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Oleg StarnikovSep 21, 2026 • 3 min read
Telegram's username field can be an empty string — and which handle to use instead
Ask for @durov and username comes back as an empty string. The handles moved into an array, and only...
#api#python#telegram#webdev
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Oleg StarnikovSep 22, 2026 • 3 min read
Three ways to read a public Telegram channel, and what each one costs
Bot API, MTProto with your own account, or an HTTP API in front of it: what each path can read, and ...
#telegram#api#python#webdev
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SerhiiSep 20, 2026 • 5 min read
Build a Resilient Telegram Bot Service Layer in Yii2
Learn how to build a robust Telegram Bot service layer in Yii2 with dependency injection, 429 rate-l...
#yii2#php#telegram
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SerhiiSep 22, 2026 • 4 min read
Authenticate React Telegram Mini Apps with InitData and JWT
Securely authenticate a React-based Telegram Mini App by validating initData headers and verifying J...
#react#telegram#miniapp#php
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Emirhan GüvenSep 19, 2026 • 5 min read
How we measured Telegram channel reach across 3.2M public channels (and why the median, not the mean)
Telegram prints a view counter on every public channel post. Put that next to the subscriber count.....
#telegram#datascience#opendata#analytics
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SerhiiSep 20, 2026 • 4 min read
Securely Authenticate Users with the Telegram Login Widget in PHP and Yii2
Learn how to validate Telegram Login Widget payloads using HMAC-SHA-256, verify auth_date expiration...
#php#yii2#security#telegram
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SerhiiSep 21, 2026 • 4 min read
Handle Telegram Bot API Rate Limits and 429 Errors in PHP
Learn how to handle Telegram Bot API rate limits (HTTP 429), implement retry logic, and structure ou...
#php#telegram#webhooks#backend
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Oleg StarnikovSep 22, 2026 • 3 min read
52 channels hold 38 per cent of the audience
The largest one per cent of the index is 52 channels, and they hold 38.5% of every subscription we m...
#telegram#api#python#webdev
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SerhiiSep 23, 2026 • 4 min read
Optimize Telegram Bot File Uploads in PHP with CURLFile and file_id Reuse
Learn how to send files and photos via the Telegram Bot API in PHP using CURLFile, handle size limit...
#php#telegram#api#webdev
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SerhiiSep 22, 2026 • 5 min read
Build Interactive Telegram Inline Keyboards in PHP
Learn how to handle Telegram InlineKeyboardMarkup in PHP, manage callback queries, edit messages, an...
#php#telegram#backend#webdev
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yosouSep 21, 2026 • 3 min read
Searching 95,000 Telegram channels: what actually works for Chinese-language content
Telegram search is fine for finding a message in a chat you are already in. It is close to useless.....
#telegram#search#opensource#webdev
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SerhiiSep 18, 2026 • 4 min read
Set Up a Secure and Idempotent Telegram Webhook in Pure PHP
Learn how to register a Telegram webhook with a secret token, validate incoming payloads, enforce id...
#php#webhooks#telegram#backend
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Oleg StarnikovSep 22, 2026 • 4 min read
The comments on a Telegram post are not on the post
They live in a linked discussion group with their own message ids, and a channel can have them on fo...
#telegram#api#python#webdev
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SerhiiSep 18, 2026 • 4 min read
Implement Telegram Bot Long Polling in PHP for Local Development
Learn how to build a robust Telegram Bot long polling loop in PHP with offset tracking, timeouts, an...
#php#telegram#backend
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Oleg StarnikovSep 20, 2026 • 3 min read
Telethon is alive on Codeberg. Its GitHub repo has been archived since February
Telethon did not die. It moved — and the GitHub page every tutorial still links to has been archived...
#python#telegram#opensource#api
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SerhiiSep 24, 2026 • 3 min read
Integrate Telegram WebApp in Vue 3: Theme, ViewportStable, and Secure Data Transfer
Step‑by‑step guide to embed Telegram WebApp JS in a Vue 3 component, apply theme, enable viewportSta...
#vue#telegram#javascript
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SerhiiSep 19, 2026 • 3 min read
Send Telegram Messages via cURL in PHP with Robust Error Handling
Learn how to safely send Telegram messages using PHP and cURL, featuring strict HTTP status checks, ...
#php#telegram#api#webdev
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SerhiiSep 21, 2026 • 7 min read
Route Website Form Submissions to Telegram Managers in PHP
Learn how to process website form submissions in PHP, generate unique lead IDs, store them, and send...
#php#telegram#webhooks
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ChoreletSep 21, 2026 • 3 min read
Export any public Telegram channel to CSV or JSON in 5 minutes — no API keys, no phone number
Telegram's official API needs an api_id, an api_hash and a phone number tied to a real account — a.....
#webscraping#telegram#python#tutorial
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RooterSep 20, 2026 • 2 min read
How I Protected My Telegram Bot's AI Quota From Spam Users
I run a Telegram bot that uses Google's Gemini API for free-tier AI features. The free tier gives...
#python#telegram#automation#sideprojects
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unifyportSep 22, 2026 • 8 min read
Telegram Inline Button Keeps Loading? Fix answerCallbackQuery Correctly
A user presses an inline button in your Telegram bot. The callback reaches your webhook. Your serve...
#telegram#javascript#api#debugging
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liveavabotSep 18, 2026 • 4 min read
Fixing iPhone HEVC Videos for Telegram Video Avatars with ffmpeg
The Silent Failure You shoot a clip on an iPhone, send it to Telegram, tap "Set as profile...
#telegram#python#ffmpeg#showdev
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liveavabotSep 22, 2026 • 4 min read
How to Convert iPhone HEVC Video to Telegram Video Avatar
The Bug I Didn't Expect I was testing my own bot and sent it a video shot on an iPhone....
#telegram#ffmpeg#python#showdev
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liveavabotSep 20, 2026 • 5 min read
Why iPhone Videos Silently Fail as Telegram Avatars
The Silent Failure You record a video on your iPhone, try to set it as your Telegram video...
#telegram#ffmpeg#python#showdev
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