MTPyroger/docs/source/intro/setup.rst

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Project Setup
=============
We have just `installed Pyrogram`_. In this page we'll discuss what you need to do in order to set up a project with
the library. Let's see how it's done.
API Keys
--------
The very first step requires you to obtain a valid Telegram API key (API id/hash pair):
#. Visit https://my.telegram.org/apps and log in with your Telegram Account.
#. Fill out the form to register a new Telegram application.
#. Done! The API key consists of two parts: **api_id** and **api_hash**.
.. important::
The API key is personal and must be kept secret.
.. note::
The API key is unique for each user, but defines a token for a Telegram *application* you are going to build. This
means that you are able to authorize multiple users (and bots too) to access the Telegram database through the
MTProto API by a single API key.
Configuration
-------------
Having the API key from the `previous step <#api-keys>`_ in handy, we can now begin to configure a Pyrogram project.
There are two ways to do so, and you can choose what fits better for you:
- First option (recommended): create a new ``config.ini`` file at the root of your working directory, copy-paste the
following and replace the **api_id** and **api_hash** values with your own. This is the preferred method because
allows you to keep your credentials out of your code without having to deal with how to load them:
.. code-block:: ini
[pyrogram]
api_id = 12345
api_hash = 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef
- Alternatively, you can pass your API key to Pyrogram by simply using the *api_id* and *api_hash* parameters of the
Client class. This way you can have full control on how to store and load your credentials (e.g.:, you can load the
credentials from the environment variables and directly pass the values into Pyrogram):
.. code-block:: python
from pyrogram import Client
app = Client(
"my_account",
api_id=12345,
api_hash="0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"
)
.. note::
To keep code snippets clean and concise, from now on it is assumed you are making use of the ``config.ini`` file,
thus, the *api_id* and *api_hash* parameters usage won't be shown anymore.
.. _installed Pyrogram: install.html