What's my Telegram ID: Get Any ID Fast

You are setting up notifications, writing your own bot or connecting a service, and it asks for your Telegram ID. Where do you find it? There is no number in your profile and none in the settings. What's my Telegram ID? answers that in a single message. 🔢

The bot does one thing and does it fast: it shows the numeric identifier of your account, a group or a channel.

Why an ID matters

Every user, group and channel in Telegram has a numeric identifier. A name can change, the number stays, so programs work with the number.

You need an ID when you connect a notification bot, set up automation, write code with the Bot API, or choose a recipient for messages in a service.

Finding your own ID

Send the bot any message in a private chat and it replies with a number. The /id command returns your identifier as well.

There is another route: inline mode. The bot supports it, so you can fetch the ID without leaving another chat, by calling the bot from the message box.

Finding the ID of a group or channel

1. For a group. Add the bot to the chat and run /id there. The bot writes the group identifier.
2. For a channel. Forward any post from the channel to the bot in a private chat. The reply carries the channel number.
3. For a supergroup. The identifier usually begins with -100, which is the normal format.

Once you have the number, you can remove the bot from the group. You will not need it there anymore.

A few extras

• Forum topics. In groups with topics you can get the identifier of a single topic.
• Stickers. The bot shows a sticker's identifier when you send one.
• Group migration. When a regular group turns into a supergroup its number changes, and the old and new ones are visible to a developer.

The source code is open, and the bot gives the link through /help. That answers the question of where your data goes. 🔍

ID versus username

A username is a public handle that can be changed or released. An ID is a number tied to the account for good.

That is why a number is the safer choice for automation. If a person changes their username, your script keeps writing to them.

Watch out for lookalikes

There are many bots with similar names, and not all are harmless. Use a proven one, look at the user count and never type anything but commands into the chat with such a bot.

A bot token, a password or an SMS code should never be sent to anyone, and an ID tool does not need them. If a bot asks, close the conversation. ⚠️

Is sharing your ID safe

An ID alone does not give access to your account. It does help tie you to an account in third-party services, so do not post it where there is no need.