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AASTU Student Bot

Telegram bot for verifying AASTU student IDs with automatic photo validation

Telegram bot Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
t.me/aastu_student_bot
Built by
Code-it Labs (Gemechis)

Bloat

128/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

A single 2022 post describes a bot that verifies AASTU student IDs from photos, and the bot still responds today. Nothing shows it is used, paid for, or maintained since launch, and it appears to be a gate for another platform rather than a standalone product.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

There is a real need to restrict a student platform to verified students, but the bot serves one university and has no visible way to earn money.

25/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (2)

  1. Only AASTU students can post on the platform and must verify via ID photo, which is a real but narrow use case.

    “📱ፕላትፎርማችን ላይ ለጊዜው የተለያዩ ፓስቶችን መለጠፍ የሚችሉት የAASTU ተማሪዎች ብቻ ሲሆኑ ፣ ID ያቸውን በመላካ አካውንታቸውን ማረጋገጥ (Verified) ይችላሉ። ለዚህም በተዘጋጀው ቦት Automatically የምትልኩትን ፎቶ ትክክለኛ ID መሆኑን የማረጋገጥ ብቃት አለው፣ 🔥 ጥራት ያለው ፎቶ ልካችሁ Activation ኮድ መውሰድ ትችላላችሁ። ፍረሾች ወይንም ቦቱ IDቹን Scan አላረግ ካላችሁ በቀጥታ @aastu_student_bot ላይ ላኩልን። @innovate_aastu @innivate_aastu”

    In English📱Currently, only AASTU students can post various posts on our platform, and they can verify their accounts by sending their ID. For this, the prepared bot automatically has the capability to verify that the photo you send is a valid ID, 🔥 Send a quality photo and you can get an Activation code. If you have any complaints or the bot didn't scan the IDs, send them directly to @aastu_student_bot.

    Post · @codeitlab · 24 Jun 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The bot is described as an all-in-one app for AASTU students, a closed niche with no pricing or payment shown.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/aastu_student_bot (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

An ID-photo check bot for one campus is easy to rebuild, and no data, network effect or partnership is shown.

12/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

  1. The claimed edge is automatic ID photo validation, with no evidence of proprietary method, university partnership or data.

    “📱ፕላትፎርማችን ላይ ለጊዜው የተለያዩ ፓስቶችን መለጠፍ የሚችሉት የAASTU ተማሪዎች ብቻ ሲሆኑ ፣ ID ያቸውን በመላካ አካውንታቸውን ማረጋገጥ (Verified) ይችላሉ። ለዚህም በተዘጋጀው ቦት Automatically የምትልኩትን ፎቶ ትክክለኛ ID መሆኑን የማረጋገጥ ብቃት አለው፣ 🔥 ጥራት ያለው ፎቶ ልካችሁ Activation ኮድ መውሰድ ትችላላችሁ። ፍረሾች ወይንም ቦቱ IDቹን Scan አላረግ ካላችሁ በቀጥታ @aastu_student_bot ላይ ላኩልን። @innovate_aastu @innivate_aastu”

    In English📱Currently, only AASTU students can post various posts on our platform, and they can verify their accounts by sending their ID. For this, the prepared bot automatically has the capability to verify that the photo you send is a valid ID, 🔥 Send a quality photo and you can get an Activation code. If you have any complaints or the bot didn't scan the IDs, send them directly to @aastu_student_bot.

    Post · @codeitlab · 24 Jun 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The bot page shows no features beyond a generic description and a link to a channel.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/aastu_student_bot (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

There is one post from June 2022 and no sign of work since, over 1,500 days of silence, so no steady shipping is shown.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 0 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 1566 days — scaled to 20%.

Receipts (1)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “📱ፕላትፎርማችን ላይ ለጊዜው የተለያዩ ፓስቶችን መለጠፍ የሚችሉት የAASTU ተማሪዎች ብቻ ሲሆኑ ፣ ID ያቸውን በመላካ አካውንታቸውን ማረጋገጥ (Verified) ይችላሉ። ለዚህም በተዘጋጀው ቦት Automatically የምትልኩትን ፎቶ ትክክለኛ ID መሆኑን የማረጋገጥ ብቃት አለው፣ 🔥 ጥራት ያለው ፎቶ ልካችሁ Activation ኮድ መውሰድ ትችላላችሁ። ፍረሾች ወይንም ቦቱ IDቹን Scan አላረግ ካላችሁ በቀጥታ @aastu_student_bot ላይ ላኩልን። @innovate_aastu @innivate_aastu”

    In English📱Currently, only AASTU students can post various posts on our platform, and they can verify their accounts by sending their ID. For this, the prepared bot automatically has the capability to verify that the photo you send is a valid ID, 🔥 Send a quality photo and you can get an Activation code. If you have any complaints or the bot didn't scan the IDs, send them directly to @aastu_student_bot.

    Post · @codeitlab · 24 Jun 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

The bot is live and the post describes working ID-photo verification with activation codes, but no proof of how it works, no docs and no other features are visible.

59/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://t.me/aastu_student_bot responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram) — HTTPS is the platform's.

  • Real product25/35

    The bot responds and the post says it validates ID photos and issues activation codes, so something functional likely exists. Nothing in the dossier confirms the validation actually works, and no other features are visible, so it is judged working but thin.

  • Own home5/10

    A Telegram bot, no home of its own.

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2022-06-24.

  • Operations4/15

    There is a companion channel and a bot that apparently links to a larger platform, but no docs, API, status page or visible backend.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://t.me/aastu_student_bot responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/aastu_student_bot (opens in a new tab)

  2. Describes automatic ID validation and activation code issuance.

    “📱ፕላትፎርማችን ላይ ለጊዜው የተለያዩ ፓስቶችን መለጠፍ የሚችሉት የAASTU ተማሪዎች ብቻ ሲሆኑ ፣ ID ያቸውን በመላካ አካውንታቸውን ማረጋገጥ (Verified) ይችላሉ። ለዚህም በተዘጋጀው ቦት Automatically የምትልኩትን ፎቶ ትክክለኛ ID መሆኑን የማረጋገጥ ብቃት አለው፣ 🔥 ጥራት ያለው ፎቶ ልካችሁ Activation ኮድ መውሰድ ትችላላችሁ። ፍረሾች ወይንም ቦቱ IDቹን Scan አላረግ ካላችሁ በቀጥታ @aastu_student_bot ላይ ላኩልን። @innovate_aastu @innivate_aastu”

    In English📱Currently, only AASTU students can post various posts on our platform, and they can verify their accounts by sending their ID. For this, the prepared bot automatically has the capability to verify that the photo you send is a valid ID, 🔥 Send a quality photo and you can get an Activation code. If you have any complaints or the bot didn't scan the IDs, send them directly to @aastu_student_bot.

    Post · @codeitlab · 24 Jun 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The bot is live and can be started, but the page shows only a description.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/aastu_student_bot (opens in a new tab)

  4. Mentions a platform where verified accounts post, implying a backend, and a manual fallback by messaging the bot.

    “📱ፕላትፎርማችን ላይ ለጊዜው የተለያዩ ፓስቶችን መለጠፍ የሚችሉት የAASTU ተማሪዎች ብቻ ሲሆኑ ፣ ID ያቸውን በመላካ አካውንታቸውን ማረጋገጥ (Verified) ይችላሉ። ለዚህም በተዘጋጀው ቦት Automatically የምትልኩትን ፎቶ ትክክለኛ ID መሆኑን የማረጋገጥ ብቃት አለው፣ 🔥 ጥራት ያለው ፎቶ ልካችሁ Activation ኮድ መውሰድ ትችላላችሁ። ፍረሾች ወይንም ቦቱ IDቹን Scan አላረግ ካላችሁ በቀጥታ @aastu_student_bot ላይ ላኩልን። @innovate_aastu @innivate_aastu”

    In English📱Currently, only AASTU students can post various posts on our platform, and they can verify their accounts by sending their ID. For this, the prepared bot automatically has the capability to verify that the photo you send is a valid ID, 🔥 Send a quality photo and you can get an Activation code. If you have any complaints or the bot didn't scan the IDs, send them directly to @aastu_student_bot.

    Post · @codeitlab · 24 Jun 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. Links to a project channel, @innovate_aastu.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/aastu_student_bot (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

Distribution via Telegram suits students, but the bot has no payments, pricing, privacy policy or terms, depends on a separate platform, and has had no maintenance since launch.

32/100

  • Distribution20/30

    A Telegram bot or mini app.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No post mentions customers, prices or income.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support8/8

    Posts point users to a support channel.

  • Commitment4/20

    A dedicated project channel exists, but there is only one post, no roadmap or team, and nothing since June 2022.

Receipts (4)

  1. A Telegram bot or mini app.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/aastu_student_bot (opens in a new tab)

  2. The only post is about verification and says nothing about payment.

    “📱ፕላትፎርማችን ላይ ለጊዜው የተለያዩ ፓስቶችን መለጠፍ የሚችሉት የAASTU ተማሪዎች ብቻ ሲሆኑ ፣ ID ያቸውን በመላካ አካውንታቸውን ማረጋገጥ (Verified) ይችላሉ። ለዚህም በተዘጋጀው ቦት Automatically የምትልኩትን ፎቶ ትክክለኛ ID መሆኑን የማረጋገጥ ብቃት አለው፣ 🔥 ጥራት ያለው ፎቶ ልካችሁ Activation ኮድ መውሰድ ትችላላችሁ። ፍረሾች ወይንም ቦቱ IDቹን Scan አላረግ ካላችሁ በቀጥታ @aastu_student_bot ላይ ላኩልን። @innovate_aastu @innivate_aastu”

    In English📱Currently, only AASTU students can post various posts on our platform, and they can verify their accounts by sending their ID. For this, the prepared bot automatically has the capability to verify that the photo you send is a valid ID, 🔥 Send a quality photo and you can get an Activation code. If you have any complaints or the bot didn't scan the IDs, send them directly to @aastu_student_bot.

    Post · @codeitlab · 24 Jun 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. Points to the dedicated channel @innovate_aastu.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/aastu_student_bot (opens in a new tab)

  4. The sole post is from 2022-06-24 with no follow-up.

    “📱ፕላትፎርማችን ላይ ለጊዜው የተለያዩ ፓስቶችን መለጠፍ የሚችሉት የAASTU ተማሪዎች ብቻ ሲሆኑ ፣ ID ያቸውን በመላካ አካውንታቸውን ማረጋገጥ (Verified) ይችላሉ። ለዚህም በተዘጋጀው ቦት Automatically የምትልኩትን ፎቶ ትክክለኛ ID መሆኑን የማረጋገጥ ብቃት አለው፣ 🔥 ጥራት ያለው ፎቶ ልካችሁ Activation ኮድ መውሰድ ትችላላችሁ። ፍረሾች ወይንም ቦቱ IDቹን Scan አላረግ ካላችሁ በቀጥታ @aastu_student_bot ላይ ላኩልን። @innovate_aastu @innivate_aastu”

    In English📱Currently, only AASTU students can post various posts on our platform, and they can verify their accounts by sending their ID. For this, the prepared bot automatically has the capability to verify that the photo you send is a valid ID, 🔥 Send a quality photo and you can get an Activation code. If you have any complaints or the bot didn't scan the IDs, send them directly to @aastu_student_bot.

    Post · @codeitlab · 24 Jun 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)