# Adding channel to catalogue
### **Step №1: Check if your channel is already on the service**
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First, make sure that your channel is not already on Telemetrio. For this, insert the **link/name/username** of the channel in the search field on the main page of the site.
If the channel is already in the catalog, you will be able to go directly to the analytics page — **just click on the name**.
If the channel is not found, you will receive a hint. After that, click **“Add channel”,** as shown in the hint.
### **Step №2: Add your channel’s link**
Go to your channel and **copy its username or link**. Make sure they work: you can check the link through a browser, and the username in the search in Telegram.
If everything works, enter the link in the search bar. Click **“Next”.**
Field for entering the channel link You did it!
Next, you will be taken to the page with channel analytics. **Within 24 hours, we will collect all the basic information** — give us some time and then come back.
## Top 5 mistakes when adding a channel
### This is a private channel
To add a private channel, use the invitation link. Through it, a user can subscribe to the channel in 1 click. Make sure it’s valid, otherwise, it’s pointless. Also, don’t use links with administrator confirmation if the channel has less than 200 subscribers — in that case, we won’t be able to add the channel to Telemetrio.
Speed up data collection — add our analytics bot @telemetr\_io\_bot to the list of channel administrators. It will collect all the data within 24 hours.
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This channel has been inactive for a long time
Your channel has fallen into the inactive set because there have been no posts for a long time. When channels are inactive, there are no changes in statistics. To resume data collection, try this:
1. Add our analytics bot @telemetr\_io\_bot as a channel administrator. It will be able to collect data.
2. Add the channel to Telemetrio immediately after making the bot an administrator. If it didn’t work — try again in 24 hours.
### Telegram has blocked this channel
We cannot add channels that are blocked by Telegram or are not accessible to IOS users to the service. There are two ways to add such a channel to Telemetrio:
1. If the channel was initially added to Telemetrio and then blocked.
2. If Telegram unblocks the channel.
### We didn’t find the link or username
Sometimes unique cases occur when our service can’t find your channel by the link. If you encounter such a situation, please write to our technical support manager in Telegram. We will help determine the cause of the error and add the channel to the service.
### This link is not a Telegram channel link
On Telemetrio, you can only add Telegram channels. Most likely, you used a link to a bot, group, chat, or personal account. Check the link again and come back.
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