How to gift Telegram Premium
How to gift Telegram Premium to a friend — in Telegram itself, with Stars, or in the Shiba Bank bot by @username. Which periods Premium is gifted for and whether a month is possible.
Telegram Premium is gifted for 3, 6 or 12 months: the subscription appears on the recipient's account right away. You can gift it in Telegram itself or through the Shiba Bank bot — there you only need your friend's @username.
In Telegram itself
- Open your friend's profile and choose to send a gift.
- Among the gifts choose Telegram Premium and a period — 3, 6 or 12 months.
- Pay. Premium as a gift can also be paid with Stars — see can you buy Premium with Stars.
In the Shiba Bank bot
- Open the bot and tap "Buy Premium".
- Choose the period — 3, 6 or 12 months.
- Tap "As a gift" and type your friend's @username.
- Pay with crypto or with Stars from the wallet in the bot.
- The bot sets up the subscription on your friend's account and messages you when it is done.
If the recipient already has Premium, the bot tells you before you pay.
Can you gift Premium for one month?
No: a gifted subscription is for 3, 6 or 12 months. A monthly Premium can only be taken by the person for themselves, in Telegram's settings.
What it costs
The bot's Premium prices for 3, 6 and 12 months are on the prices page. What the subscription includes: what Telegram Premium gives.
Frequently asked questions
Can I gift Telegram Premium for one month?
No. Premium can be gifted for 3, 6 or 12 months — both in Telegram and in the bot.
What do I need to know about my friend to gift Premium?
In Telegram, opening their profile is enough. In the Shiba Bank bot you need the recipient's public @username.
Can I pay for the gift with Stars?
Yes. In Telegram itself Premium as a gift can be paid with Stars, and in the bot — with Stars from the wallet in the bot.
Can I gift Premium to someone who already has it?
Not in the Shiba Bank bot: it checks this before you pay and tells you if the recipient already has a subscription.
I got a message saying someone gifted me Premium. Is it real?
A real gift arrives inside Telegram, and Premium shows in your settings at once. If the "gift" leads to an outside site or bot that asks for your login code or password, it is a scam.
How can I find out who gifted me Telegram Premium?
A gift from a person arrives in your chat with them as a special message with an animated gift box, so the giver is the person in whose chat it appeared (Telegram says so). If Premium came from a giveaway gift code, the code's data names the channel or group that gifted it (Telegram's documentation).
How do I activate Telegram Premium that someone gave me?
If a person gifted it, you don't need to do anything: the subscription arrives on your account at once, and a message in the chat with the giver tells you. If you were sent a link with a gift code, open it in Telegram and confirm the activation. If you already have Premium and the link is a giveaway prize, Telegram lets you pass the prize on to a friend.
What is a Telegram Premium gift code?
A link like t.me/giftcode/… that activates a Premium subscription someone paid for: such links go, for example, to the winners of Premium giveaways in channels. Open it in Telegram: the app shows the subscription period and offers to activate it. The link works once, and a "code" that leads to an outside site or asks for your login code is a scam.
Where do I get Telegram Premium gift codes?
Winners of giveaways in channels receive them: the organiser launches a giveaway, Telegram itself picks the winners and sends them links with codes (how it works). Don't buy codes from dubious sources or type them into outside sites: real activation happens only inside Telegram.
How do I get Premium for myself?
Get it in Telegram's settings or in the Shiba Bank bot with "For myself". Step by step: how to buy Telegram Premium.
