.vercel.app/api/telegram-badge?channelId=@your_channel&style=for-the-badge&label=Community
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No logo:

https://telegram-badge.vercel.app/api/telegram-badge?channelId=@your_channel&logo=false
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🛠 Setup

  1. Create a Telegram bot via @BotFather
  2. Deploy to Vercel
  3. Add your BOT_TOKEN and CHAT_ID as environment variables
  4. Done! 🎉

GitHub: telegram-badge

Built with TypeScript and ❤️

telegram #github #opensource #typescript #badges #vercel #serverless

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