How to sell large files on Telegram: send them to your bot
Last verified November 8, 2026Why the web upload stops at 50 MB
The limit is Telegram’s, not ours. When a bot uploads a file from a server, Telegram accepts photos up to 10 MB and everything else up to 50 MB. A file that is already on Telegram’s servers is different: the bot can send it again by its ID, and Telegram sets no size limit for that.
You, as a Telegram user, can send a file of up to 2 GB. When you send a file to your bot, it lands on Telegram’s servers and the bot gets its ID. That ID is what CreatorInbox stores and later sends to buyers.
| How the file gets to Telegram | Size limit |
|---|---|
| Uploaded on the web (Content → Upload files) | Photos 10 MB, videos and files 50 MB |
| Sent to your bot in Telegram | Up to 2 GB |
| Sent to a buyer by the bot afterwards | Same file, no extra limit |
1. Open your bot
This is the bot you connected to CreatorInbox, the one buyers pay through. In Content, under Upload files, tap Bigger files, up to 2 GB: send them to @yourbot. Telegram opens the chat with your bot and shows a short how-to. You can also open the bot yourself and send /add.
Only you can add files this way. The bot checks that the sender is the Telegram profile connected to CreatorInbox. A buyer who sends your bot a file gets the usual reply, and nothing reaches your library.
2. Send it the right way
How you send it decides how buyers get it. Telegram can’t change a file’s type later, so pick the right one now:
| You’re selling | Send it | Buyers get |
|---|---|---|
| A video | As a video (the normal way) | A blurred preview that unlocks and plays in the chat |
| A photo | As a photo | A blurred preview that unlocks in place |
| PDF, ZIP, presets, LUTs, audio, PSD… | As a file: 📎 → File | The file in the chat right after they pay |
Keep the video quality
On a phone, Telegram compresses a video you send as a video unless you choose higher quality. Before you tap Send, tap the quality button on the video preview and pick HD or the highest option. Or send the video from Telegram Desktop, which keeps the original quality.
Don’t send a video as a file to keep the quality. It will work, but buyers will get it as a download after payment, with no blurred preview.
Several at once
Select several videos or photos and send them together, up to 10 at a time. Each one becomes its own item in your library.
Set a price to start selling it.
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Set prices in Content to start selling them.
3. Wait for “Added to your library”
A big file takes a while to upload from your phone or computer to Telegram. When it’s done, the bot replies Added to your library with the title, type and size, and a Set the price button. For several files sent together, you get one reply that lists them.
If you send the same file twice, the bot says it’s already in your library. Nothing is duplicated.
4. Set a price in Content
The item is in Content right away, marked Telegram. Its title is the first line of your caption, or the file name if there’s no caption. Open it, set a price in Stars, choose Paid or Teaser, and decide whether the AI may offer it, the same as any other item. See How to sell digital products on Telegram.
The item page shows Stored in Telegram and Telegram’s small preview instead of a player. The original stays on Telegram’s servers, and buyers get it in full quality.
5. Sell it like any other item
Send a paid offer in any chat, by hand or through the AI. Videos and photos go out as a blurred preview that unlocks after payment; files arrive in the chat once the buyer pays.
Good to know
- The file belongs to your bot. If you switch to a different bot, items you sent to the old one can’t be sent anymore. Send them to the new bot again.
- Up to 2 GB per file. Telegram Premium lets you send up to 4 GB, but CreatorInbox doesn’t take files over 2 GB yet.
- Audio, voice messages, GIFs and round videos: send audio as a file (📎 → File). The bot asks you to if you send it another way.
- Smaller files can still go through the web upload. Use whichever is easier: the bot is handy when the file is already on your phone.
Files you send to the bot never pass through our servers. Only a small preview image is stored with your library.
Questions
What is the file size limit for Telegram bots?
A bot can upload photos up to 10 MB and other files up to 50 MB from a server. A file that is already on Telegram’s servers can be sent again by its ID with no size limit. Telegram users can send files up to 2 GB, or 4 GB with Premium.
Why can I upload only 50 MB on the website?
Files uploaded on the website go to Telegram through our bot, and Telegram limits bot uploads to 50 MB. Send bigger files to your bot in Telegram instead: up to 2 GB.
Should I send a video as a video or as a file?
As a video. Then buyers see a blurred preview that unlocks and plays in the chat. A video sent as a file can only be sold as a download after payment.
Will Telegram compress my video?
On a phone, yes, unless you pick HD or the highest quality before sending. Telegram Desktop keeps the original quality.
Can other people add files to my library through my bot?
No. The bot only accepts files from the Telegram profile connected to your CreatorInbox. Anyone else gets the usual reply.
Can I send several videos at once?
Yes. Send up to 10 videos or photos together. Each becomes its own item, and the bot replies once with the list.