How to create a bot on VKontakte

In TvoyBot, VKontakte connects via a VK ID login (see the table in the "Creating a bot" topic), but the community needs to be prepped on VK's side first.

Preparing the community (one time)

• You need admin rights on the community (group/public page) — you can't create it from a personal profile
• Go to the community → "Manage" → "Messages" → enable "Community messages"
• In the same section, open "Bot settings" → enable "Bot capabilities" and add a "Start" button

Connecting in TvoyBot

• "Create a bot" → VKontakte → any creation method → the manual route
• Click the connect button — a VK ID login opens
• Log in with the account you use to administer the community, and confirm the requested permissions
• Pick the right community if the account administers several

Important: VKontakte's rules and Russian data-protection law require explicit subscriber consent before sending promotional broadcasts — don't include promo content in the first message without that consent.