# Adding a bot to a group chat in Telegram
In order to add a bot to a group chat, you need to:
1. **Make sure the bot can be added to group chats.**\
To do this, go to BotFather and select your bot settings: Bot Settings -> Allow groups?
2\. **Check the status of the “Privacy mode” setting.**\
Pay attention to the setting “Privacy Mode” (Group Privacy).
By default, privacy mode is enabled, and the bot in a conversation will only respond to certain messages:
* Messages starting with '/'
* Bot's own messages
* Service messages (people added or removed from the group, etc.)
* Messages from the channels he belongs to
You can read more about this feature [here](https://core.telegram.org/bots#privacy-mode).
{% hint style="info" %}
If you want the bot to respond to all messages, turn off the privacy mode: in the “Privacy mode is enabled” state, click the “Turn off” button.
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3\. **The bot must be an admin in the group chat.** There are two options here:
* Add a member and elevate their privileges:
* Immediately make the admin (the minus of this option is that if the group is non-public, the bot will not appear in the search).
{% hint style="success" %}
Excellent! Your bot is now working in a group chat!
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