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<p>Telegram offers verification for <strong>public figures</strong> and <strong>organizations</strong> so that users can easily identify <strong>official sources</strong>. The Telegram team generally verifies active official <strong>channels</strong>, <strong>bots</strong> or <strong>public groups</strong> that have notable verified accounts on <strong>at least 2</strong> of these platforms:</p>
<p>In the <strong>bio section</strong> on these platforms, please <strong>add a link</strong> to your Telegram channel, bot or group – so we can confirm that they indeed belong to you. Once this is done, please contact our <ahref="https://t.me/verifybot">@VerifyBot</a> for verification.</p>
<p>During the submission process, you will also be asked to provide at least <strong>2 links</strong> to <strong>press articles</strong> mentioning you or your organization. To assist in the verification process, it’s preferable if:</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="what-if-i-don-39t-have-a-verified-account-on-2-of-these-platform"href="#what-if-i-don-39t-have-a-verified-account-on-2-of-these-platform"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>What if I don't have a verified account on 2 of these platforms?</h3>
<p>If you have an <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion">undisputed</a> page on Wikipedia that satisfies Wikipedia's <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability">Notability Guidelines</a>– and that page <strong>contains a link</strong> to your channel, bot or public group on Telegram – it can be counted as <strong>1</strong> of the missing verified accounts.</p>
<p>In the case of organizations, a link to the Telegram channel from the official website of the organization may also be taken into account. The bot will offer to submit <strong>additional data and comments</strong> after checking the social media links.</p>
<p>If you're using a <strong>Wikipedia</strong> or <strong>Official Website</strong> link instead of one of the social media accounts, please make sure that they <strong>include a link</strong> to the channel, group or bot you want to verify on Telegram.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="what-if-i-can-39t-find-2-press-articles"href="#what-if-i-can-39t-find-2-press-articles"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>What if I can't find 2 press articles?</h3>
<p>If you have an <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion">undisputed</a> page on Wikipedia that satisfies Wikipedia's <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability">Notability Guidelines</a>– and that page <strong>contains a link</strong> to your channel, bot or public group on Telegram – it can be counted as <strong>1</strong> of the missing press links.</p>
<p>In the case of organizations, a link to the Telegram channel from the official website of the organization may also be taken into account. The bot will offer to submit <strong>additional data and comments</strong> after checking the social media links.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="what-does-verification-mean"href="#what-does-verification-mean"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>What does verification mean?</h3>
<p>This means the channel, group or bot is <strong>official</strong> and their verification application was approved by Telegram. Any organization or public figure is welcome to <ahref="https://t.me/VerifyBot">apply for verification</a>– the process and requirements are the same <strong>for all applicants</strong>.</p>
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<p>Special badges <imgclass="icon"src="/file/464001906/107ca/Y-sn47RDLAk.1898/a6ad0e5cfb2699cf01"alt="Verification Check"> appear for verified chats on their info pages, as well as in users’<strong>chat lists</strong> and <strong>search results</strong>.</p>
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<p>Verification is <strong>not an endorsement</strong> of any opinions or content shared by a chat – rather, it is meant to give users, journalists and researchers a way to <strong>identify official sources</strong>.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="can-my-user-account-be-verified"href="#can-my-user-account-be-verified"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Can my user account be verified?</h3>
<p>Sorry, Telegram doesn’t verify user accounts at the moment. Verification is only available for large and active official channels, groups and bots.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="do-i-need-verification"href="#do-i-need-verification"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Do I need verification?</h3>
<p>Note that verification doesn't give any additional abilities in Telegram - it is simply <em>one</em> of the ways to demonstrate that your channel, group or bot is official. A link to Telegram on your official site or other official accounts elsewhere can achieve a similar result.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="how-do-i-change-the-name-or-short-link-after-verification"href="#how-do-i-change-the-name-or-short-link-after-verification"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>How do I change the name or short link after verification?</h3>
<p>A verified channel, group or bot can't change its <strong>name</strong> or <strong>short link</strong> (t.me/…). If changes are necessary, you can remove the verification status first. Contact <ahref="https://t.me/verifybot">@VerifyBot</a> and send <code>/unverify</code>. You can then reobtain verification using the bot after making your changes.</p>
