5 Ways to Monetize a Telegram Bot (With Code Examples)

Telegram bots can make real money. Not "maybe someday" money — actual recurring revenue from day one. I run @solscanitbot , a Solana trading and analytics bot with 44 commands, 12 background workers, and multiple revenue streams. In this article, I'll break down the five monetization strategies I use, with actual code for each one. 1. Transaction Fees (1% Per Swap) If your bot executes trades, take a small cut. Users expect this — every trading platform charges fees. The key is keeping it low enough that nobody cares (1% or less) while processing enough volume that it adds up. How It Works When a user swaps tokens through your bot, you modify the transaction to split the output: 99% goes to the user, 1% goes to your fee wallet. const FEE_WALLET = new PublicKey ( ' NaTTUfDDQ8U1RBqb9q5rz6vJ22cWrrT5UAsXuxnb2Wr ' ); const FEE_PERCENTAGE = 0.01 ; // 1% async function executeSwapWithFee ( userWallet , tokenIn , tokenOut , amountIn ) { // Get the swap quote from Jupiter const quoteUrl = `http