Users¶
Note
These examples assume you have read The Full API.
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Retrieving full information¶
If you need to retrieve the bio, biography or about information for a user you should use GetFullUser:
from telethon.tl.functions.users import GetFullUserRequest
full = client(GetFullUserRequest(user))
# or even
full = client(GetFullUserRequest('username'))
bio = full.about
See UserFull to know what other fields you can access.
Updating your name and/or bio¶
The first name, last name and bio (about) can all be changed with the same request. Omitted fields won’t change after invoking UpdateProfile:
from telethon.tl.functions.account import UpdateProfileRequest
client(UpdateProfileRequest(
about='This is a test from Telethon'
))
Updating your username¶
You need to use account.UpdateUsername:
from telethon.tl.functions.account import UpdateUsernameRequest
client(UpdateUsernameRequest('new_username'))
Updating your profile photo¶
The easiest way is to upload a new file and use that as the profile photo through UploadProfilePhoto:
from telethon.tl.functions.photos import UploadProfilePhotoRequest
client(UploadProfilePhotoRequest(
client.upload_file('/path/to/some/file')
)))