channels.EditCreator
Transfer channel ownership
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.channels.EditCreator({
channel: "username",
userId: "username",
password: new Api.InputCheckPasswordSRP({
srpId: BigInt("-4156887774564"),
a: Buffer.from("arbitrary data here"),
m1: Buffer.from("arbitrary data 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.Updates = await client.invoke(
new Api.channels.EditCreator({
channel: "username",
userId: "username",
password: new Api.InputCheckPasswordSRP({
srpId: BigInt("-4156887774564"),
a: Buffer.from("arbitrary data here"),
m1: Buffer.from("arbitrary data here"),
}),
})
);
console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
channel | InputChannel | Channel |
userId | InputUser | New channel owner |
password | InputCheckPasswordSRP | 2FA password of account |
Result
Possible errors
Code | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
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. |
403 | CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN | You can't write in this chat. |
400 | PASSWORD_HASH_INVALID | The provided password hash is invalid. |
400 | PASSWORD_MISSING | You must enable 2FA in order to transfer ownership of a channel. |
400 | PASSWORD_TOO_FRESH_%d | The password was modified less than 24 hours ago, try again in %d seconds. |
400 | SESSION_TOO_FRESH_%d | This session was created less than 24 hours ago, try again in %d seconds. |
400 | SRP_ID_INVALID | Invalid SRP ID provided. |
400 | USER_ID_INVALID | The provided user ID is invalid. |
Can bots use this method?
No
Related pages
Two-factor authentication
How to login to a user's account if they have enabled 2FA, how to change password.