Tracking buys is really tracking the right market

A token can trade in more than one place. It may have a Uniswap v3 pool, an older SushiSwap pair, a Curve pool, a Balancer pool, or a newly created v4 pool ID. A Telegram buy alert is only useful when it follows the market the community actually cares about.

baes scan lets a group track buys from Telegram without turning the setup into a dashboard project.

Choose the identifier

The easiest path is to run /watch without arguments and choose the chain from the buttons:

/watch

The bot then asks for the token contract address and gives first-mint block help in the same flow. If you already know the exact setup, use the full command with the token contract address and first-mint block:

/watch base 0xToken any <firstMintBlock> all

Avoid tickers. Tickers collide, especially during meme launches. Contract addresses are the reliable identifiers.

Name the route when you know it

If buyers are using a specific DEX, name it in the command:

/watch base 0xToken any <firstMintBlock> aerodrome all
/watch arbitrum 0xToken any <firstMintBlock> camelot
/watch avalanche 0xToken any <firstMintBlock> traderjoe

This keeps the Telegram feed aligned with the chart link in the pinned message. If the group is telling buyers to use Camelot, the alert should not look like a generic Arbitrum post.

Use /pool for exact markets

When you already know the pool, run /pool and follow the chain, pool, and target-token prompts. Power users can also use direct entry:

/pool
/pool base 0xPoolAddress 0xTargetToken

For Uniswap v4 pool IDs:

/pool base 0xV4PoolId 0xTargetToken <firstMintBlock>

Direct pool setup is best when the market is already known, when the token has several pools, or when the route is pool-shaped rather than pair-shaped.

Confirm before trusting the feed

Run:

/pools

This is the admin's checkpoint. It shows the chain, token, and saved route. If the feed is quiet, check /pools before changing thresholds. A wrong market can look exactly like a silent bot.

Put alerts where the group expects them

For Telegram topics:

/topic here

Then use:

/settings

Pick the minimum buy size and alert style that fit the room. Tracking buys is not only about seeing activity; it is about making that activity readable enough to help the group.

Summary

To track token buys in Telegram, run /watch for guided token setup or /pool for a known market, name the route when possible, confirm with /pools, and tune the feed with /settings.