account.updateUsername

Changes username for the current user.

userEmpty#200250ba id:int = User;
user#938458c1 flags:# self:flags.10?true contact:flags.11?true mutual_contact:flags.12?true deleted:flags.13?true bot:flags.14?true bot_chat_history:flags.15?true bot_nochats:flags.16?true verified:flags.17?true restricted:flags.18?true min:flags.20?true bot_inline_geo:flags.21?true support:flags.23?true scam:flags.24?true apply_min_photo:flags.25?true id:int access_hash:flags.0?long first_name:flags.1?string last_name:flags.2?string username:flags.3?string phone:flags.4?string photo:flags.5?UserProfilePhoto status:flags.6?UserStatus bot_info_version:flags.14?int restriction_reason:flags.18?Vector<RestrictionReason> bot_inline_placeholder:flags.19?string lang_code:flags.22?string = User;
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account.updateUsername#3e0bdd7c username:string = User;

Parameters

Name Type Description
username string username or empty string if username is to be removed
Accepted characters: a-z (case-insensitive), 0-9 and underscores.
Length: 5-32 characters.

Result

Returns updated information on the user in a User type object.

Possible errors

Code Type Description
401 AUTH_KEY_PERM_EMPTY The temporary auth key must be binded to the permanent auth key to use these methods.
400 USERNAME_INVALID Unacceptable username
400 USERNAME_NOT_MODIFIED Username is not different from the current username
400 USERNAME_OCCUPIED Username is taken