---
title: "Start Qr Auth"
method: POST
path: "/api/channels/telegram/auth/qr/start"
tags: ["telegram-auth", "telegram-auth"]
---

# Start Qr Auth

`POST /api/channels/telegram/auth/qr/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.dialogbrain.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.dialogbrain.com/api/channels/telegram/auth/qr/start`
- Auth: none declared

Start QR code authentication for Telegram.

Returns a QR code that users can scan with their Telegram mobile app.

Returns:
    qr_code_base64: Base64-encoded PNG image of QR code
    token: Token for polling status
    expires_in: Seconds until QR code expires

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

---

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