📋 Add custom commands to your bot's command list¶

Telegram provides a built‑in menu that lets users invoke commands without typing them manually.
This menu appears when users tap the command button or begin typing /.

Set your commands in Telegram¶

Use the management command:

1	`python manage.py setcommands`

If successful, you'll see:

1	`Successfully called setMyCommands`

Telegram will now display your custom commands---along with their descriptions---in the bot's menu.

Set commands for different languages¶

Telegram allows commands and their descriptions to be localized per language code.

Make descriptions translatable¶

Use Django's translation framework (gettext, gettext_lazy) and provide translations in your .po files.
See the Django documentation for details on internationalization.

Re-run the command with locales¶

python manage.py setcommands --locale=nl --locale=en

This sets translated commands for each specified locale.

Delete all commands from the list¶

To clear the command list entirely:

1	`python.manage.py setcommands --delete`

If successful:

1	`Successfully called deleteMyCommands`

Include commands normally excluded from help¶

Commands marked with exclude_from_help=True are not included by default.

Use --include-hidden to include them:

python manage.py setcommands --include-hidden

You typically won't use this option, but it's available for the rare cases where hidden commands should still appear in Telegram's menu.