How to find a Telegram user ID

Your Telegram ID is a permanent number that bots, payment services and admin tools ask for. Open an ID bot below to get yours, or turn any ID into a profile link.

Get your ID in one tap: open a bot and press Start

@userinfobot Replies with your ID, name and language. Forward someone’s message to see theirs. Open bot @getidsbot Shows your ID and the IDs of forwarded messages and groups it is added to. Open bot @RawDataBot Returns the full raw data of any message, including every ID in it. Open bot

What is a Telegram user ID?

Every Telegram account has a numeric ID that never changes, even when the name, username or phone number does. Bots use it to recognise you, admin tools use it to ban or whitelist people, and some services ask for it to link your account.

Your user ID is not secret in the way a password is, but it is personal. Share it with services you trust.

How to find your own user ID

Open @userinfobot (or tap “Open bot” above).
Press Start.
The bot replies with your Id, which is the number you need.

On Web Telegram you can also open “Saved Messages” and read the number at the end of the address bar.

How to find someone else’s user ID

Forward any message they sent to @userinfobot or @RawDataBot. The bot shows the sender’s ID.

If the person has turned on forwarding privacy (“Forwarded Messages: Nobody”), the forward no longer carries their account and the bot can’t show the ID. In a group you manage, an ID bot or your own bot can still read the sender ID of messages posted in the group.

Bot and channel IDs

Bots have positive IDs like users. Forward a message from the bot, or check the first part of its token: a bot token starts with the bot’s ID before the colon. Channels and groups use negative IDs; see the chat ID finder.

Opening a profile from an ID

The tool above turns an ID into tg://user?id=…. Tapping it opens the profile in the Telegram app, but only if your app has “seen” that user before, for example in a shared group. Telegram does this on purpose so that IDs can’t be used to look up strangers. Bots can use the Markdown mention to tag a user by ID in a message.

Related guides and services

Telegram chat ID finder — group and channel IDs in the -100 format.
What “Start bot” means on Telegram — how bots get their first users.
Telegram bot start service — real starts for a new bot.

Frequently asked questions

Can I see my Telegram ID in the app settings?

The official apps don’t show it in normal settings. The quickest way is to press Start in @userinfobot, which replies with your ID.

Can someone find my phone number from my user ID?

No. The ID is only a number. Your phone number stays hidden according to your privacy settings.

Does my Telegram ID change if I change my number or username?

No. The ID belongs to the account and stays the same until the account is deleted.

Why can’t the bot show someone’s ID when I forward their message?

They have limited who can link to their account when forwarding messages. Telegram then hides the original sender, so the ID isn’t included.

What is the difference between a username and a user ID?

A username is the optional public name after @, and it can be changed or removed. The user ID is a permanent number that every account has.

More free Telegram tools

Chat ID Finder Get a group or channel ID and convert it to the -100 Bot API format. Channel & Group Finder Search public Telegram channels and groups, and check any channel’s size. Username Checker Check if a Telegram username is valid and still available.