Everything worth knowing before you start.

Gatefather is the software that turns any Telegram channel into a paid subscription, handling invite links, payments, renewals, and removals automatically.

No. Everything here is written in plain language.

You bring your own bot and your own payment processor, and Gatefather takes 0% of your transactions. CCBill, Segpay, and crypto are supported alongside Stripe, PayPal, and Telegram Stars. You pay a flat monthly software fee, not a cut of every subscription.

No. We're software only. Money never flows through us: subscribers pay your Stripe, CCBill, Segpay, PayPal, NOWPayments, or Telegram Stars account directly. That's what keeps our fees flat.

No. Creating a bot via @BotFather takes a few minutes, and everything else is set up from your dashboard.

A flat monthly fee by plan, starting free. Gatefather takes 0% of your subscription revenue. See the Pricing page for plan details.

CCBill, Segpay, Stripe, PayPal, NOWPayments (crypto: BTC / ETH / USDT / LTC / more), and Telegram Stars. Connect one or several.

Email hello@gatefather.xyz with the processor name and your use case. If it has a standard webhook + subscription API (most major processors do, such as Square, Authorize.net, Braintree, or Paddle), we can usually add it within a couple of weeks. Pro tier and above get priority on new integrations.

Gatefather itself is content-neutral software. You and your subscribers interact through Telegram under Telegram's terms. Your payment processor sets the acceptable-use policy for cards you run through them. You are responsible for complying with your processor's terms and any applicable local laws (e.g., 2257 recordkeeping in the US, age verification in the UK/EU). Review your processor's policy before onboarding.

Your payment processor does. Chargebacks debit your processor account directly, since Gatefather never sits in the money flow. Respond to them from your processor's dashboard.

On successful payment, the bot calls Telegram's API to generate a single-use invite link that expires in 24 hours and is pinned to that one user. When the subscription expires or the user cancels, the scheduler removes them from the channel automatically.

They keep access until the period they paid for ends, then they are removed from the channel on the next hourly sweep. Members get automatic renewal reminders by DM, and a grace period comes before anyone is removed.

Yes. Each project connects one bot to one channel, and you can run several projects from one account. Each project has its own plans and pricing.

Yes, with codes. Free-until codes and guest passes let you give someone access for free for a set time, with no payment needed.

In Gatefather's hosted database. Payment credentials are stored encrypted. You can download your members, subscriptions, and payments as CSV files any time from Settings (Download all my data).

Your processor accounts (Stripe, CCBill, Segpay, PayPal, and others) are yours and keep running. Your Telegram bot and channel stay yours. Download your data as CSV from Settings at any time so you always have your own copy of your members, subscriptions, and payments.

Every processor webhook is verified against its signing secret (HMAC for CCBill/NOWPayments, Stripe's construct_event, PayPal's signature check). Missing secrets fail closed: requests are rejected rather than accepted. Duplicate deliveries are deduped via a unique constraint so processor retries don't cause double charges or double grants.

A few minutes if you already have a Telegram channel and a payment processor account. Most of it is creating your @BotFather bot and connecting credentials in the dashboard.

Your existing subscribers keep their current access until the cycle expires, then they renew through Gatefather. We'll publish a migration guide closer to launch.

Email hello@gatefather.xyz or message @gatefather_bot on Telegram. Tell us about your creator profile and audience size. We're onboarding in small waves to keep quality high.