How to buy Telegram Stars in 4 steps

What you need

Just the recipient's @username and any payment method: card, SBP, crypto or the bot balance.

Step by step

1. Open the bot and tap "Catalog" → "Stars".
2. Enter the amount of stars — 50 minimum, any number above that.
3. Enter the recipient's @username: your own handle or the person you are gifting.
4. Choose a payment method and pay the invoice.
5. Wait for the delivery message — it usually arrives in under a minute.

How to check the stars arrived

Open Telegram → Settings → "My Stars". The balance and the credit history are there. The purchase receipt stays in the bot under "Purchase history".

Common mistakes

• A typo in the handle. The stars go to someone else and cannot be recalled.
• An account with no username. Without a public @username sending is impossible.
• An amount below 50. That is a Fragment limit, not the bot's.