How to Collect Feature Requests From a Telegram Group

To suggest a feature to Telegram, use its official Bugs and Suggestions platform. Search for an existing idea and vote on it. If nothing matches, post a new suggestion that describes the problem and the change you want. Running a Telegram group is a different job. There, you capture messages in one place, split bugs from ideas, merge duplicates, and publish a votable list.

I have seen both sides. As a user, I wanted a feature and could not find the door. As a community owner, I watched great ideas scroll away under memes and "gm" messages. This guide covers both, in that order.

Which one are you? If you want Telegram itself to add something, start with "How to Submit a Feature Request to Telegram." If you run a Telegram community, skip to "Collecting Feature Requests From Your Own Telegram Group."

How to Submit a Feature Request to Telegram

Telegram has no "suggest a feature" button in its app menus. The official route is a separate website. Here is the full process, last checked in November 2026.

1. Open the Bugs and Suggestions platform.
2. Search for your idea and vote if it exists.
3. Post a new suggestion only if nothing matches.
4. Follow up with new evidence, not repeated pings.

Step 1: Find the official Telegram Bugs and Suggestions platform

Telegram runs a Bugs and Suggestions platform where, in its own words, users can vote for feature suggestions or report issues. Sign in with your Telegram account. This is the canonical place for Telegram feature requests. Anything else is a side channel.

Step 2: Search for existing suggestions and vote first

Most good ideas already exist in some form. Search with two or three different phrasings, because "join requests" and "approve members" can describe the same idea. Voting on an existing item adds weight to it. A new duplicate splits the votes and makes every version look weaker.

Step 3: Write a request Telegram can act on

A vague post like "add dark folders" gives a reviewer nothing to work with. Copy this template as is:

• Problem: What are you trying to do, and what blocks you?
• Current workaround: What do you do today, and what does it cost you?
• Proposed change: The smallest change that would fix it.
• Who it affects: Group admins, channel owners, bot developers, everyday users.
• Evidence: Screenshots, numbers, or a short real-world scenario.

Keep one idea per post. Write the title as a plain outcome, such as "Let admins pre-approve join requests by rule."

Step 4: Follow up and rally votes responsibly

Share the link with people who share the problem. Add new evidence when you have it. Do not spam groups or buy votes. Inflated Telegram feature voting misleads everyone, including you.

What Happens After You Submit? Setting Realistic Expectations

Here is the honest part. I cannot promise a reply or a build date, and neither can anyone outside Telegram. The platform describes itself as a place to vote and report, and it publishes no service-level promise. Treat every submission as a public signal, not a ticket with a deadline.

How voting works

Votes are public signals of demand. Higher-voted items are easier to see and easier to point to, but they are not a contract. A vote shows Telegram's team that many people share a problem.

Why many requests never ship

Several reasons apply to any large product, not just Telegram:

• The idea conflicts with privacy or security goals.
• It helps a small group but adds clutter for hundreds of millions of other users.
• A workaround already exists, such as a bot built on the Telegram Bot API.
• It is not on the team's plan.

Write for the reviewer's constraints. Explain the benefit, the affected group, and why a bot or setting cannot solve it.

Other places people post ideas

Some people go to r/Telegram to ask whether a feature exists or how to suggest one. It works well for sanity-checking an idea. It is not an official intake.

Telegram Feature Request Channels Compared

My take: use the official platform for the request and Reddit for validation. Use support only for broken things, and check the Telegram FAQ for what support covers.

Troubleshooting: Suggestions Page Not Working, Blocked, or Missing

Related searches show people hit walls here. Platform behavior can change, so treat these as likely causes, not guarantees.

Android and iOS differences

The Telegram suggestions platform is a website, so it runs in a mobile browser on both Android and iOS. If login stalls in an in-app browser, copy the link into Chrome, Safari, or another full browser and try again.

Region blocks and login issues

Some networks block Telegram-related sites, and mobile data can behave differently from Wi-Fi. Switching networks, or using a trusted VPN where legal, usually shows whether the block is local. For login trouble, make sure your Telegram app is up to date and can receive the login code.

What to do if you cannot submit

Save your draft in a notes app. Retry on another browser or network. If it still fails, post the idea on r/Telegram to gather support, then resubmit later.

Collecting Feature Requests From Your Own Telegram Group

Now the part nobody covers. If you run a community around a product, a game, a token, or a tool, your members are already telling you what to build. You just cannot find it. Here is how to collect feature requests from a Telegram group and keep them.

Why feature requests get lost in Telegram chat

Group chat is a stream. A strong idea posted at 9 a.m. is buried by noon. Replies split one idea across ten threads. Bugs, support questions, and wishes arrive mixed together, and no one counts how many people asked.

Set up a dedicated requests topic or channel

If your group uses forum topics, create one called "Feature Requests." If not, create a small linked channel or a separate group. One home means one place to look. Moderators should move stray ideas there.

Pin a simple submission format

Pin this at the top:

Idea: one line Problem it solves: one or two lines Who needs it: you, admins, new users

Short formats get used. Long forms do not.

Separate feature requests from bugs and support

Run each message through a one-line test.

The same split matters in other tools. See how to separate feature requests from support in an Intercom-style inbox.

Merge duplicates into one item with votes

Different words, same need. "Dark mode for the bot," "night theme," and "less bright UI" are one item. Keep one master entry, link the others to it, and count each unique member once.

Prioritize with a scorecard

Score each item from 1 to 5 on every column, then compare.

A tie is a cue to talk to the members behind the votes. Votes are one input. A request from your power users may outweigh ten from drive-by visitors.

Close the loop: acknowledge, update, notify when shipped

Silence kills participation. Short templates keep replies fast:

• Acknowledged: "Thanks, logged as 'Pre-approve join requests.' Vote with a thumbs-up on the pinned list."
• Planned: "Your idea is planned. We will post here when work starts."
• Declined: "We will not build this now because of [reason]. Here is a workaround."
• Shipped: "Shipped today: [feature]. Thanks to everyone who asked."

The flow in one line

Message, triage, dedupe, vote, roadmap, shipped. Every step needs an owner, even if the owner is you on Sunday night.

Worked example: 10 messages become 3 items

Here are ten anonymized messages from a hypothetical community.

1. "Can we get scheduled announcements?" (feature)
2. "Bot stopped replying to /help." (bug)
3. "How do I mute the bot?" (support)
4. "Please let me schedule posts" (feature, duplicate of 1)
5. "Would love timed announcements" (feature, duplicate of 1)
6. "Export my vote history?" (feature)
7. "Bot is down again" (bug)
8. "Give me a CSV of my votes" (feature, duplicate of 6)
9. "Add a leaderboard" (feature)
10. "Where do I change language?" (support)

The result: three tracked items (scheduled announcements with three votes, vote export with two, leaderboard with one), two bugs for the issue list, and two support answers for the FAQ. Ten messages of noise became a clear signal.

Tools for Managing Telegram Community Feedback

Manual methods

A pinned message plus a shared spreadsheet or form works for tiny groups. Setup takes minutes and costs nothing. The downside is manual deduplication and no public voting.

Telegram bots for polls and feedback

You can build or adopt a Telegram feedback bot through BotFather and the Bot API. Bots handle polls and collect structured input. Quality varies, and most do not dedupe or publish a roadmap. Check any bot's data practices before adding it to your group.

AI-based capture and public roadmaps

I will be direct, because trust matters more than a sale. RoadmapAI captures feedback from Discord today. Slack, Intercom, and Zendesk are listed as coming soon. Telegram is not a native integration, so it will not read your Telegram group on its own.

What it does well is the rest of the workflow: AI classification, duplicate merging, voting, a public roadmap, and shipped notifications. If your community also lives in Discord, the feature request tool and feedback bot handle capture end to end. For Telegram-only communities, you can export or copy the requests you triaged and add them to RoadmapAI as items, then let members vote on one board. Plans are on the RoadmapAI pricing page, with a 7-day free trial and plans from $19/mo. That keeps the cost of a full board with voting, dedupe, and notifications low.

For a wider comparison, see these AI feedback tools for product teams.

Using an MCP-compatible assistant to add and ship items

RoadmapAI offers an MCP server. With an MCP-compatible assistant such as Claude or Cursor, you can paste your triaged Telegram list and ask the assistant to add each item, then mark items shipped later. That saves the copy-and-paste work. It does not pull messages out of Telegram by itself, so you still do the export or the forwarding.

Turn Requests Into a Telegram Public Roadmap

A public board answers "is anyone listening?" before members ask it.

What to publish and what to keep private

Publish the idea title, a short description, vote counts, and status. Keep names, screenshots with personal data, and anything under a security review private. If you store member messages, follow the General Data Protection Regulation: collect only what you need, say why, and delete on request.

Statuses

Four statuses are enough:

• Under review: logged, not decided.
• Planned: accepted, not started.
• In progress: being built.
• Shipped: live, with a note on what changed.

Link to a changelog

Point every shipped item to a release note. See these changelog tools for options. Members who see their idea in a changelog come back with more ideas.

Common Mistakes When Handling Telegram Feature Requests

• Posting a new request without searching for an existing one.
• Writing a solution with no problem attached.
• Letting ideas live only in chat, with no pinned home.
• Mixing bugs, support questions, and wishes in one list.
• Counting duplicate messages as separate demand.
• Ranking by loudest voice instead of a scorecard.
• Going silent after "we'll look into it."
• Storing member messages with no privacy plan.

If your community spans platforms, these guides apply too: collect feature requests from Discord and Slack feature requests.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I suggest a feature to Telegram?

Go to the official Bugs and Suggestions platform and sign in. Search for your idea and vote if it exists. If not, post a new suggestion with the problem, workaround, and proposed change.

Is there an official Telegram feature request page?

Yes. The Bugs and Suggestions platform is the official place to vote on feature suggestions or report issues.

Does Telegram read feature suggestions?

Telegram does not publish a response promise or timeline, so assume nothing. Votes show public demand, but a reply or build is not guaranteed.

How does voting on Telegram suggestions work?

You vote on an existing suggestion to show you want it too. Votes are public signals of demand, not commitments.

Why can't I open the Telegram suggestions page?

Likely causes are a network or region block, an in-app browser, or a login problem. Try another browser or network, and update your Telegram app.

How do I collect feature requests from a Telegram group?

Create a dedicated topic or channel and pin a submission format. Triage each message, merge duplicates, then publish a votable list and update statuses.

Can a bot track feature requests in Telegram?

A bot built with the Bot API can collect structured input and polls. Most do not dedupe or publish a roadmap, so you may still need a separate board.

How do I separate bugs from feature requests?

Ask whether it worked, or should work, and does not. That is a bug. If it is something new the user wants, it is a feature request. If it is a how-to, it is support.

How do I merge duplicate requests?

Keep one master item, link variants to it, and count each member once. Rewrite the title in plain outcome language.

How do I show users what I'm building?

Publish a public roadmap with four statuses and link shipped items to a changelog. Post a short update in your group when an item moves.

Does RoadmapAI work with Telegram?

Not natively. RoadmapAI captures from Discord today, with Slack, Intercom, and Zendesk coming soon. You can add triaged Telegram items through the MCP server or list import.

Next steps

If you want Telegram itself to change, post one clear suggestion this week. If you run a community, pin a format today and build your first three-item list from last week's chat.

Sources

• Bugs and Suggestions, Telegram
• Telegram FAQ, Telegram Messenger
• Telegram Bot API documentation, Telegram
• r/Telegram, Reddit
• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), EUR-Lex