Commands of the Telegram CLI. This is the output of the help command for version 1.4.1.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
accept_secret_chat <secret chat> |
Accepts secret chat. Only useful with -E option |
add_contact <phone> <first name> <last name> |
Tries to add user to contact list |
block_user <user> |
Blocks user |
broadcast <user>+ <text> |
Sends text to several users at once |
channel_get_admins <channel> [limit=100] [offset=0] |
Gets channel admins |
channel_get_members <channel> [limit=100] [offset=0] |
Gets channel members |
channel_info <channel> |
Prints info about channel (id, members, admin, etc.) |
channel_invite <channel> <user> |
Invites user to channel |
channel_join <channel> |
Joins to channel |
channel_kick <channel> <user> |
Kicks user from channel |
channel_leave <channel> |
Leaves from channel |
channel_list [limit=100] [offset=0] |
List of last channels |
channel_set_about <channel> <about> |
Sets channel about info. |
channel_set_admin <channel> <admin> <type> |
Sets channel admin. 0 - not admin, 1 - moderator, 2 - editor |
channel_set_username <channel> <username> |
Sets channel username info. |
channel_set_photo <channel> <filename> |
Sets channel photo. Photo will be cropped to square |
chat_add_user <chat> <user> [msgs-to-forward] |
Adds user to chat. Sends him last msgs-to-forward message from this chat. Default 100 |
chat_del_user <chat> <user> |
Deletes user from chat |
chat_info <chat> |
Prints info about chat (id, members, admin, etc.) |
chat_set_photo <chat> <filename> |
Sets chat photo. Photo will be cropped to square |
chat_upgrade <chat> |
Upgrades chat to megagroup |
chat_with_peer <peer> |
Interface option. All input will be treated as messages to this peer. Type /quit to end this mode |
clear |
Clears all data and exits. For debug. |
contact_list |
Prints contact list |
contact_search username |
Searches user by username |
create_channel <name> <about> <user>+ |
Creates channel with users |
create_group_chat <name> <user>+ |
Creates group chat with users |
create_secret_chat <user> |
Starts creation of secret chat |
del_contact <user> |
Deletes contact from contact list |
delete_msg <msg-id> |
Deletes message |
dialog_list [limit=100] [offset=0] |
List of last conversations |
export_card |
Prints card that can be imported by another user with import_card method |
export_channel_link |
Prints channel link that can be used to join to channel |
export_chat_link |
Prints chat link that can be used to join to chat |
fwd <peer> <msg-id>+ |
Forwards message to peer. Forward to secret chats is forbidden |
fwd_media <peer> <msg-id> |
Forwards message media to peer. Forward to secret chats is forbidden. Result slightly differs from fwd |
get_terms_of_service |
Prints telegram's terms of service |
get_message <msg-id> |
Get message by id |
get_self |
Get our user info |
help [command] |
Prints this help |
history <peer> [limit] [offset] |
Prints messages with this peer (most recent message lower). Also marks messages as read |
import_card <card> |
Gets user by card and prints it name. You can then send messages to him as usual |
import_chat_link <hash> |
Joins to chat by link |
import_channel_link <hash> |
Joins to channel by link |
load_audio <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
load_channel_photo <channel> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
load_chat_photo <chat> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
load_document <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
load_document_thumb <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
load_file <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
load_file_thumb <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
load_photo <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
load_user_photo <user> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
load_video <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
load_video_thumb <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Prints file name after download end |
main_session |
Sends updates to this connection (or terminal). Useful only with listening socket |
mark_read <peer> |
Marks messages with peer as read |
msg <peer> <text> |
Sends text message to peer |
msg <peer> <kbd> <text> |
Sends text message to peer with custom kbd |
post <peer> <text> |
Sends text message to peer as admin |
post_audio <peer> <file> |
Posts audio to peer |
post_document <peer> <file> |
Posts document to peer |
post_file <peer> <file> |
Sends document to peer |
post_location <peer> <latitude> <longitude> |
Sends geo location |
post_photo <peer> <file> [caption] |
Sends photo to peer |
post_text <peer> <file> |
Sends contents of text file as plain text message |
post_video <peer> <file> [caption] |
Sends video to peer |
quit |
Quits immediately |
rename_channel <channel> <new name> |
Renames channel |
rename_chat <chat> <new name> |
Renames chat |
rename_contact <user> <first name> <last name> |
Renames contact |
reply <msg-id> <text> |
Sends text reply to message |
reply_audio <msg-id> <file> |
Sends audio to peer |
reply_contact <msg-id> <phone> <first-name> <last-name> |
Sends contact (not necessary telegram user) |
reply_document <msg-id> <file> |
Sends document to peer |
reply_file <msg-id> <file> |
Sends document to peer |
reply_location <msg-id> <latitude> <longitude> |
Sends geo location |
reply_photo <msg-id> <file> [caption] |
Sends photo to peer |
reply_video <msg-id> <file> |
Sends video to peer |
resolve_username username |
Searches user by username |
safe_quit |
Waits for all queries to end, then quits |
search [peer] [limit] [from] [to] [offset] pattern |
Search for pattern in messages from date from to date to (unixtime) in messages with peer (if peer not present, in all messages) |
send_audio <peer> <file> |
Sends audio to peer |
send_contact <peer> <phone> <first-name> <last-name> |
Sends contact (not necessary telegram user) |
send_document <peer> <file> |
Sends document to peer |
send_file <peer> <file> |
Sends document to peer |
send_location <peer> <latitude> <longitude> |
Sends geo location |
send_photo <peer> <file> [caption] |
Sends photo to peer |
send_text <peer> <file> |
Sends contents of text file as plain text message |
send_typing <peer> [status] |
Sends typing notification. You can supply a custom status (range 0-10): none, typing, cancel, record video, upload video, record audio, upload audio, upload photo, upload document, geo, choose contact. |
send_typing_abort <peer> |
Sends typing notification abort |
send_video <peer> <file> [caption] |
Sends video to peer |
set <param> <value> |
Sets value of param. Currently available: log_level, debug_verbosity, alarm, msg_num |
set_password <hint> |
Sets password |
set_profile_name <first-name> <last-name> |
Sets profile name. |
set_profile_photo <filename> |
Sets profile photo. Photo will be cropped to square |
set_ttl <secret chat> |
Sets secret chat ttl. Client itself ignores ttl |
set_username <name> |
Sets username. |
set_phone_number <phone> |
Changes the phone number of this account |
show_license |
Prints contents of GPL license |
start_bot <bot> <chat> <data> |
Adds bot to chat |
stats |
For debug purpose |
status_online |
Sets status as online |
status_offline |
Sets status as offline |
unblock_user <user> |
Unblocks user |
user_info <user> |
Prints info about user (id, last online, phone) |
version |
Prints client and library version |
view_audio <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view_channel_photo <channel> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view_chat_photo <chat> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view_document <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view_document_thumb <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view_file <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view_file_thumb <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view_photo <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view_user_photo <user> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view_video <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view_video_thumb <msg-id> |
Downloads file to downloads dirs. Then tries to open it with system default action |
view <msg-id> |
Tries to view message contents |
visualize_key <secret chat> |
Prints visualization of encryption key (first 16 bytes sha1 of it in fact) |
As far as I know it's the most used Telegram CLI. But you have other options to access Telegram, I added a file with clients, libraries, etc. that I found some time ago.