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Note that .get_entity supports joinchat/ links

Lonami 2017-11-16 19:41:11 +01:00
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An "entity" is used to refer to either an [`User`](https://lonamiwebs.github.io/Telethon/types/user.html) or a [`Chat`](https://lonamiwebs.github.io/Telethon/types/chat.html) (which includes a [`Channel`](https://lonamiwebs.github.io/Telethon/constructors/channel.html)). The most straightforward way to get an entity is to use `TelegramClient.get_entity()`. This method accepts either a string, which can be a username or a phone number, or an integer that will be the ID of an **user**. You can use it like so:
An "entity" is used to refer to either an [`User`](https://lonamiwebs.github.io/Telethon/types/user.html) or a [`Chat`](https://lonamiwebs.github.io/Telethon/types/chat.html) (which includes a [`Channel`](https://lonamiwebs.github.io/Telethon/constructors/channel.html)). The most straightforward way to get an entity is to use `TelegramClient.get_entity()`. This method accepts either a string, which can be a username, phone number or [t.me](https://t.me)-like link, or an integer that will be the ID of an **user**. You can use it like so:
```python
# all of these work
lonami = client.get_entity('lonami')
lonami = client.get_entity('t.me/lonami')
lonami = client.get_entity('https://telegram.dog/lonami')
# other kind of entities
channel = client.get_entity('telegram.me/joinchat/AAAAAEkk2WdoDrB4-Q8-gg')
contact = client.get_entity('+34xxxxxxxxx')
friend = client.get_entity(friend_id)
```