Telegram Bot -UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: 400: Bad Request: chat not found

Question

I am trying to get chat from one user using my telegram bot. Below is my code so far

const { Telegraf } = require('telegraf')
const bot = new Telegraf(process.env.BOT_TOKEN);


bot.telegram.getChat('username', async (ctx) =>{'incoming message ', console.log(ctx.message.tesx)})

from Doument

(method) Telegram.getChat(chatId: string | number): Promise<ChatFromGetChat>
Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.).

@param chatId — Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup or channel (in the format

@channelusername — )

so in my parameter i use the username of that particular chat (not group chat, only 1 person) but it return chat not found.

Any advice is appreciated

Answer 1

You have to pass the chat and chat id for the getChat instead of just passing a string.

bot.telegram.getChat(ctx.message.chat.id, ctx.message.chat, async (ctx) =>
    {'incoming message ', console.log(ctx.message.tesx)})