Restore deleted Telegram messages from groups

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Restore deleted Telegram messages, medias and files from groups

There's not telegram API method for this, we need to call MTProto methods to retrieve messages from the "Recent Actions" (Admin Log) since deleted messages (and medias) gets moved there for 48 hours before the permanent deletion.

from telethon import TelegramClient, events, sync
from telethon.tl.types import InputChannel, PeerChannel
from telethon.tl.types import Channel
import time

# Get your own api_id and
# api_hash from https://my.telegram.org, under API Development.
#  or from https://tjhorner.dev/webogram/#/login
api_id = API_ID
api_hash = API_HASH

client = TelegramClient('session_name', api_id, api_hash)
client.start()

group = client.get_entity(PeerChannel(GROUP_CHAT_ID))

#messages = client.get_admin_log(group)

file1 = open("dump.json","w") 
c = 0
m = 0
for event in client.iter_admin_log(group):
    if event.deleted_message:
        print("Dumping message",c, "(", event.old.id, event.old.date,")")
        file1.write(event.old.to_json() + ",") 
        c+=1
        if event.old.media:
            m+=1
            #print(event.old.media.to_dict()['Document']['id'])
            client.download_media(event.old.media, str(event.old.id))
            print(" Dumped media", m)
        time.sleep(0.1)

FAQ

How do I run this?

Please check https://docs.python.org/3/faq/

Thanks for this script.
As a tips, for resolve slowly speed and increase speed download media just install cryptg:

pip install cryptg

I get prompted for phone / bot, but the script fails.
EDIT: I resolved this by placing the api's in quotes

Please enter your phone (or bot token): +nnnnnnnnnnn
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "tg-recover.py", line 13, in <module>
    client.start()
  File "/home/dan/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/telethon/client/auth.py", line 133, in start
    else self.loop.run_until_complete(coro)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.8/asyncio/base_events.py", line 616, in run_until_complete
    return future.result()
  File "/home/dan/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/telethon/client/auth.py", line 189, in _start
    await self.send_code_request(phone, force_sms=force_sms)
  File "/home/dan/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/telethon/client/auth.py", line 514, in send_code_request
    result = await self(functions.auth.SendCodeRequest(
  File "/home/dan/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/telethon/client/users.py", line 30, in __call__
    return await self._call(self._sender, request, ordered=ordered)
  File "/home/dan/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/telethon/client/users.py", line 58, in _call
    future = sender.send(request, ordered=ordered)
  File "/home/dan/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py", line 176, in send
    state = RequestState(request)
  File "/home/dan/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/telethon/network/requeststate.py", line 17, in __init__
    self.data = bytes(request)
  File "/home/dan/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/telethon/tl/tlobject.py", line 194, in __bytes__
    return self._bytes()
  File "/home/dan/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/telethon/tl/functions/auth.py", line 488, in _bytes
    self.serialize_bytes(self.api_hash),
  File "/home/dan/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/telethon/tl/tlobject.py", line 112, in serialize_bytes
    raise TypeError(
TypeError: bytes or str expected, not <class 'int'>

Is there a way of restoring the data dump.json and images into the original group? I have access to the original user account that the messages originated from.

Hi,

I have this problem, can you help me with it?

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\David\Desktop\Új mappa\restore.py", line 15, in <module>
    group = client.get_entity(PeerChannel(10045548123))
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\sync.py", line 39, in syncified
    return loop.run_until_complete(coro)
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\asyncio\base_events.py", line 642, in run_until_complete
    return future.result()
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 287, in get_entity
    inputs.append(await self.get_input_entity(x))
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 455, in get_input_entity
    channels = await self(functions.channels.GetChannelsRequest([
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 30, in __call__
    return await self._call(self._sender, request, ordered=ordered)
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 58, in _call
    future = sender.send(request, ordered=ordered)
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\network\mtprotosender.py", line 176, in send
    state = RequestState(request)
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\network\requeststate.py", line 17, in __init__
    self.data = bytes(request)
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\tl\tlobject.py", line 194, in __bytes__
    return self._bytes()
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\tl\functions\channels.py", line 695, in _bytes
    b'\x15\xc4\xb5\x1c',struct.pack('<i', len(self.id)),b''.join(x._bytes() for x in self.id),
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\tl\functions\channels.py", line 695, in <genexpr>
    b'\x15\xc4\xb5\x1c',struct.pack('<i', len(self.id)),b''.join(x._bytes() for x in self.id),
  File "C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\tl\types\__init__.py", line 7462, in _bytes
    struct.pack('<i', self.channel_id),
struct.error: argument out of range```

@Dawe24 Are you sure your api_id, api_hash, group id and phone number are the correct format?

Is there a way of restoring the data dump.json and images into the original group? I have access to the original user account that the messages originated from.

It may be possible to "forge" a new history with a bot, but I don't think you would be able to post a message in the past

Is there a way of restoring the data dump.json and images into the original group? I have access to the original user account that the messages originated from.

It may be possible to "forge" a new history with a bot, but I don't think you would be able to post a message in the past

OK, So what I understand you are you saying that you could have timestamps from when the original post was made, but they would be posted on the current timeline. Could you recreate a group history in another group with some sort of import and merge recovered data with current history?

@Dawe24 Are you sure your api_id, api_hash, group id and phone number are the correct format?

I invited my bot to the group, gave it admin rights, and gave the script my bot token. I am sure you can understand that I am a bit reluctant to give an unknown script (to me atleast) my phone number to log in, that it could do basically anything it with my user. So I gave the token of my bot.
And I think I put the right api_id and api_hash, just like how it was on the my.telegram.org site. Imgur pic
I had no idea how to get the group id, so I exported the group chat history to a json file, and at the beginning of that file, there was the id.

If I try with phone number, how to format it? Our format is +36 XX XXX XXXX

Thanks in advance.

@Dawe24 The group id you can get here https://tjhorner.dev/webogram/#/login and click on the group. The phone number format looks ok, but without the spaces.

Thank you guys, worked just fine. Now I am also interested to putting these messages back to the group/new group. So I will stick around to see if it goes somewhere. Also a friend of mine wrote to Telegram Support in this matter, maybe they can restore it from the json, or somehow from the Recent Actions. Again, thank you.

You're welcome. Yes, it would be great if a restore could be done. I'm hoping @avivace will have some advice.

"""
STEPS:

0. you need to have python on your machine https://docs.python.org/3/faq/

1. create folder
   mkdir backup_will_be_inside_me

2. create file
   touch backup_script.py

3. copy the code below and put it inside backup_script.py file

4. open your terminal and run
   pip install telethon

5. Get your own api_id and api_hash and group_chat_id

from https://my.telegram.org, under API Development.

or from https://tjhorner.dev/webogram/#/login

Get your GROUP_CHAT_ID from https://tjhorner.dev/webogram/#/login

when click on the chat

and put them inside the variables down

6. finally run in the terminal
   python backup_script.py

and wait ...... :) need sometime
inside the folder backup_will_be_inside_me you will see all of what you lost
"""

from telethon import TelegramClient, events, sync
from telethon.tl.types import InputChannel, PeerChannel
from telethon.tl.types import Channel
import time

Get your own api_id and api_hash

from https://my.telegram.org, under API Development.

or from https://tjhorner.dev/webogram/#/login

api_id = API_ID
api_hash = 'API_HASH'

Get your group_chat_id from https://tjhorner.dev/webogram/#/login

when click on the chat

group_chat_id=GROUP_CHAT_ID

client = TelegramClient('session_name', api_id, api_hash)
client.start()

group = client.get_entity(PeerChannel(group_chat_id))

#messages = client.get_admin_log(group)

file1 = open("dump.json","w")
c = 0
m = 0
for event in client.iter_admin_log(group):
if event.deleted_message:
print("Dumping message",c, "(", event.old.id, event.old.date,")")
file1.write(event.old.to_json() + ",")
c+=1
if event.old.media:
m+=1
#print(event.old.media.to_dict()['Document']['id'])
client.download_media(event.old.media, str(event.old.id))
print(" Dumped media", m)
time.sleep(0.1)

@MohammadJouza Am I correct in saying that this is only for backup, it cannot restore the data to the group original group?

i keep getting this error can someone help me pls
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\RoGo\Desktop\backup_script.py", line 13, in
client.start()
File "C:\Users\RoGo\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\telethon\client\auth.py", line 133, in start
else self.loop.run_until_complete(coro)
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.1520.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\asyncio\base_events.py", line 642, in run_until_complete
return future.result()
File "C:\Users\RoGo\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\telethon\client\auth.py", line 189, in _start
await self.send_code_request(phone, force_sms=force_sms)
File "C:\Users\RoGo\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\telethon\client\auth.py", line 514, in send_code_request
result = await self(functions.auth.SendCodeRequest(
File "C:\Users\RoGo\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 30, in call
return await self._call(self._sender, request, ordered=ordered)
File "C:\Users\RoGo\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 58, in _call
future = sender.send(request, ordered=ordered)
File "C:\Users\RoGo\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\telethon\network\mtprotosender.py", line 176, in send
state = RequestState(request)
File "C:\Users\RoGo\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\telethon\network\requeststate.py", line 17, in init
self.data = bytes(request)
File "C:\Users\RoGo\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\telethon\tl\tlobject.py", line 194, in bytes
return self._bytes()
File "C:\Users\RoGo\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\telethon\tl\functions\auth.py", line 488, in _bytes
self.serialize_bytes(self.api_hash),
File "C:\Users\RoGo\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\telethon\tl\tlobject.py", line 112, in serialize_bytes
raise TypeError(
TypeError: bytes or str expected, not <class 'int'>

hi, can i use this code to recover a message from my channel? or its just for the groups. cause i tried and didn't get any result.
and if not, is there any code to do so?

wait i have a question the file will save as json how to get data from it if anyone can help ???

"""
STEPS TO RECOVER ALL THE MEDIA AND MESSAGES DELETED FROM TELEGRAM CHAT:

[STEP 0]
You need to have python on your machine https://docs.python.org/3/faq/ you can check if you have python using this command:
python --version

[STEP 1]
Create a folder (to save the backup inside it) using the normal way.
NOTE: OR using this command:mkdir backup_will_be_inside_me.

[STEP 2]
Copy and Paste this file inside the folder you created in [STEP 1] backup_will_be_inside_me THEN rename the file to backup_script THEN open it cause we need to change some lines (it should be with extension .py)

[STEP 3]
Open your terminal and install telethon using this command:
pip install telethon

[STEP 4]
Get your own api_id, api_hash and group_chat_id and put their values in the code below the sentence THE_CODE_START_AFTER_THIS_LINE:

A. How to get your own `api_id`, `api_hash`:
    1) Go to `https://my.telegram.org` and log in.
    2) Insert your phone number `+XXXXXXXXXXXX`.
    3) Insert the code you received in the Telegram application.
    4) Click on `API development tools`.
    5) Now you will find your `api_id`, `api_hash`.
    NOTE: or from `https://tjhorner.dev/webogram/#/login`.

B. How to get your `group_chat_id`:
    1) Go to `https://tjhorner.dev/webogram/#/login` and log in.
    2) Insert your phone number `XXXXXXXXX`.
    3) Insert the code you received in the Telegram application. 
    4) Click on the chat you want to recover messages from it (like you want to send a message).
    5) Click on the chat information.
    6) Now you will find your `api_id`.

[STEP 5]
Finally, recover the deleted media and messages:
1) Open the termenial inside the folder backup_will_be_inside_me (by hold SHIFT + Right-Click THEN pick Open Powershell here).
2) Run the code in the file backup_script.py by using this command:
python backup_script.py
3) Insert your phone number 00XXXXXXXXX.
4) Insert the code you received in the Telegram application.
5) NOW all you need to do is to wait till the process of recovering deleted media and messages is done.
NOTE: The process needs time depending on the size and the number of the media and the messages you will recover (look at the date to know where the process reaches).

=> Inside the folder `backup_will_be_inside_me` you will find all the media you lost (Images, voices, videos, etc).

=> Inside the file `dump.json` you will see the text that you deleted from the chat.

THE_CODE_START_AFTER_THIS_LINE

FOR ANY QUESTION [MOHAMMAD JOUZA]
LINKEDIN LINK: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-jouza/
"""

from telethon import TelegramClient, events, sync
from telethon.tl.types import InputChannel, PeerChannel
from telethon.tl.types import Channel
import time

[STEP 4 - A]

api_id = REPLACE_ME_WITH_YOUR_API_ID
api_hash = 'REPLACE_ME_WITH_YOUR_API_HASH'

[STEP 4 - B]

group_chat_id=REPLACE_ME_WITH_YOUR_GROUP_CHAT_ID

client = TelegramClient('session_name', api_id, api_hash)
client.start()

group = client.get_entity(PeerChannel(group_chat_id))

#messages = client.get_admin_log(group)

file1 = open("dump.json","w")
c = 0
m = 0
for event in client.iter_admin_log(group):
if event.deleted_message:
print("Dumping message",c, "(", event.old.id, event.old.date,")")
file1.write(event.old.to_json() + ",")
c+=1
if event.old.media:
m+=1
#print(event.old.media.to_dict()['Document']['id'])
client.download_media(event.old.media, str(event.old.id))
print(" Dumped media", m)
time.sleep(0.1)

@dkovacs24 What's the TG-Support's answer?

@dkovacs24 What's the TG-Support's answer?

@Enough7 Nothing. I also wrote them a couple months ago on another matter, twice, zero replies. In their defense, they are a volunteer support service, but zero answers, not even a "We got your message", is a disappointment.

Thanks

Does one have a script for converting the dumped json file into a more chat-like looking text?
From my experience, the "recent actions" section showed only the latest portion of the deleted messages. However, the script, after downloading this portion, automatically proceeded to the other, previous portion, which was not observable in Android and PC client. The overall volume was some 6 Gb. The messages from some 25 days (preceding the latest portion and, correspondingly, finalizing the earliest portion) were not downloaded because the claimed 48h period for copying the deleted messages turned out to be only some 24h (maybe precisely 24h), which is a certain nuisance.

TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'int' and 'str', what happen?

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\hackr\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\telethon\sessions\memory.py", line 194, in get_input_entity
return utils.get_input_peer(key)
File "C:\Users\hackr\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\telethon\utils.py", line 235, in get_input_peer
_raise_cast_fail(entity, 'InputPeer')
File "C:\Users\hackr\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\telethon\utils.py", line 138, in _raise_cast_fail
raise TypeError('Cannot cast {} to any kind of {}.'.format(
TypeError: Cannot cast PeerChannel to any kind of InputPeer.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\Users\hackr\Desktop\test.py", line 15, in
group = client.get_entity(PeerChannel('xxxxxxxxxx'))
File "C:\Users\hackr\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\telethon\sync.py", line 39, in syncified
return loop.run_until_complete(coro)
File "C:\Users\hackr\anaconda3\lib\asyncio\base_events.py", line 642, in run_until_complete
return future.result()
File "C:\Users\hackr\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 292, in get_entity
inputs.append(await self.get_input_entity(x))
File "C:\Users\hackr\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 430, in get_input_entity
return self.session.get_input_entity(peer)
File "C:\Users\hackr\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\telethon\sessions\memory.py", line 198, in get_input_entity
key = utils.get_peer_id(key)
File "C:\Users\hackr\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\telethon\utils.py", line 1038, in get_peer_id
if not (0 < peer.channel_id <= 9999999999):
TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'int' and 'str'

Saved my day, thanks so much, works just fine ✨✨✨

""" STEPS TO RECOVER ALL THE MEDIA AND MESSAGES DELETED FROM TELEGRAM CHAT:

[STEP 0] You need to have python on your machine https://docs.python.org/3/faq/ you can check if you have python using this command: python --version

[STEP 1] Create a folder (to save the backup inside it) using the normal way. NOTE: OR using this command:mkdir backup_will_be_inside_me.

[STEP 2] Copy and Paste this file inside the folder you created in [STEP 1] backup_will_be_inside_me THEN rename the file to backup_script THEN open it cause we need to change some lines (it should be with extension .py)

[STEP 3] Open your terminal and install telethon using this command: pip install telethon

[STEP 4] Get your own api_id, api_hash and group_chat_id and put their values in the code below the sentence THE_CODE_START_AFTER_THIS_LINE:

A. How to get your own `api_id`, `api_hash`:
    1) Go to `https://my.telegram.org` and log in.
    2) Insert your phone number `+XXXXXXXXXXXX`.
    3) Insert the code you received in the Telegram application.
    4) Click on `API development tools`.
    5) Now you will find your `api_id`, `api_hash`.
    NOTE: or from `https://tjhorner.dev/webogram/#/login`.

B. How to get your `group_chat_id`:
    1) Go to `https://tjhorner.dev/webogram/#/login` and log in.
    2) Insert your phone number `XXXXXXXXX`.
    3) Insert the code you received in the Telegram application. 
    4) Click on the chat you want to recover messages from it (like you want to send a message).
    5) Click on the chat information.
    6) Now you will find your `api_id`.

[STEP 5] Finally, recover the deleted media and messages: 1) Open the termenial inside the folder backup_will_be_inside_me (by hold SHIFT + Right-Click THEN pick Open Powershell here). 2) Run the code in the file backup_script.py by using this command: python backup_script.py 3) Insert your phone number 00XXXXXXXXX. 4) Insert the code you received in the Telegram application. 5) NOW all you need to do is to wait till the process of recovering deleted media and messages is done. NOTE: The process needs time depending on the size and the number of the media and the messages you will recover (look at the date to know where the process reaches).

=> Inside the folder `backup_will_be_inside_me` you will find all the media you lost (Images, voices, videos, etc).

=> Inside the file `dump.json` you will see the text that you deleted from the chat.

THE_CODE_START_AFTER_THIS_LINE

FOR ANY QUESTION [MOHAMMAD JOUZA] LINKEDIN LINK: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-jouza/ """

from telethon import TelegramClient, events, sync from telethon.tl.types import InputChannel, PeerChannel from telethon.tl.types import Channel import time

[STEP 4 - A]

api_id = REPLACE_ME_WITH_YOUR_API_ID api_hash = 'REPLACE_ME_WITH_YOUR_API_HASH'

[STEP 4 - B]

group_chat_id=REPLACE_ME_WITH_YOUR_GROUP_CHAT_ID

client = TelegramClient('session_name', api_id, api_hash) client.start()

group = client.get_entity(PeerChannel(group_chat_id))

#messages = client.get_admin_log(group)

file1 = open("dump.json","w") c = 0 m = 0 for event in client.iter_admin_log(group): if event.deleted_message: print("Dumping message",c, "(", event.old.id, event.old.date,")") file1.write(event.old.to_json() + ",") c+=1 if event.old.media: m+=1 #print(event.old.media.to_dict()['Document']['id']) client.download_media(event.old.media, str(event.old.id)) print(" Dumped media", m) time.sleep(0.1)

File "C:\Users\Artem\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\telethon\tl\tlobject.py", line 112, in serialize_bytes
raise TypeError(
TypeError: bytes or str expected, not <class 'int'>
what do i do with this?

I tried to do like you wrote, but it shows this

how to solve this?

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\sessions\memory.py", line 194, in get_input_entity
return utils.get_input_peer(key)
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\utils.py", line 235, in get_input_peer
_raise_cast_fail(entity, 'InputPeer')
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\utils.py", line 138, in _raise_cast_fail
raise TypeError('Cannot cast {} to any kind of {}.'.format(
TypeError: Cannot cast PeerChannel to any kind of InputPeer.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "H:\ackup_will_be_inside_m\backup_script.py", line 15, in
group = client.get_entity(PeerChannel('-1001654540914'))
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\sync.py", line 39, in syncified
return loop.run_until_complete(coro)
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\asyncio\base_events.py", line 646, in run_until_complete
return future.result()
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 292, in get_entity
inputs.append(await self.get_input_entity(x))
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 430, in get_input_entity
return self.session.get_input_entity(peer)
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\sessions\memory.py", line 198, in get_input_entity
key = utils.get_peer_id(key)
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\utils.py", line 1038, in get_peer_id
if not (0 < peer.channel_id <= 9999999999):
TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'int' and 'str'
PS H:\ackup_will_be_inside_m>

ok, I just tried to remove quotes from group chat id, now i have only this

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "H:\ackup_will_be_inside_m\backup_script.py", line 15, in
group = client.get_entity(PeerChannel(-1001625426205))
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\sync.py", line 39, in syncified
return loop.run_until_complete(coro)
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\asyncio\base_events.py", line 646, in run_until_complete
return future.result()
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 292, in get_entity
inputs.append(await self.get_input_entity(x))
File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 466, in get_input_entity
raise ValueError(
ValueError: Could not find the input entity for PeerChannel(channel_id=1625426205) (PeerChannel). Please read https://docs.telethon.dev/en/latest/concepts/entities.html to find out more details.
Segmentation fault

ok, I just tried to remove quotes from group chat id, now i have only this

Traceback (most recent call last): File "H:\ackup_will_be_inside_m\backup_script.py", line 15, in group = client.get_entity(PeerChannel(-1001625426205)) File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\sync.py", line 39, in syncified return loop.run_until_complete(coro) File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\asyncio\base_events.py", line 646, in run_until_complete return future.result() File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 292, in get_entity inputs.append(await self.get_input_entity(x)) File "C:\Users\Arthu\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 466, in get_input_entity raise ValueError( ValueError: Could not find the input entity for PeerChannel(channel_id=1625426205) (PeerChannel). Please read https://docs.telethon.dev/en/latest/concepts/entities.html to find out more details. Segmentation fault

@arthurclouds Have you made sure that you've inserted the correct GROUP_CHAT_ID?

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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Telegram Desktop\backup_will_be_inside_me\backup_script.py", line 13, in
client.start()
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\telethon\client\auth.py", line 128, in start
else self.loop.run_until_complete(coro)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\asyncio\base_events.py", line 653, in run_until_complete
return future.result()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\telethon\client\auth.py", line 184, in _start
await self.send_code_request(phone, force_sms=force_sms)
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\telethon\client\auth.py", line 434, in send_code_request
result = await self(functions.auth.SendCodeRequest(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 30, in call
return await self._call(self._sender, request, ordered=ordered)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 67, in _call
future = sender.send(request, ordered=ordered)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\telethon\network\mtprotosender.py", line 181, in send
state = RequestState(request)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\telethon\network\requeststate.py", line 17, in init
self.data = bytes(request)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\telethon\tl\tlobject.py", line 194, in bytes
return self._bytes()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\telethon\tl\functions\auth.py", line 644, in _bytes
self.serialize_bytes(self.api_hash),
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Acer\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\telethon\tl\tlobject.py", line 112, in serialize_bytes
raise TypeError(
TypeError: bytes or str expected, not <class 'int'>

@AnarialPrescott At some point the program gave telethon an int(eger) instead of a str(ing) or bytes.