Member qualification for Telegram
Qualify every member before they join your Telegram community.
Build an application flow, review applicants from your moderator group, and send one-use invites to people who actually belong.
- Works with your own Telegram bot.
- Moderate from inside Telegram.
- One-use invites expire in 24 hours.
Sam
Pending review
Jake M.
Approved
Emma L.
Rejected
Applicant
Sam
Why do you want to join?
I run a small paid community and want sharper operator feedback.
Relevant experience
Built two Telegram groups, one paid, one invite-only.
Good fit
Clear intent, relevant background, agrees to group rules.
Invite type
One-use
Expires in
24h
Bot owner
You
Why it exists
Telegram makes it easy to join a group. That is the problem.
If your community is paid, private, or valuable, an open door is a liability. You do not need more members. You need the right ones.
We run Telegram communities ourselves and built Gatekeepah to guard our own doors first. Built by community operators, for community operators.
Spam accounts and low-intent members slip through.
Manual DM screening gets inconsistent fast.
Reusable invite links leak, forward, and linger.
How it works
A real front door for your group.
Connect your bot
Create a bot in BotFather, then connect it to Gatekeepah. The bot your applicants talk to is yours.
Build your qualification flow
Ask questions that matter. Use the answers to decide who is a good fit.
Applicants apply through Telegram
People open your bot link, answer questions, and land in a clear review queue.
Review inside Telegram
Moderators see each applicant in your Telegram moderator group and decide without babysitting a dashboard.
Approve with one-use invites
Approved applicants get one invite that expires in 24 hours. Rejected applicants get a clean decline.
Benefits
Better members start with better questions.
Better members, fewer headaches
Stop screening strangers in DMs at midnight. Applications arrive structured, with what you need to decide.
Higher signal inside the group
When everyone passed the same bar, conversations get sharper and low-intent members stay outside.
Less work for moderators
Your team reviews applicants where they already work: Telegram. No second tool for day-to-day decisions.
Protection for paid communities
If people pay for access, the room has to be worth it. Qualification helps protect that value.
Safer invites
Fresh one-use links expire in 24 hours, so forwarded invites do not become permanent back doors.
Clear review standards
Your flow becomes the standard. Anyone on your team can tell who is a good fit.
Know why people do not join
Stop guessing whether it is the price, the questions, or the first message. See exactly where applicants drop.
Feature set
Built for communities that actually screen people.
Gatekeepah keeps setup in a dashboard and daily moderation in Telegram, where your team already is.
Custom qualification flows
Write your own questions. Set your own bar. Give moderators a clear way to decide who fits.
Telegram-native moderator review
Applications land in your Telegram moderator group. Approve or reject without leaving Telegram.
One-use 24h invite links
Every approved applicant gets a fresh single-use invite that expires after 24 hours.
Use your own Telegram bot
Create a bot in BotFather, then connect it to Gatekeepah. Your bot, your brand, your community.
Gatekeepah finds your groups
Add the bot to your community group and your moderator group, and both show up on their own. Gatekeepah keeps checking, and tells you if your bot loses the rights it needs.
See where applicants drop
Every question shows how many people answered it and how many gave up there. Fix the step that is costing you members.
Every applicant on record
Browse everyone who applied and what they answered, message any of them on Telegram in one tap, and export the lot to a spreadsheet whenever you want.
Privacy-conscious media handling
If your flow asks for a photo, Gatekeepah keeps it in Telegram instead of storing image files itself.
Use cases
Useful anywhere access needs a standard.
Paid communities
You charge for access. Make sure the people getting in match what you sold.
Creator groups
Your audience is large. Your inner circle should not be. Qualify people who belong in the room.
Coaching cohorts
Pre-qualify clients before they enter the cohort group. Catch fit issues early.
Private alpha groups
Trading, investing, research, beta access. High-trust groups need a real front door.
Local and niche communities
City groups, industry circles, hobby communities. Keep conversation tight and members relevant.
Objections
Join questions are not a review system.
How is this different from Telegram join questions?
Telegram join questions collect answers. Gatekeepah runs admissions: screen applicants before they enter, review every request in Telegram, keep every application on record, send expiring one-use invites only after approval, and show you where applicants give up.
Why not just DM everyone?
You can, until you cannot. DM screening gets noisy, inconsistent, and hard to share across moderators.
Will this work with my own bot?
Yes. Create a bot in BotFather, connect it to Gatekeepah, and keep the applicant experience under your bot.
Do moderators need a new app?
No. Moderators review applicants inside your Telegram moderator group. The dashboard is for setup.
Pricing
Small communities should not pay enterprise tax.
Free setup, free flow builder, and your first 10 accepted applicants free. Paid plans start again each year.
Founding price, for the first five communities
These are launch prices while Gatekeepah is new. They go up after the first five paying communities — and if you are one of them, you keep this price for as long as you stay subscribed.
Free
10 accepted applicants in total
- 10 accepted applicants in total
- Your own Telegram bot
- Build your own application flow
- Moderator review inside Telegram
- Applicant records and export
Small
100 accepted applicants per year
- 100 accepted applicants per year
- Everything in Free
- See where applicants drop
Community
1,000 accepted applicants per year
- 1,000 accepted applicants per year
- Everything in Small
- Priority support
FAQ
The basics before you connect a bot.
Do I need a Telegram bot already?
No. Create one in BotFather in a couple of seconds, then connect it to Gatekeepah.
Does Gatekeepah replace my Telegram group?
No. Your group stays where it is. Gatekeepah sits in front of it as the qualification layer.
Does my group need to be a supergroup?
Most private Telegram groups with admins and invite links are fine. If Telegram asks you to upgrade the group, Gatekeepah will tell you during setup.
Do I need Telegram Premium?
No. You do not need Telegram Premium to run Gatekeepah or review applicants.
Where do moderators review applicants?
Inside Telegram, in a moderator group you choose. Approve or reject without switching tools.
What kind of questions can I ask?
Ask whatever helps you decide: background, intent, experience, fit, what applicants want from the group, or proof of payment if you charge for access.
Can I see people who started but did not finish?
Yes. Unfinished applications stay in your applicant list, and your dashboard shows which question people dropped at.
Can I export my applicants?
Yes. Download everyone who applied and what they answered as a spreadsheet file, whenever you want.
How do invites work after approval?
Each approved applicant gets a one-use invite link that expires after 24 hours.
What happens to rejected applicants?
They get a clean decline through your bot. They do not get an invite link.
What about photos in a flow?
If you ask for a photo, it stays in Telegram. Gatekeepah does not store image files or do biometric checking.
Will this price go up?
These are founding prices for the first five paying communities. They go up afterwards, but if you subscribe now you keep the price you signed up at for as long as you stay subscribed.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Your first 10 accepted applicants are free, so you can run real applications end to end before paying for anything.
Start today
Put a real front door on your Telegram group.
Connect your bot, write your questions, and start qualifying applicants today.