What Are Telegram Stars and How Do You Use Them?

What are Telegram Stars?

Telegram Stars are a virtual currency built into Telegram. Telegram describes them as the way to buy digital goods and services inside the app, such as e-books, online courses and items in games.

For digital goods sold in bots and mini apps, developers are required to take payment in Stars rather than through outside payment providers. That is why you see the same star icon in so many bots: it is the one payment method Telegram supports for this kind of purchase.

Stars are not a bank balance and not a cryptocurrency you trade. Think of them as store credit for Telegram: you top up once, then spend them wherever a bot or mini app offers something for Stars.

How do you buy Telegram Stars?

According to Telegram’s terms, Stars can be bought through in-app purchases in Telegram for iOS and Android, through the Web and Desktop apps, and through the @PremiumBot in the direct-download Android version. Either way, the purchase is handled by Telegram or your app store, not by the bot you later spend Stars in.

Menu names change between app versions, so look for a Stars or balance option in Telegram’s settings, or simply start a payment in a bot: if you do not have enough Stars, Telegram offers to top up on the spot.

• In-app purchase (iPhone and Android): pay with your Apple or Google account, the same way you buy anything else in an app store.
• Web, desktop and @PremiumBot: open the official bot or the Stars option in those apps and follow the prompts.
• Check the exact price on the screen before you confirm. It differs by platform and region, so any fixed number you read online may be out of date.

Open @PremiumBot only from Telegram’s own search or a link you trust, and check the name carefully. Copycat accounts exist.

How do you pay a bot with Stars, step by step?

Paying with Stars is the same in almost every bot. The bot sends you an invoice inside the chat, you check it, and Telegram takes the payment. The bot only gets a confirmation that you paid.

• Choose what you want in the bot or mini app, for example a pack of credits.
• The bot sends an invoice with the item name and the price in Stars.
• Tap the Pay button on the invoice. If your balance is short, Telegram offers to buy more Stars first.
• Confirm the payment. Telegram deducts the Stars and tells the bot that the payment succeeded.
• The bot delivers what you bought. If nothing arrives, check the bot’s description for its support instructions.

Is it safe to pay with Telegram Stars?

The payment itself happens inside Telegram, so the bot does not receive your card details. That is the main reason to keep every Stars purchase on the official invoice screen and nowhere else.

Telegram’s own advice is to treat bots and mini apps as third-party services: read their privacy policy, and never share passwords, Telegram login codes or bank account numbers with a bot, even if it asks politely. If someone impersonates you or scams you, Telegram points people to @NoToScam.

A few habits cover most risks. Pay only through the Pay button on an invoice. Ignore anyone who asks you to send Stars, a card number or a code in a private message. And remember that refunds are up to the bot’s developer, so read the terms before you buy something large.

How do Telegram Stars work in CraveMe?

CraveMe is a Telegram bot where you create your own AI character with a face that stays the same in every image. It uses one currency, credits, and 1 credit equals 1 generated image. New users get 8 free credits, so you can try it before paying anything.

When you want more, you buy a credit pack with Stars inside Telegram: 12 credits for 249 ⭐, 34 for 699 ⭐, 74 for 1,499 ⭐ and 140 for 2,799 ⭐. You only pay when you choose a pack. CraveMe never sees your card details.

Credits are not refundable. If a technical problem on CraveMe’s side costs you credits or images, they are restored. You can also earn credits through the referral program: 3 credits for each person who joins from your link.

Because the Stars price depends on where you buy them, compare the pack sizes rather than a single number: a bigger pack gives you more credits per Star.

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