🔁 MN Auto Forward Bot

A lightweight, serverless Telegram bot that automatically forwards messages between channels — silently, without the "Forwarded From" tag. Deploy in minutes on Vercel with zero server management.

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✨ Features

• 🔁 Silent Forwarding — Copies messages without "Forwarded From" header
• 📋 Multi-Rule Support — Forward from multiple sources to multiple targets in one config
• 🚫 Skip Terms — Filter out messages containing specific words or phrases
• ⚡ Serverless — Runs entirely on Vercel, no server required
• 🔒 Webhook Secret — Optional security token to protect your webhook endpoint
• 📝 Edited Posts — Also forwards edited channel posts
• 🤖 Bot Commands — /start and /status for quick health checks

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🛠 Deployment (Vercel)

1. Fork & Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/MNTGXO/Auto-Forward-Bot.git
cd Auto-Forward-Bot

2. Deploy to Vercel

Or via CLI:

npm i -g vercel
vercel

3. Set Environment Variables

Go to Vercel → Project → Settings → Environment Variables and add:

Variable	Required	Description
BOT_TOKEN	✅ Yes	Your bot token from @BotFather
FORWARD_RULES	✅ Yes	Forwarding rules (see format below)
SKIP_TERMS	❌ No	Comma-separated words to skip
WEBHOOK_SECRET	❌ No	Optional security token for webhook

4. Register the Webhook

After deploying, open this URL in your browser (replace values):

https://api.telegram.org/bot<BOT_TOKEN>/setWebhook?url=https://<your-vercel-url>/api/webhook

You should receive:

{"ok": true, "result": true, "description": "Webhook was set"}

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⚙️ Configuration

FORWARD_RULES Format

SOURCE_ID:TARGET_ID

Multiple targets:

-100111111:-100222222,-100333333

Multiple rules (separated by ;):

-100111111:-100222222;-100444444:-100555555

Multiple sources to one target:

-100111111,-100222222:-100333333

💡 To get a channel ID, forward any message from the channel to @userinfobot

SKIP_TERMS Format

Comma or semicolon separated words/phrases. Any message containing these will be skipped:

spam,buy now,advertisement

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📁 Project Structure

Auto-Forward-Bot/
├── api/
│   ├── webhook.js    # Main bot logic & Telegram webhook handler
│   └── index.js      # Root health check endpoint
├── vercel.json        # Vercel routing & function config
├── package.json
└── README.md

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🤖 Bot Commands

Command	Description
/start	Check if the bot is online
/status	View rules count, skip terms, and token status

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❓ FAQ

Q: Does the bot show "Forwarded From" in the target channel? No. It uses Telegram's copyMessage API which sends a clean copy with no forward header.

Q: Can I forward from multiple sources to multiple targets? Yes. You can define as many rules as needed, separated by ; in FORWARD_RULES.

Q: The bot needs to be admin? The bot must be an admin with post permission in all target channels. For source channels, it only needs to be a member.

Q: What happens if Vercel's function times out? The function has a maxDuration of 10 seconds. For most messages this is more than enough.

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🆘 Support

Having trouble? Join our support group:

💬 @mnbots_support

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⭐ Star the Repo

If this project helped you, please consider leaving a ⭐ star on GitHub — it really helps!

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📄 License

MIT License — Free to use, modify, and distribute.