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.. _sending-requests:
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Sending Requests
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==================
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Since we're working with Python, one must not forget that they can do ``help(client)`` or ``help(TelegramClient)``
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at any time for a more detailed description and a list of all the available methods.
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Calling ``help()`` from an interactive Python session will always list all the methods for any object, even yours!
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Interacting with the Telegram API is done through sending **requests**,
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this is, any "method" listed on the API. There are a few methods on the ``TelegramClient`` class
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that abstract you from the need of manually importing the requests you need.
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For instance, retrieving your own user can be done in a single line:
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``myself = client.get_me()``
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Internally, this method has sent a request to Telegram, who replied with the information about your own user.
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If you want to retrieve any other user, chat or channel (channels are a special subset of chats),
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you want to retrieve their "entity". This is how the library refers to either of these:
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.. code-block:: python
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# The method will infer that you've passed an username
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# It also accepts phone numbers, and will get the user
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# from your contact list.
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lonami = client.get_entity('lonami')
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Note that saving and using these entities will be more important when Accessing the Full API.
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For now, this is a good way to get information about an user or chat.
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Other common methods for quick scripts are also available:
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.. code-block:: python
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# Sending a message (use an entity/username/etc)
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client.send_message('TheAyyBot', 'ayy')
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# Sending a photo, or a file
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client.send_file(myself, '/path/to/the/file.jpg', force_document=True)
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# Downloading someone's profile photo. File is saved to 'where'
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where = client.download_profile_photo(someone)
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# Retrieving the message history
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total, messages, senders = client.get_message_history(someone)
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# Downloading the media from a specific message
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# You can specify either a directory, a filename, or nothing at all
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where = client.download_media(message, '/path/to/output')
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Remember that you can call ``.stringify()`` to any object Telegram returns to pretty print it.
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Calling ``str(result)`` does the same operation, but on a single line.
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