contacts.ResolveUsername
Resolve a @username to get peer info
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.contacts.ResolveUsername({
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.contacts.ResolvedPeer = await client.invoke(
new Api.contacts.ResolveUsername({
username: "some string here",
})
);
console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
username | string | @username to resolve |
Result
Possible errors
Code | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
400 | CONNECTION_LAYER_INVALID | Layer invalid. |
400 | USERNAME_INVALID | The provided username is not valid. |
400 | USERNAME_NOT_OCCUPIED | The provided username is not occupied. |
Can bots use this method?
Yes