How to Obtain a Telegram Chat ID

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Obtaining a Telegram Chat ID

Method 1 - Using a Telegram Bot

Recommended: This is the easiest way to get any chat ID.

You can easily obtain the chat ID of a user, group, or channel by forwarding a message to one of these bots:

• @ForwardMsgGetBot
• @ForwardMsgOfficialBot
• @GetTheirIDBot
• @chatIDrobot

Simply forward a message from the target user, group, or channel to one of these bots, and it will return the corresponding chat ID.

Note: If you are using Telegram Web and the bot shows disabled buttons, please switch to the Telegram mobile app or desktop app. The buttons work correctly there.

Method 2 - Extracting Chat ID from a Message Link

If you have a message link, you can extract the chat ID manually:

Private Groups and Channels

Private groups and channels use links that contain /c/:

https://t.me/c/123456789/42

1. The numbers after /c/ represent the group or channel ID (e.g., 123456789).

2. Important: For supergroups (groups with topics) and channels, you must add -100 in front of the number.

   Example: if the link shows 123456789, your chat ID is -100123456789.

3. Extract the topic ID (if available):

   https://t.me/c/123456789/12/987

   • The number in the middle of the URL (e.g., 12) represents the topic ID.

Public Groups and Channels

Public groups and channels use a username in the link:

https://t.me/mygroup/42

• These links do not show the numeric chat ID.
• If your target is a public group or channel, use Method 1 (Bot) above to get the chat ID.

🎉 Congratulations!

You’ve successfully obtained your chat ID. Now you can seamlessly forward messages between Discord and Telegram using ForwardMsg

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