Gifts Zone

Overview

When Telegram released limited-edition gifts, manual purchasing became impossible—inventory vanished in seconds due to automated high-frequency scripts. To address this, our team of three built a democratized service allowing everyday users to configure auto-buys (sniping) for a commission. Effectively, we leveled the playing field by productizing the very tools that were dominating the market. We operated successfully until Telegram replaced fixed-price purchasing with an auction system, forcing a strategic sunset of the project. We were wroking in a small team of 3, and were able to deliver a professional-grade system that processed real financial transactions autonomously.

Technical Approach

• ✓Architected a microservices-based system separating the user-facing bot (Aiogram) from the core purchasing logic (Fragment API interface).
• ✓Implemented an autonomous 'sniper' service to monitor Telegram updates and execute purchases of limited-edition gifts within milliseconds of release.
• ✓Built a robust transaction management system using MongoDB to track user balances, orders, and referral bonuses with ACID-like reliability.
• ✓Designed a custom admin dashboard and customer support workflow to manage 450+ concurrent users efficiently.
• ✓Deployed the system using Docker for consistent environments across development and production.

Technologies & Tools

Key Features & Implementation

• ✓Automated purchasing of Telegram Stars & Premium via Fragment API
• ✓High-frequency 'sniper' bot for limited-edition gifts
• ✓Real-time user balance and transaction tracking
• ✓Integrated news broadcast channel and support chat system

Platform Interface

The ecosystem interface, comprising the main automated bot, a broadcast channel for updates, and a community support chat.

Main Bot Interface

User-friendly menu with auto-purchase options, Telegram Stars, Premium purchases, and quick access to channel, chat, and support

News Channel

Broadcast channel for announcements, contests, and detailed system information

User Chat

Active community chat with responsive customer support and user engagement

Outcomes & Impact

• ✓We were able to scale the platform to ~260 active users, handling hundreds of interactions.
• ✓Delivered a production-grade system that processed real financial transactions autonomously.
• ✓Achieved millisecond-latency performance for the gift sniping module.
• ✓Managed to support our users and resolve issues in real-time.