# Linking a social network account

Great, you have successfully added the channel and it will show up in the list. Pay attention to the "Account is linked" column. Displays here whether you have linked your social network account

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Until the account is linked, you, as a manager, will not be able to test changes not published in the script, see debug messages, or use the "Works only for admin" setting. 

{% hint style="info" %}
Link your VKontakte and Telegram accounts to test unpublished changes, see debug messages, and use the "Works for admin only" setting
{% endhint %}

Click on the "Link" button:

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Copy the message and send it to your bot:

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After that, the value should change to "Yes", that is, the account has been successfully linked.

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{% hint style="success" %}
Excellent! You have successfully added a channel to Telegram and linked your account in order to be able to use the testing functionality in full! 👏
{% endhint %}


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