get_chat()¶
- async Client.get_chat()¶
Get up to date information about a chat.
Information include current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.
Usable by Users Bots- Parameters:
chat_id (
int
|str
) – Unique identifier (int) or username (str) of the target chat. Unique identifier for the target chat in form of a t.me/joinchat/ link, identifier (int) or username of the target channel/supergroup (in the format @username).- Returns:
Chat
|ChatPreview
– On success, if you’ve already joined the chat, a chat object is returned, otherwise, a chat preview object is returned.- Raises:
ValueError – In case the chat invite link points to a chat you haven’t joined yet.
Example
chat = await app.get_chat("hydrogram") print(chat)