To schedule a Telegram media group, add 2 to 10 photos to one post in SkedCast, write one caption of up to 1,024 characters, pick your channels and a time. SkedCast sends them as a single album, so subscribers get one message and one notification instead of a string of separate photos.
Key takeaways
- A Telegram album holds 2 to 10 items and arrives as one message with one notification.
- The album has one caption, shown on the first photo, up to 1,024 characters.
- SkedCast schedules photo albums (JPEG or PNG, up to 10 MB each); a video goes as its own post.
- Choose several channels and the same album is scheduled to each.
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What is a Telegram media group?
A media group, often called an album, bundles several photos into one message. Subscribers see them together as a grid they can swipe, and the channel sends one notification instead of one per photo. Telegram itself can mix photos and videos in an album; SkedCast schedules albums of photos, and sends a video as its own post.
| Rule | Limit |
|---|---|
| Items per album | 2 to 10 photos |
| Photo formats | JPEG or PNG, up to 10 MB each |
| Caption | One, on the first photo, up to 1,024 characters |
| Videos | One per post, sent on its own (up to 50 MB) |
| Extras | Send silently, protect content, first comment |
How do you schedule a Telegram album?
Check the order before you schedule, because Telegram shows the photos in the order they are sent. Size them with the Telegram image sizes guide, and see how to schedule Telegram channel posts for the rest of a post’s settings.
Add the photos
Attach 2 to 10 JPEG or PNG photos to one post, in the order they should appear.
Write one caption
Up to 1,024 characters; Telegram shows it under the first photo.
Pick channels and options
Choose one or more channels, and turn on Send silently or Protect content if you want them.
Schedule it
Pick the time; SkedCast sends the photos together as one album.
How does the caption work on a Telegram album?
An album has one caption, attached to the first photo, so write it for the whole set. With photos attached the caption can be up to 1,024 characters, far less than the 4,096 a text-only message allows, so put longer text in a first comment, which SkedCast can post right after the album.
Why send photos as an album instead of separate posts?
Five photos sent one by one are five messages and five notifications, which crowds the channel and is a common reason people mute it. An album is one tidy message. The same post can go to several channels at once, and to your other networks, from the Telegram scheduler.
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FAQ
- How many items can a Telegram media group hold?
- Up to 10. SkedCast sends albums of 2 to 10 photos as one message.
- Can a Telegram album have a caption?
- Yes, one for the whole album, shown on the first photo, up to 1,024 characters.
- Can I schedule a Telegram album in advance?
- Yes. Add the photos to one post in SkedCast, write the caption and pick a time; it goes out as a single album.
- Can a Telegram album mix photos and videos?
- Telegram allows it, but SkedCast schedules albums of photos only. Schedule a video as its own post, up to 50 MB.
- Can I schedule albums to several channels at once?
- Yes. Choose every channel the album should go to and it is scheduled to each one.