MAX is a Russian messenger, and AiHummer connects to it as a channel. The
agent appears in MAX as a bot: it receives inbound messages, runs a normal turn,
and sends the reply back — just like Telegram and the other channels.
MAX ships as a Marketplace channel connector and is built on the MAX Bot
API. It is not a service you build yourself: you install the connector from the
in-product Marketplace and configure it from the Admin UI, like any other
channel.
Install from the Marketplace
Open the in-product Marketplace and install
the MAX module. Once installed, the channel shows up in the channels section
of the Admin UI with the channel id max — use that id when you bind an agent or
filter conversations by source.
Set it up from the Admin UI
Create a MAX bot and obtain its token.
In the Admin UI, open the MAX channel settings.
Paste the bot token into MAX_BOT_TOKEN (a secret, required).
Optionally set the MAX Bot API base URL in MAX_API_BASE. It defaults to
https://platform-api2.max.ru, so you can usually leave this blank.
Save — the connector starts receiving and sending messages.
[!TIP]
MAX is the channel identified to AiHummer as max. Use that channel id when you
bind an agent or filter conversations by source.
What is supported
The MAX connector covers the core conversation flows:
Send and receive messages between the agent and MAX users.
Long-poll inbound — the connector pulls incoming updates (mentions,
replies, media, interactive events), so no inbound public port is required.
Native replies to a specific message.
Basic inline keyboards for quick interactive buttons.
Media-by-URL in outbound messages.
Dedupe by key, so a retried delivery never produces a duplicate.
How messages flow
Each inbound MAX message reaches the gateway over the same inbound path as every
other channel, secured by the shared inbound-HMAC secret. From there the turn
engine processes it like any other channel message.
[!NOTE]
The gateway must have a default workspace configured to dispatch inbound
messages.
**MAX is a Russian messenger, and AiHummer connects to it as a channel.** The
agent appears in MAX as a bot: it receives inbound messages, runs a normal turn,
and sends the reply back — just like Telegram and the other channels.
MAX ships as a **Marketplace channel connector** and is built on the **MAX Bot
API**. It is not a service you build yourself: you install the connector from the
in-product Marketplace and configure it from the Admin UI, like any other
channel.
## Install from the Marketplace
Open the in-product [Marketplace](/en/v1.0/marketplace/overview-tiers) and install
the **MAX** module. Once installed, the channel shows up in the channels section
of the Admin UI with the channel id `max` — use that id when you bind an agent or
filter conversations by source.
## Set it up from the Admin UI
1. Create a MAX bot and obtain its token.
2. In the Admin UI, open the **MAX** channel settings.
3. Paste the bot token into **`MAX_BOT_TOKEN`** (a secret, required).
4. Optionally set the MAX Bot API base URL in **`MAX_API_BASE`**. It defaults to
`https://platform-api2.max.ru`, so you can usually leave this blank.
5. Save — the connector starts receiving and sending messages.
> [!TIP]
> MAX is the channel identified to AiHummer as `max`. Use that channel id when you
> bind an agent or filter conversations by source.
## What is supported
The MAX connector covers the core conversation flows:
- **Send and receive messages** between the agent and MAX users.
- **Long-poll inbound** — the connector pulls incoming updates (mentions,
replies, media, interactive events), so no inbound public port is required.
- **Native replies** to a specific message.
- **Basic inline keyboards** for quick interactive buttons.
- **Media-by-URL** in outbound messages.
- **Dedupe by key**, so a retried delivery never produces a duplicate.
## How messages flow
Each inbound MAX message reaches the gateway over the same inbound path as every
other channel, secured by the shared **inbound-HMAC secret**. From there the turn
engine processes it like any other channel message.
> [!NOTE]
> The gateway must have a default workspace configured to dispatch inbound
> messages.
## Where to next
- Compare with the similar chat channel: [Telegram](/en/v1.0/channels/telegram).
- On installing connectors: [Marketplace](/en/v1.0/marketplace/overview-tiers).
- Just getting started? See the [Quickstart](/en/v1.0/getting-started/quickstart).