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Start building a Telegram Mini App

A short path to shipping a Mini App that talks to TON. It runs from the Telegram reference to a community SDK, the wallet protocol and a toolchain.

The picks of this issue, each with the reason we chose it. Open a card for the full description and the official link.

  • Telegram Mini Apps

    The official Telegram documentation for building Mini Apps

    Read this first. It is the source for how a bot launches an app and what the JavaScript API exposes.

    • Telegram
    • Web
  • Telegram Mini Apps SDK

    Community documentation and packages for Mini App developers

    Community packages and docs that wrap the platform. Not run by Telegram, so cross-check anything surprising.

    • Web
  • TON Connect

    The standard protocol that links a dApp to a user's wallet

    How your app links to a user's wallet without ever seeing keys. Includes React and Next.js recipes.

    • Web
  • Tolk

    The recommended smart contract language in the TON docs

    The language the docs now recommend for new contracts, with a migration path from FunC.

    • Docs & code
  • Acton

    One command-line toolchain around Tolk, from setup to verification

    A fresh toolchain around Tolk from project setup to verification. Young and fast moving, so pin your version.

    • Docs & code
  • Blueprint

    An all-in-one tool to write, test and deploy TON contracts

    The established all-in-one contract tool. Worth comparing with Acton before you commit.

    • Docs & code