channels.EditPhoto
Change the photo of a channel/supergroup
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.EditPhoto({
channel: "username",
photo: await client.uploadFile({
file: new CustomFile(
"photo.jpg",
fs.statSync("../photo.jpg").size,
"../photo.jpg"
),
workers: 1,
}),
})
);
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.EditPhoto({
channel: "username",
photo: await client.uploadFile({
file: new CustomFile(
"photo.jpg",
fs.statSync("../photo.jpg").size,
"../photo.jpg"
),
workers: 1,
}),
})
);
console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
channel | InputChannel | Channel/supergroup whose photo should be edited |
photo | InputChatPhoto | New photo |
Result
Possible errors
Code | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
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 | FILE_REFERENCE_INVALID | The specified file reference is invalid. |
400 | PHOTO_CROP_SIZE_SMALL | Photo is too small. |
400 | PHOTO_EXT_INVALID | The extension of the photo is invalid. |
400 | PHOTO_INVALID | Photo invalid. |
Can bots use this method?
Yes
Related pages
Channels, supergroups, gigagroups and basic groups
How to handle channels, supergroups, gigagroups, basic groups, and what's the difference between them.
File references
How to handle file references.