Deploy to Any Channel

Define your agent once. Deploy it everywhere your users are. Update the agent — all channels reflect the change instantly.

Choose your first channel

Start with one channel. Make it production-quality before adding the next. Each channel has unique behaviour — validate them separately.

Channel	Best for	Setup time	Guide
Web	Demos, embedded chat, product copilots	30s	This page
Telegram	Communities, async support, personal agents	5 min	Telegram guide
Slack	Internal tools, team bots, B2B support	10 min	Slack guide
API	SaaS backends, programmatic agents	5 min	API reference

Web channel

The fastest way to deploy. Every bot gets a hosted web chat link instantly.

Open Channels tab

In your bot dashboard → Channels → Web → toggle Active.

Copy your link

Your bot is now live at:

https://chat.bothive.cloud/b/{your-bot-id}

Share this link anywhere — no setup required.

Embed on your site (optional)

Add the web widget to any HTML page:

<script>
  window.BothiveConfig = {
    botId: 'your-bot-id',
    position: 'bottom-right',
    primaryColor: '#ffffff',
    greeting: 'Hey! How can I help?'
  };
</script>
<script src="https://cdn.bothive.cloud/widget.js" async></script>

Telegram channel

Create a Telegram bot

Message @BotFather on Telegram → /newbot → follow prompts → copy the token.

Connect token to Bothive

Channels → Telegram → paste token → Save. Bothive sets the webhook automatically.

Verify the connection

Message your bot on Telegram. If it responds — you’re live.

Full Telegram walkthrough: Telegram Bots guide

Slack channel

Create a Slack app

api.slack.com/apps → Create New App → From scratch.

Add OAuth scopes

chat:write, im:read, im:write, app_mentions:read

Install to workspace and copy token

OAuth & Permissions → Install to Workspace → copy the xoxb- token.

Connect to Bothive

Channels → Slack → paste token → Save.

Invite to channels

In Slack: /invite @YourBotName in any channel.

Full Slack walkthrough: Slack Bots guide

API channel

# Send a message to your bot via REST API
curl -X POST https://api.bothive.cloud/v1/bots/{bot_id}/chat \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer bh_sk_xxxxxxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Session-ID: user_123" \
  -d '{"message": "What is my account status?"}'

Pass X-Session-ID to scope memory and conversation history per user. Full API reference: API Reference

Multi-channel HiveLang example

One agent deployed across all channels:

bot UniversalAssistant {
  description: "Available on Web, Telegram, Slack, and API"

  capabilities {
    knowledgebase.search
    billing.getSubscription
    support.createTicket
  }

  instructions {
    You are a helpful assistant available on multiple channels.

    Adapt your response format based on where you're responding:
    - Web: Use markdown freely (headers, bold, bullet points)
    - Telegram: Use Telegram markdown (*bold*, _italic_, `code`)
    - Slack: Use Slack mrkdwn (*bold*, _italic_)
    - API: Return clean text, avoid markdown unless requested

    Keep all responses under 200 words unless complexity requires more.
    Always end with a next step or call to action.
  }
}

Verifying each channel

After deploying to any channel, run this verification:

Check	How to verify
Message delivery	Send a test message, confirm response arrives
Session persistence	Send 2+ messages, confirm agent remembers context
Tool calls	Ask something requiring a tool, check trace confirms it ran
Formatting	Review response formatting is correct for the channel
Latency	Response should arrive within 3s for simple queries

Channel-level settings

Each channel has independent settings you can configure:

Setting	Description	Default
Active	Whether the channel accepts messages	Off
Rate limit	Max messages per user per minute	10/min
Welcome message	Auto-sent on first user contact	None
Error message	Shown when agent fails	”Something went wrong. Try again.”
Timeout	Max wait before error message	30s

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Deploy to Channels

Deploy to Any Channel

Choose your first channel

Web channel

Telegram channel

Slack channel

API channel

Multi-channel HiveLang example

Verifying each channel

Channel-level settings

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Telegram Bots

Slack Bots

API Reference

​Deploy to Any Channel

​Choose your first channel

​Web channel

​Telegram channel

​Slack channel

​API channel

​Multi-channel HiveLang example

​Verifying each channel

​Channel-level settings

​Next reads

Telegram Bots

Slack Bots

API Reference

Deploy to Any Channel

Choose your first channel

Web channel

Telegram channel

Slack channel

API channel

Multi-channel HiveLang example

Verifying each channel

Channel-level settings

Next reads