> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.autoady.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect Telegram and choose what arrives

> Link the bot, verify the selected account, and set briefing and access preferences.

Use Telegram to ask about your connected Meta accounts and receive briefings without opening the dashboard. You need an eligible plan and a Meta account you can access. Linking the bot does not automatically select the right account for scheduled messages.

## Link your account

1. Open **Settings → Telegram** and choose **Generate Link Code**.
2. Open [@auto\_ady\_bot](https://t.me/auto_ady_bot) in Telegram. Copy the complete `/start` message from AutoAdy and send it to the bot privately.
3. The code works once and expires after 15 minutes. Refresh AutoAdy after sending it and confirm the connected state.
4. Send `/accounts` to inspect reachable Meta accounts. Use `/switch n` with the number in that list to select the intended account, then ask for a dated performance summary.

Check the account name and reporting period in the answer. A linked bot with no reachable account is a connection or access problem, not a zero-spend report.

## Choose messages and permissions

Under **Automatic Alerts**, choose the daily briefing, budget waste alerts, weekly report, and rule-trigger notifications you want. Under **Briefing Schedule**, select the **Briefing account**, **Your timezone**, and **Delivery time**. Scheduled messages need a briefing account; switching an interactive chat is not a substitute for this setting.

Telegram starts in **Read Only**. This mode can analyze and prepare creative work; it cannot change ad delivery or budgets. **Full Access** is a broader channel setting, but ad delivery and budget changes are currently unavailable through this channel. Use the [web review flow](/meta-ads/delivery) for delivery changes and [budget editor](/meta-ads/budgets) for budgets, and verify their receipts.

## Recover or stop access

Generate a fresh code if the previous one expired or was already used. If messages are blocked, check whether Telegram is locked; `/lock` locks access immediately, and **Unlock Telegram Access** in Settings restores it. Check the Meta connection, briefing account, notification toggles, and delivery status for missing messages.

Use **Disconnect → Yes, disconnect** to unlink the bot. You will need to reconnect before chat and notifications can resume. Keep linking codes private. For an unresolved delivery error, [contact support](/help/contact) with the account and message time, never the code.


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