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<p>Over <strong>400 million users</strong> interact with <strong>bots</strong> and <strong>mini apps</strong> on Telegram every month – to buy products, access services, play games, and <ahref="https://core.telegram.org/bots">much more</a>. With today's update, bots and mini apps can <strong>sell digital goods and services</strong>.</p>
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<p>For years, businesses have been able to <strong>sell physical products</strong> on Telegram via bots and mini apps and <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/payments-2-0-scheduled-voice-chats#payments-2-0">accept payments</a> from around the world. This month, we updated the <ahref="https://core.telegram.org/bots/features">Bot Platform</a> to seamlessly support payments for <strong>digital products</strong> as well.</p>
<p>To enable payments for digital goods and services across the Telegram ecosystem, we're launching <strong>Telegram Stars</strong>. Stars can be acquired through <strong>in-app purchases</strong> via Apple and Google or <ahref="https://t.me/premiumbot">PremiumBot</a>, then spent on <strong>digital products</strong> offered by bots – from <strong>e-books</strong> and <strong>online courses</strong> to items in <ahref="https://core.telegram.org/bots#host-games">Telegram games</a>.</p>
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<p>You can try out payments with Stars in <ahref="https://t.me/durgerkingbot">@DurgerKingBot</a> which offers a special <em>cake</em> for the occasion (and even if the cake is a lie, it will refund your stars).</p>
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<h4><aclass="anchor"name="ready-for-app-stores"href="#ready-for-app-stores"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Ready for App Stores</h4>
<p>Telegram Stars are <strong>compliant</strong> with Apple and Google's latest policies on sales of digital products – and gives developers in the Telegram ecosystem and their users unprecedented access to in-app purchases on mobile app stores.</p>
<p>Soon, developers will be able to withdraw the stars earned by their bots in Toncoins via <ahref="https://fragment.com/">Fragment</a>.</p>
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<p>Purchases of <strong>physical products</strong> stay <strong>exactly the same</strong>– using any of Telegram's supported <ahref="https://core.telegram.org/bots/payments#supported-payment-providers">payment providers</a>. Developers can read more about the changes for <strong>digital products</strong> on <ahref="https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#may-28-2024">this page</a>.</p>
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<p>With fast, user-friendly payments for digital goods and services, the bot and mini app platform will allow new types of businesses to reach over <strong>900 million</strong> potential customers inside Telegram.</p>
<h4><aclass="anchor"name="more-than-bots"href="#more-than-bots"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>More than Bots</h4>
<p>This is <strong>just the beginning</strong> for Telegram Stars. Future updates will bring extra features and functionality to Stars – like <strong>gifts for content creators</strong> and more.</p>
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<p>For more details about Stars, please check our CEO's <ahref="https://t.me/durov/280">post</a> on his channel, updated <ahref="https://telegram.org/tos/bot-developers#6-2-digital-goods-and-services">Terms of Services for Developers</a> and the <ahref="https://core.telegram.org/bots/payments-stars">Detailed Guide for Payments in Stars</a>.</p>
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