pyrogram/docs/source/topics/advanced-usage.rst

Advanced Usage
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Pyrogram's API -- which consists of well documented :doc:`methods <../api/methods/index>` and
:doc:`types <../api/types/index>` -- exists to provide an easier interface to the more complex Telegram API.

In this section, you'll be shown the alternative way of communicating with Telegram using Pyrogram: the main "raw"
Telegram API with its functions and types.

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Telegram Raw API
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If you can't find a high-level method for your needs or if you want complete, low-level access to the whole
Telegram API, you have to use the raw :mod:`~pyrogram.raw.functions` and :mod:`~pyrogram.raw.types`.

As already hinted, raw functions and types can be less convenient. This section will therefore explain some pitfalls to
take into consideration when working with the raw API.

.. tip::

    Every available high-level method in Pyrogram is built on top of these raw functions.

Invoking Functions
------------------

Unlike the :doc:`methods <../api/methods/index>` found in Pyrogram's API, which can be called in the usual simple way,
functions to be invoked from the raw Telegram API have a different way of usage.

First of all, both :doc:`raw functions <../telegram/functions/index>` and :doc:`raw types <../telegram/types/index>`
live in their respective packages (and sub-packages): ``pyrogram.raw.functions``, ``pyrogram.raw.types``. They all exist
as Python classes, meaning you need to create an instance of each every time you need them and fill them in with the
correct values using named arguments.

Next, to actually invoke the raw function you have to use the :meth:`~pyrogram.Client.send` method provided by the
Client class and pass the function object you created.

Here's some examples:

-   Update first name, last name and bio:

    .. code-block:: python

        from pyrogram import Client
        from pyrogram.raw import functions

        with Client("my_account") as app:
            app.send(
                functions.account.UpdateProfile(
                    first_name="First Name", last_name="Last Name",
                    about="New bio text"
                )
            )

-   Set online/offline status:

    .. code-block:: python

        from pyrogram import Client
        from pyrogram.raw import functions, types

        with Client("my_account") as app:
            # Set online status
            app.send(functions.account.UpdateStatus(offline=False))

            # Set offline status
            app.send(functions.account.UpdateStatus(offline=True))

-   Get chat info:

    .. code-block:: python

        from pyrogram import Client
        from pyrogram.raw import functions, types

        with Client("my_account") as app:
            r = app.send(
                functions.channels.GetFullChannel(
                    channel=app.resolve_peer("username")
                )
            )

            print(r)

Chat IDs
--------

The way Telegram works makes it not possible to directly send a message to a user or a chat by using their IDs only.
Instead, a pair of ``id`` and ``access_hash`` wrapped in a so called ``InputPeer`` is always needed. Pyrogram allows
sending messages with IDs only thanks to cached access hashes.

There are three different InputPeer types, one for each kind of Telegram entity.
Whenever an InputPeer is needed you must pass one of these:

- :class:`~pyrogram.raw.types.InputPeerUser` - Users
- :class:`~pyrogram.raw.types.InputPeerChat` -  Basic Chats
- :class:`~pyrogram.raw.types.InputPeerChannel` - Channels & Supergroups

But you don't necessarily have to manually instantiate each object because Pyrogram already provides
:meth:`~pyrogram.Client.resolve_peer` as a convenience utility method that returns the correct InputPeer
by accepting a peer ID only.

Another thing to take into consideration about chat IDs is the way they are represented: they are all integers and
all positive within their respective raw types.

Things are different when working with Pyrogram's API because having them in the same space could lead to
collisions, and that's why Pyrogram uses a slightly different representation for each kind of ID.

For example, given the ID *123456789*, here's how Pyrogram can tell entities apart:

- ``+ID`` User: *123456789*
- ``-ID`` Chat: *-123456789*
- ``-100ID`` Channel or Supergroup: *-100123456789*

So, every time you take a raw ID, make sure to translate it into the correct ID when you want to use it with an
high-level method.

.. _Community: https://t.me/Pyrogram