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Method: channels.checkUsername

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Parameters:

Name Type Required
channel InputChannel Optional
username string Yes

Return type: Bool

Can bots use this method: NO

Errors this method can return:

Error Description
CHANNEL_INVALID The provided channel is invalid
CHAT_ID_INVALID The provided chat id is invalid
USERNAME_INVALID The provided username is not valid

Example:

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    $code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$Bool = $MadelineProto->channels->checkUsername(['channel' => InputChannel, 'username' => 'string', ]);

Or, if you're using the PWRTelegram HTTP API:

As a user:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/channels.checkUsername

Parameters:

channel - Json encoded InputChannel

username - Json encoded string

Or, if you're into Lua:

Bool = channels.checkUsername({channel=InputChannel, username='string', })