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# Getting Started

### Before You Start

To snipe with Nighthawk you’ll need a BONKbot account, and some SOL for sniping and trading tokens.\
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You’ll also need to be whitelisted for Nighthawk (see below).

### Get Whitelisted

Ask your BONKbot account manager, or request on Discord if invited by friends of BONKbot.

1. [Chat with Nighthawk on Telegram @nighthawk\_bonkbot](https://t.me/nighthawk_bonkbot?start)
2. Send the `/start` command
3. Copy your Telegram ID (the long number)
4. Share Telegram ID for whitelisting

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