contacts.addContact
Add an existing telegram user as contact.
Example
const {Api, TelegramClient} = require('telegram');
const {StringSession} = require('telegram/sessions');
const session = new StringSession('');
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});
(async function run() {
const result = await client.invoke(new Api.contacts.addContact({
addPhonePrivacyException: true,
id: new Api.InputUser({...}),
firstName: 'random string here',
lastName: 'random string here',
phone: 'random string here',
}));
console.log(result); // prints the result
})();import {Api, TelegramClient} from 'telegram';
import {StringSession} from 'telegram/sessions';
const session = new StringSession('');
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});
(async function run() {
const result: Api.Updates = await client.invoke(new Api.contacts.addContact({
addPhonePrivacyException: true,
id: new Api.InputUser({...}),
firstName: 'random string here',
lastName: 'random string here',
phone: 'random string here',
}));
console.log(result); // prints the result
})();TL schema
Parameters
Result
Possible errors
Code
Type
Description
400
CONTACT_ID_INVALID
The provided contact ID is invalid
400
CONTACT_NAME_EMPTY
Contact name empty
400
MSG_ID_INVALID
Invalid message ID provided
Can bots use this methd ?
yes
Related pages
Imports contacts: saves a full list on the server, adds already registered contacts to the contact list, returns added contacts and their info.
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