# Telegram Stars PPVs: sell vault content natively in the chat, 0% KVIQA commission

> KVIQA now sends your Dropfans or UNLOCKBL vault content as native Telegram paid media priced in Telegram Stars. The fan taps Unlock right inside the chat, the Stars land on a bot the creator owns, and KVIQA takes 0% commission. Here is how it works, how to set it up under Automation, and when Stars beat (and when they lose to) a normal checkout PPV.

**Canonical URL:** https://kviqa.com/blog/telegram-stars-ppv
**Published:** 2026-07-17
**Author:** KVIQA Team
**Category:** Monetization
**Reading time:** 5 min
**Tags:** Telegram Stars, PPV, Dropfans, UNLOCKBL, Paid media, Telegram Business, Monetization
**Cover:** https://kviqa.com/blog-covers/telegram-stars-ppv.svg

A new way to sell PPVs: native Telegram paid media, priced in Stars, unlocked with one tap inside the chat. The money lands on a bot the creator owns, KVIQA takes 0%. Setup lives under Automation, and yes, we are honest about the conversion trade-off.

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Until now, a KVIQA PPV meant a blurred preview plus a checkout link: the fan taps *Buy now*, pays by card on **Dropfans** or **UNLOCKBL**, and the content unlocks. That flow stays. What is new is a second option in the same composer: **Telegram Stars PPVs**. Your vault content goes out as **native Telegram paid media**, blurred by Telegram itself, priced in Stars, and unlocked with a single tap without the fan ever leaving the chat. The Stars land on a bot the creator owns, and **KVIQA takes 0% commission**.

Setup lives in the **Automation** tab under **Telegram Stars**, with a step-by-step guide and a video tutorial on the page. The feature requires a **Workspace Studio plan or above**: since we never touch the money, the plan is what carries the feature instead of a cut of your sales.

## Back by request from the KVIQVIEW days

Long-time users will recognize this one. Our previous platform, [KVIQVIEW.com](https://kviqview.com) , already sold PPVs with Telegram Stars, and the conversions were alright: never a match for a card checkout, but a steady earner for the fans who kept a Stars balance. When we rebuilt everything as KVIQA, Stars selling was one of the features users kept asking us to bring back. So here it is, rebuilt properly this time: native paid media in the chat, the creator's own bot holding the money, and the same vault and status tracking as every other PPV.

## What the fan sees

Exactly what paid media looks like everywhere else on Telegram: the photo or video sits in the chat behind Telegram's own blur with an *Unlock for ⭐N* pill on top. One tap, a Stars confirmation, and the content opens right there. No browser, no checkout form, no card entry.

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<img
src="/blog-screenshots/telegram-stars/04-fan-view-unlock.png"
alt="The fan's view in Telegram: two blurred paid media messages with Unlock for 500 Stars and Unlock for 2500 Stars pills, next to a classic Buy now ($5.00) checkout PPV."
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The fan's side. A classic checkout PPV at the top, two native Stars PPVs below it.
The blur is Telegram's own, and the unlock happens inside the chat.
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</figure>

## Sending one takes four taps

In any fan chat, open the gift menu in the composer. Next to the familiar Subscribe, Tip, and Paid Text options there is now **Send with Telegram Stars**.

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<img
src="/blog-screenshots/telegram-stars/01-send-with-stars-menu.png"
alt="The KVIQA composer gift menu with Send Subscribe button, Send Tip button, Send Profile link, Send Lucky Wheel, Paid Text message, and the new Send with Telegram Stars option."
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The gift menu. Send with Telegram Stars appears on accounts that completed the Stars
setup.
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</figure>

It opens your connected vault in a dedicated Stars mode, marked with a *with Telegram Stars* chip in the header. Browsing, folders, and selection work like any other vault send, up to 10 photos or videos.

<figure>
<img
src="/blog-screenshots/telegram-stars/02-vault-stars-mode.png"
alt="The Dropfans vault opened in Telegram Stars mode, showing the with Telegram Stars chip in the header and tiles labeled Telegram Stars above their Sent for $10.00 and Sent for $5.00 badges."
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The vault in Stars mode. Items already sold this way carry a gold Telegram Stars label
above the usual Sent for badge, so chatters always know which channel a send used.
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</figure>

You still price in dollars. The form converts live at roughly **1 USD ≈ 50 ⭐** (about what fans pay for Stars in-app), and a small ? explains what a fan deposits to buy Stars. Because Telegram supplies the blur, there are no blur controls here, and no Free or one-time-view toggles either: a Stars PPV is always a paid unlock.

<figure>
<img
src="/blog-screenshots/telegram-stars/03-price-usd-to-stars.png"
alt="The Send with Telegram Stars form: a selected vault photo, a message field, a Price field showing $50 with the 1 USD equals 50 Stars hint, and a SEND FOR 2,500 Stars button."
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Price in USD, send in Stars. $50 becomes a ⭐2,500 unlock, converted live as you type.
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</figure>

## Tracked like every other PPV

In the CRM the sent message renders as a blurred tile with its star price, framed with the same status system your checkout drops use: **Pending**, **Seen**, **Purchased**, or **Not sold**, right on the bubble. A purchase also fires the usual sales notification.

<figure>
<img
src="/blog-screenshots/telegram-stars/05-crm-tracking.png"
alt="The KVIQA CRM showing a sent Stars PPV as a blurred sparkle tile with a 500 Stars pill and a Seen 500 Stars status badge, next to a classic Buy now checkout PPV, with Fan Insights open on the right."
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/>
<figcaption className="text-sm text-gray-600 mt-2">
The chatter's view. The Stars PPV shows its price and a live Seen ⭐500 status badge,
side by side with a classic checkout drop.
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</figure>

## The money goes to a bot the creator owns

This is the part that makes 0% possible. During setup, **each creator makes their own bot** with Telegram's @BotFather (any name they like) and its token is registered on the Telegram Stars page. That bot becomes the account's Business chatbot, taking the slot the shared KVIQBOT used to occupy. Every KVIQA bot feature, from the AI auto-responder to tip buttons and Paid Text, keeps working through the creator's bot.

When a fan unlocks a Stars PPV, Telegram credits the Stars directly to that bot's balance. Withdrawal happens through **Fragment**, Telegram's official platform, where Stars convert to TON. Two Telegram rules to know: newly earned Stars are held for **21 days** before they become withdrawable, and the minimum withdrawal is **1,000 ⭐**. KVIQA is not in the loop at any point, which is also why the shared KVIQBOT can never be used for Stars sales: KVIQA blocks the send and tells you the connected bot cannot receive Stars.

## An honest word on conversion

Stars PPVs convert **lower** than Dropfans or UNLOCKBL checkout PPVs, and we saw the same pattern back on KVIQVIEW. The reason is simple: a fan needs a Stars balance before they can unlock, and buying Stars is an extra step a card checkout does not have. So do not switch your whole operation over. Treat Stars as an option for certain customers:

- Fans who already hold Stars and spend them across Telegram.

- Fans whose cards keep failing at checkout, or who will not enter card details.

- Fans who simply refuse to leave the chat, where the one-tap unlock shines.

The two systems live side by side in the same composer, so the chatter picks per fan, per send.

## Setup checklist

1. Be on a **Workspace Studio plan or above** (the feature is 0% commission, so the plan carries it).

2. Have a **Dropfans or UNLOCKBL vault** connected: that is where Stars PPVs pick their content.

3. Open **Automation → Telegram Stars**. Each creator makes their own bot with @BotFather and you paste each token there. It is validated, encrypted, and locked in.

4. Connect each creator's bot as their Business chatbot, either with the one-click Connect button or manually in Telegram → Settings → Business → Chatbots. The checklist on the page flips green as each creator connects.

5. Open any fan chat, hit the gift menu, and **Send with Telegram Stars** is live.

## TL;DR

1. Your Dropfans/UNLOCKBL vault content can now go out as native Telegram paid media priced in Stars, unlocked with one tap inside the chat.

2. Stars land on a bot the creator owns. Withdraw via Fragment, 21-day hold, 1,000 ⭐ minimum.

3. KVIQA takes 0% commission; the feature requires Workspace Studio or above.

4. Expect lower conversion than checkout PPVs (fans must buy Stars first). Use it as an option for Stars-rich fans, card-declined fans, and never-leave-Telegram fans.

5. Setup: Automation → Telegram Stars, follow the guide (or the video tutorial) there.

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## FAQ

### What are Telegram Stars?

Stars are Telegram's built-in currency. Fans buy them inside the Telegram app (about $1.99 per 100 Stars in-app, usually cheaper via @PremiumBot) and spend them with one tap on paid content. When a fan unlocks a Stars PPV, the Stars are credited to the bot that sent it, which in KVIQA's setup is a bot the creator owns.

### Why does KVIQA take 0% on Stars sales?

Because the money never touches KVIQA. The paid media is sent by the creator's own bot, so every Star lands on that bot's balance and the creator owns the whole withdrawal process. That is also why the feature requires a paid Workspace plan (Studio or above): the plan is what funds the feature instead of a commission.

### How does the creator withdraw the money?

Through Fragment, Telegram's official platform, where Stars convert to TON. Telegram holds newly earned Stars for 21 days before they become withdrawable, and the minimum withdrawal is 1,000 Stars. KVIQA is not part of that flow at any point.

### Do Stars PPVs convert better than Dropfans or UNLOCKBL PPVs?

No, usually worse. A fan has to hold or buy Stars before they can unlock, and that extra step costs sales. Treat Stars as an option for certain customers, for example fans who already keep a Stars balance, fans whose cards fail at checkout, or fans who refuse to leave Telegram, rather than as a replacement for your normal checkout PPVs.

### Does this replace KVIQBOT on the account?

Telegram allows one Business chatbot per account, so the creator's own bot takes that slot instead of the shared KVIQBOT. Nothing is lost: KVIQA runs every bot feature (the AI auto-responder, tip and subscribe buttons, Paid Text, and so on) through the creator's bot once it is connected. The shared KVIQBOT itself can never receive Stars, and KVIQA will block a Stars send if it is still the connected chatbot.

### What content can I send as a Stars PPV?

Photos and videos from your connected Dropfans or UNLOCKBL vault, up to 10 items per send. Telegram applies its own native blur to paid media, so the custom blur, partial blur, and pixelate tools are not part of this flow, and there is no Free or one-time-view option because a Stars PPV is always a paid unlock.


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