Waiting Room Attendant
Friendly captcha gate for Telegram group joiners.
Waiting Room Attendant runs a captcha-backed onboarding gate for Telegram groups. New joiners are muted, sent a Mini App captcha link, and verified — or auto-removed after the configured timeout. Re-entry flows let recovered users come back without manual cleanup.
What it does
The features that make Waiting Room Attendant useful inside the rooms it lives in.
Captcha-link delivery
New joiners are muted on entry and sent a Telegram Mini App captcha link. State moves from MUTED to CAPTCHA_SENT to VERIFIED.
Configurable auto-removal
Unverified joiners are removed after a configurable timeout (default 10 minutes). Removal is recoverable — users can re-enter through approved flows.
Self-serve re-entry
Recovered users can run /reentry-invite or /challenge to re-issue verification without admin cleanup.
Symbolic-username handling
Profiles whose name fields contain no alphanumeric characters are removed immediately under the REMOVED_FROM_WAITING_ROOM terminal-recoverable state.
Admin-authorized actions
All moderation actions run inside the configured group and respect the permissions granted to the bot by that group's admins.
Setup guide
- Step 1
Open https://t.me/WaitingRoomAttendantBot in Telegram and tap Start.
- Step 2
Add the bot to your group as an admin with permissions to mute and remove members and manage join requests.
- Step 3
Configure the captcha window and timeout to match your community's expectations.
Good to know
- Waiting Room Attendant only acts within the Telegram groups where it has been installed and configured by that group's admins.
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Friendly captcha gate for Telegram group joiners.