contacts.resolveUsername

Resolve a @username to get peer info

 Method schema is available as of layer 38. Switch »

Parameters

Name Type Description
flags # Flags, see TL conditional fields
username string @username to resolve
referer flags.0?string Referrer ID from referral links ».

Result

contacts.ResolvedPeer

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.

Bots can use this method

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