One dashboard switch enables /ban and /mute for a group's own Telegram admins.
The Admin Moderation switch
Settings → Features (Bot Utilities) has an Admin Moderation card — "Allow group admins to use /ban and /mute." Off by default. It applies to every Telegram admin of every group the bot is authorized in; it is not a per-group setting.
/ban and /mute
Both work in groups only, and the leading slash is required.
Group-admin commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/ban | Bans the target from the group and deletes their messages, along with the /ban command and the message it replied to. |
/mute | Stops the target from sending messages or media, or changing group settings. |
Who may send them, and against whom
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Sender | A Telegram admin of that group. Being the bot's owner doesn't count on its own. |
| The bot's own permission | The bot must be a group admin with the restrict-members right, or the command is ignored with no reply. |
| Target | Reply to the target's message, or pick their @ from Telegram's autocomplete. A typed plain @username can't be resolved. |
| Protected targets | Other admins of the group, the bot itself and the bot's owner can't be banned or muted; the command is ignored. |
If the target can't be resolved, the bot replies Reply to the user's message instead, or tap their @ from the autocomplete dropdown — Telegram doesn't expose user IDs in plain @ mentions. The hint and your command are deleted after 3 seconds.
On success the bot posts User banned successfully. or User muted successfully. for 1 second.
There is no /unmute
A mute lasts 24 hours and can't be lifted early.