Overview

This node operation retrieves the chat history for a specified chat in Telegram. It is useful for scenarios where you want to fetch past messages from a chat, such as for analysis, backup, or monitoring purposes. For example, you can use it to get the last 100 messages from a group chat or a private conversation.

Use Case Examples

1. Fetch the last 50 messages from a specific chat to analyze conversation trends.
2. Retrieve chat history to back up important messages before deleting a chat.

Properties

Output

JSON

• messages - An array of messages retrieved from the chat history.
• total_count - The total number of messages retrieved or available in the chat history.

Dependencies

• Requires Telegram API credentials including apiId, apiHash, and phoneNumber for authentication.

Troubleshooting

• Ensure the Telegram account is logged in and the session is active; otherwise, the node will throw a login error.
• If the chat ID is invalid or the chat does not exist, an error will be thrown indicating the chat was not found.
• Network issues or Telegram API rate limits may cause request failures; retry or check connectivity.

Links

• TelePilot Login Guide - Instructions on how to log in and authenticate the Telegram account for this node.