idbot
Past Telegram names
Send @username_to_id_bot the person’s username, a message forwarded from them, or pick them with the button. When earlier names are known, the ID reply has a “Past names: N” line. The list opens from its own button. The price is on the button. The count is free.
How to ask
- One username of a person, a forwarded message, or the pick-user button.
- Your own numeric ID in a private chat: the “About your account” block.
- Someone else’s numeric ID in a private chat: the line appears on the opened card. A locked card does not show names.
What comes back
These are profile names, not usernames. The list is one message: the name and the date it was seen, YYYY-MM-DD. The date can be empty. Up to 80 lines, then an ellipsis.
The purchase is once, and the same list is shown again for free. An empty result stays empty. Past usernames are bought separately.
When there is no line
- There are no earlier names.
- The lookup is a group, a channel or a bot.
- Several usernames in one message.
- The person hid their data. If that happened after you paid, the bot says so and returns the stars.
- In a group chat the count is visible, with a “Details in a private chat” button. It only opens the private chat: send the same request there to get the list button.
- The block can be hidden with the “Don't offer” button and restored with /offers.
What is paid
The count is free. The list is paid, and the price is on the button. A subscription does not include it. The HTTP API does not return this list.