GetFullChannelRequest

Both users and bots can use this request. See code examples.

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channels.getFullChannel#08736a09 channel:InputChannel = messages.ChatFull

Returns

messages.ChatFull

This type can only be an instance of:

ChatFull

Parameters

channelInputChannelAnything entity-like will work if the library can find its Input version (e.g., usernames, Peer, User or Channel objects, etc.).

Known RPC errors

This request can cause 4 known errors:

ChannelInvalidErrorInvalid channel object. Make sure to pass the right types, for instance making sure that the request is designed for channels or otherwise look for a different one more suited.
ChannelPrivateErrorThe channel specified is private and you lack permission to access it. Another reason may be that you were banned from it.
ChannelPublicGroupNaErrorchannel/supergroup not available.
TimeoutErrorA timeout occurred while fetching data from the worker.

You can import these from telethon.errors.

Example

from telethon.sync import TelegramClient
from telethon import functions, types

with TelegramClient(name, api_id, api_hash) as client:
    result = client(functions.channels.GetFullChannelRequest(
        channel='username'
    ))
    print(result.stringify())