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Supported Channels

OpenClaw supports a wide variety of messaging channels. Each channel requires specific credentials that you obtain from the channel’s developer portal. For detailed setup instructions for each channel, see the OpenClaw Channels Documentation.

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Quick Start Guides

We provide detailed guides for the channels used in our onboarding flow:

Telegram

Create a Telegram bot with BotFather and connect it to your instance.

Discord

Create a Discord application and bot for your server.

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Other Channels

For all other supported channels including:
  • WhatsApp — QR code pairing
  • Slack — Socket Mode apps
  • Signal — Phone number registration
  • Microsoft Teams — App registration
  • Google Chat — Webhook integration
  • iMessage — macOS self-hosted (not available on Suji)
  • And many more…
See the complete setup instructions in the OpenClaw documentation.

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Adding Channels

Channels are added during instance creation as part of the onboarding flow. You can optionally connect Telegram or Discord when creating your instance.
Channels can only be configured during instance creation. Post-creation channel management is planned for a future release.
See Create Your First Instance for the complete setup process.