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---
title: account.checkUsername
description: account.checkUsername parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: account.checkUsername
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### Parameters:
| Name | Type | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|username|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
### Return type: [Bool](../types/Bool.md)
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### Can bots use this method: **NO**
### Errors this method can return:
| Error | Description |
|----------|---------------|
|USERNAME_INVALID|The provided username is not valid|
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### Example:
```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
$sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
$code = '';
for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
$code .= fgetc(STDIN);
}
$MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}
$Bool = $MadelineProto->account->checkUsername(['username' => 'string', ]);
```
Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):
### As a user:
POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/account.checkUsername`
Parameters:
username - Json encoded string
Or, if you're into Lua:
```
Bool = account.checkUsername({username='string', })
```