account.UpdateUsername
Change the username of a supergroup/channel
Example
const { Api, TelegramClient } = require("telegram");
const { StringSession } = require("telegram/sessions");
const session = new StringSession(""); // You should put your string session here
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});
(async function run() {
  await client.connect(); // This assumes you have already authenticated with .start()
  const result = await client.invoke(
    new Api.account.UpdateUsername({
      username: "some string here",
    })
  );
  console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
import { Api, TelegramClient } from "telegram";
import { StringSession } from "telegram/sessions";
const session = new StringSession(""); // You should put your string session here
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});
(async function run() {
  await client.connect(); // This assumes you have already authenticated with .start()
  const result: Api.User = await client.invoke(
    new Api.account.UpdateUsername({
      username: "some string here",
    })
  );
  console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| channel | InputChannel | Channel | 
| username | string | New username | 
Result
Possible errors
| Code | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| 400 | CHANNELS_ADMIN_PUBLIC_TOO_MUCH | You're admin of too many public channels, make some channels private to change the username of this channel. | 
| 400 | CHANNEL_INVALID | The provided channel is invalid. | 
| 400 | CHANNEL_PRIVATE | You haven't joined this channel/supergroup. | 
| 400 | CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED | You must be an admin in this chat to do this. | 
| 400 | CHAT_NOT_MODIFIED | The pinned message wasn't modified. | 
| 403 | CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN | You can't write in this chat. | 
| 400 | USERNAME_INVALID | The provided username is not valid. | 
| 400 | USERNAME_NOT_MODIFIED | The username was not modified. | 
| 400 | USERNAME_OCCUPIED | The provided username is already occupied. | 
Can bots use this method?
No