To schedule a Telegram poll, open your channel or group as an admin, tap the attachment icon and choose Poll, then write the question and answers and set anonymous voting, multiple answers or quiz mode. Instead of tapping Send, hold it and choose Schedule Message, then pick the date and time. Telegram sends the poll then.
Key takeaways
- Schedule a poll like any Telegram message: hold Send and choose Schedule Message (Telegram, 2019).
- Telegram’s Bot API allows a 300-character question and up to 12 answers.
- A poll is anonymous or public, single or multiple choice; a quiz marks the correct answers and can explain them.
- A poll can close itself after up to about 30 days, hide results until then, and in channels limit voting to members or countries.
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How do you schedule a poll in Telegram?
In the Telegram app, as an admin of the channel or group:
Open the chat
Open the channel or group you post to.
Start a poll
Tap the attachment icon and choose Poll.
Write it
Add the question and the answers.
Set the options
Choose anonymous or public voting, multiple answers, or quiz mode with the correct answer.
Schedule it
Hold Send instead of tapping it, choose Schedule Message, and pick the date and time.
What settings does a Telegram poll have?
Telegram’s Bot API lists every poll setting, and the app offers the common ones. Decide them before you schedule, since a quiz’s answers and a poll’s type are fixed once it is sent:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Question | 1 to 300 characters |
| Answers | Up to 12 |
| Anonymous voting | On by default; turn off to show who voted for what |
| Multiple answers | Let voters pick more than one |
| Change vote | On by default for polls, off for quizzes |
| Shuffle answers | Show the answers in random order |
| Quiz mode | Mark the correct answers; an explanation of up to 200 characters shows after a wrong vote |
| Close automatically | After a set time or at a set date, up to about 30 days ahead |
| Hide results | Show the results only after the poll closes |
| Members only (channels) | Only people who joined the channel more than 24 hours ago can vote |
| Countries (channels) | Only voters from up to 12 chosen countries |
Should you use a poll or a quiz?
A poll suits questions with no right answer: feedback, preferences, what to post next. A quiz suits questions that have one: trivia, a product check, a lesson recap. It marks each vote right or wrong and can show an explanation, which makes it a teaching tool as much as a question. Close either one on a set date if the answer feeds a decision, so late votes do not move it.
How do you schedule the rest of a Telegram channel?
With a scheduler. SkedCast schedules a Telegram channel’s posts, photo albums, videos and files beside your other networks, with formatting, silent posts and a first comment; the poll itself goes out from Telegram’s own scheduler, as above. See the Telegram scheduler, how to schedule Telegram media groups and the Telegram formatting generator.
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FAQ
- How many answers can a Telegram poll have?
- Up to 12 in Telegram’s Bot API, with a question of up to 300 characters.
- Can I schedule a Telegram poll in advance?
- Yes. Create the poll, then hold Send and choose Schedule Message to pick the date and time.
- What is Telegram quiz mode?
- A poll with correct answers marked. Telegram shows each voter whether they were right, and can show an explanation of up to 200 characters after a wrong answer.
- Can a Telegram poll close automatically?
- Yes. A poll can close after a set time or at a set date, up to about 30 days ahead, and can hide its results until it closes.
- Can I see who voted in a Telegram poll?
- Only in a public poll. Polls are anonymous by default; turn anonymous voting off when you create it to show who voted for what.
- Can I schedule other Telegram posts for free?
- Yes. SkedCast schedules Telegram channel posts on its free plan. SkedCast has a permanent Free plan as well — 2 connected accounts and up to 3 posts a day, no card and no time limit — and each workspace can additionally take one 7-day Studio trial.