MyStars FaaS SDK Offers Backend Fulfilment Layer for Telegram Bots and Mini Apps

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MyStars has released a Fragment-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform that provides developers with a backend fulfilment workflow for Telegram Stars and Premium products. The service exposes official SDKs for both Node.js and Python, allowing developers to handle pricing, recipient checks, order creation, and payment instructions through a structured API. The architecture keeps the Telegram-facing layer, the developer's own server logic, and the MyStars fulfilment layer clearly separated for security purposes. Developers are advised to store the API key only on the backend and never expose it in a Telegram Mini App frontend. The current SDKs are documented as compatible with FaaS API v1.9.0 and support idempotency keys to prevent duplicate orders on request retries.

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