tg-resolve

👤 tg-resolve

A light Node.js Library that resolves Telegram usernames and/or ids to a complete User or/and Chat JSON object(s)

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Background

The official Telegram API does not allow bots to resolve usernames/ids out of the box. One is forced to create his/her own database so as to resolve usernames. Resolving of usernames is particularly useful in that a bot is able to get a user/chat id of a person or groub it hasn't even seen! Unlike before where a bot is only able to see a person if it has ever recieved his/her message whether in private or in a group.

Useful Scenarios

• Group administration bots
• In a bot which has lost its database, but users had previously started the bot
• General resolving to get user details e.g UResolverBot
• And much more!

Install

npm i tg-resolve -S

Usage

Refer to example.js for a more comprehensive guide

• As of v1.2.0, you will need your own bot token!

JSON Object Structure

When resolving for a Group/Channel

{
id: -1001065761006,
title: "End Of The World Party",
username: "EOTWGroup",
type: "supergroup",
when: "2016-10-18 11:22:56"
}

When resolving for a User

{
id: 58258161,
first_name: "John",
username: "john_doe",
type: "private",
last_name: "Doe",
when: "2016-10-18 11:22:56"
}

Issues And Contribution

Fork the repository and submit a pull request for whatever change you want to be added to this project. If you have any questions, just open an issue.