LyDBot: Music From Any Chat

A friend asks what song played in the car yesterday, and you just want to send it back. Switching between apps is clumsy. LyDBot handles it differently: it searches for music right inside your chat window. 🎵

According to directory listings, the bot pulls tracks from a music streaming source and works in inline mode. Its profile is bare and only points to a neighboring bot, so below we explain how this format works.

What an inline bot means

You do not have to add an inline bot to a chat. You type its name into the message field, add a space and write your query. Telegram shows a list of results, and you tap the one you want.

The chosen result goes into the conversation you are in. It works in private chats, groups and discussion threads, with nothing to copy or forward.

Finding a track in half a minute

1. Open the bot and press /start so it appears in your recent list.
2. Go to any chat and type the bot's name into the message field.
3. After a space, write the song title or artist name.
4. Pick a track from the suggestions and send it.

If the result you need does not show up, shorten the query or add the artist. Typos in the title hurt search more than you would expect.

When it comes in handy

• Sharing music. Show a friend a song without leaving the conversation.
• Group playlists. In a group chat, members can take turns dropping tracks and discussing them.
• Search on the go. One Telegram window is enough when you need a song by its name.

By monthly users, it is among the more popular music tools in Telegram: directory listings show well over a hundred thousand people a month. 📈

Keep this in mind

Music in such bots belongs to rights holders. Listening and sharing within personal use is one thing, while reselling or mass distributing other people's tracks is not allowed.

• Quality. Sound depends on the source and your connection. If it sounds poor, try another item from the list.
• Availability. Source services can change their rules, and search may then work unevenly.
• Impostors. If someone in private messages asks you to follow a link and enter a code, it is a scam. A bot should never ask for your passwords.

If the bot stays silent

Inline mode depends on Telegram itself. After an app update or an account switch, suggestions sometimes disappear for a few minutes, which does not mean anything is wrong with the bot.

First check that you type the full bot name and leave a space after it. Then open the bot's dialog and press /start again. If nothing changes, wait a bit: search is sometimes temporarily down.

Overall, LyDBot suits people who often share music in a messenger and want to spend a couple of seconds on it, no more. 🙂