Telegram Group Counter

The Python script telegram_group_counter.py allows you to programmatically count the number of Telegram groups you're a member of using the Telegram API and the Telethon library.

Prerequisites

Python >=3.6
Telegram API credentials (api_id and api_hash)

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/pcaversaccio/telegram-group-counter.git
cd telegram-group-counter

Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`.

Install the required packages:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Create a .env file in the project root and add your Telegram API credentials[^1]:

API_ID="your_api_id"
API_HASH="your_api_hash"
PHONE_NUMBER="your_phone_number"

[!CAUTION] Make sure to keep your .env file secure and never commit it to version control!

Usage

Run the script using Python:

python scripts/telegram_group_counter.py

The script will output the number of Telegram groups you're a member of 🫡.

You are in 123 Telegram groups.

[^1]: To get the Telegram API credentials go to my.telegram.org and log in with your phone number. Now click on API development tools and create a new application by filling in the required fields. Once created, you'll see your api_id (a number) and api_hash (a string).

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