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Hi, please add this environment variable to your OpenClaw service:

OPENCLAW_TELEGRAM_DISABLE_AUTO_SELECT_FAMILY=true

Starting from OpenClaw 2026.2.17, the default behavior changed, and this setting helps keep Telegram working as expected.

Hi

Still no responded. the Environment variable had been added.

The Telegram Bot API has two mutually exclusive methods for receiving updates:

1. Polling (getUpdates) — actively polls for new updates

2. Webhook (setWebhook) — Telegram pushes updates to a specified URL

This 409 error means a webhook was previously set for this bot, but the gateway is now

trying to use polling (getUpdates). Telegram does not allow both at the same time, so it

rejects the request.

Common causes:

• A previous environment or another instance called setWebhook on this bot

• The bot was later switched to polling mode without clearing the webhook first

Fix:

Delete the webhook first, then the gateway can poll normally:

curl "https://api.telegram.org/bot<YOUR_BOT_TOKEN>/deleteWebhook"

A successful response will return {"ok": true, "result": true}, and the getUpdates

conflict will be resolved.

Thanks. it works now