channels.checkUsername

Check if a username is free and can be assigned to a channel/supergroup

boolFalse#bc799737 = Bool;
boolTrue#997275b5 = Bool;
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channels.checkUsername#10e6bd2c channel:InputChannel username:string = Bool;

Parameters

Name Type Description
channel InputChannel The channel/supergroup that will assigned the specified username
username string The username to check

Result

Bool

Possible errors

Code Type Description
400 CHANNELS_ADMIN_PUBLIC_TOO_MUCH You're admin of too many public channels, make some channels private to change the username of this channel.
400 CHANNEL_INVALID The provided channel is invalid.
400 CHAT_ID_INVALID The provided chat id is invalid.
400 USERNAME_INVALID The provided username is not valid.

Related pages

Channels, supergroups, gigagroups and legacy groups

How to handle channels, supergroups, gigagroups, legacy groups, and what's the difference between them.