From 4639514fb02dcb14bedba99679dffe2dc5e2af4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jowi-tech <72805812+jowi-tech@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:18:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 93b83ba..b387299 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,17 +3,18 @@ This script lets you check whether a specific phone number is connected to a Username on Telegram. To run it, you need: + 1. A Telegram account with an active phone number; 2. Telegram 'API_ID' and 'API_HASH', which you can get by creating a developers account using this link: https://my.telegram.org/. Insert your PHONE_NUMBER, the API_ID and the API_HASH in the script. Then, run the script: python3 Telegram_phone_validation.py -If available, you will now receive the Telegram Username (starting with @) that is connected with this number. +You can expect the following possible responses: + +1. If available, you will receive the Telegram Username that is connected with this number. +2. 'Response detected, but no user name returned by the API for the number: {phone_number}' This means that it looks like the number was used to create a Telegram account but the user did not choose a Telegram Username. It is optional to create a Username on Telegram. +3. 'ERROR: there was no response for the phone number: {phone_number}': There can be several reasons for this response. Either the phone number has not been used to create a Telegram account. Or: The phone number is connected to a Telegram account but the user has restricted the option to find him/her via the phone number. Or: another error occurred. + -If you get an error message this might be due to the following reasons: -1. The phone number has not been used to create a Telegram account; -2. The phone number is connected to a Telegram account but the user did not choose a Telegram Username (this is optional on Telegram); -3. The phone number is connected to a Telegram account but the user has restricted the option to find him/her via the phone number. -4. Other error