How to schedule messages in Telegram groups

Telegram has a scheduler built in, and for one group it’s often all you need. Here’s how to use it, and what to do when the same post has to go out across many groups.

Updated 5 November 2026

The short answer

Open the group, write your message, press and hold the Send button and choose Schedule Message. That covers one group at a time. To schedule the same post across many groups, use a tool that posts from your own account.

1. Use Telegram’s built-in scheduler

  1. Open the group and write your message.
  2. Press and hold the Send button. On a computer, right-click it.
  3. Choose Schedule Message.
  4. Pick the date and time.

It’s free, and it works in any chat you can post in. With Telegram Premium you can also make a scheduled message repeat, from daily up to yearly.

The catch: each schedule belongs to one chat, so a list of groups means doing the job again in every group.

2. Use a bot in groups you run

If you manage the group, a bot you’ve added can post on a timer. Many group management bots offer this.

The catch: a bot can’t join a group by itself, so this only helps in groups where it has been added.

3. Schedule across many groups from your own account

teleFWD! posts your ad across your whole group list from your own Telegram account, and keeps repeating until you press Stop. There are three ways to time it:

  1. Every few hours

    Post to all your groups every 30 minutes to once a day, round after round. We recommend 2 hours.

  2. In batches

    Post to a few groups at a time, from 1 to 20, every 5 to 180 minutes.

  3. At fixed times

    Pick up to 10 times a day that suit your buyers, at least an hour apart, in your own timezone.

It runs on our servers, so the next round goes out with your laptop closed. New ads, more groups or a different timing apply to a running bot straight away, and a live feed shows each message sent and each group skipped, with the reason.

The catch: it’s a paid tool, and posting in lots of groups can get your Telegram account restricted, so read this first.

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Questions

Can you schedule a message in a Telegram group?

Yes. Press and hold the Send button, choose Schedule Message and pick a time. It’s built into Telegram and free.

Can you schedule a message to several Telegram groups at once?

Not with Telegram’s scheduler. It works one chat at a time, so you’d schedule each group separately. A tool like teleFWD! covers a whole list.

Can Telegram repeat a scheduled message?

Yes, with Telegram Premium, from daily up to yearly. It repeats in that one chat.

Does my computer need to stay on for teleFWD!?

No. The schedule runs on teleFWD!’s servers, so it keeps going when your computer is off.

Which timezone do fixed times use?

The timezone you choose in the dashboard, so 9:00 means 9:00 where your buyers are.

Can I pause the schedule?

Yes. One Stop button stops posting, and Start picks it up again.

Try it on your own groups

Weekly $5 or Monthly $15, every feature included. New accounts can try it once for 3 days for $3, then it continues as Monthly unless you cancel.

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