How to Know a Chat ID on Telegram on iPhone or iPad

Last Updated: January 8, 2018

This wikiHow teaches you how to find someone’s Telegram username, also known as a chat ID, using an iPhone or iPad. You can use Telegram usernames to search for people or tag them in messages.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Finding Your Own Username

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Open Telegram on your iPhone or iPad. It’s a blue icon containing a white paper airplane. You’ll typically find it on the home screen.
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Tap Settings. It’s under the gear icon at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

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Find your username/chat ID next to “Username.” It’s right below your phone number and begins with an “@” symbol. Your friends can use this username to search for you in Telegram or tag you in messages.
- If no username appears in this blank, tap the arrow next to “Username,” enter your desired username, then tap Done.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Finding a Contact’s Username

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Open Telegram on your iPhone or iPad. It’s a blue icon containing a white paper airplane. You’ll typically find it on the home screen.
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Tap Contacts. It’s at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
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Tap the contact whose username you want to find. If you have a lot of contacts, you can find the person quickly by typing their name into the search bar.
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Tap the contact’s name. It’s at the top of the chat.
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Tap Info. It’s the “i” inside a circle at the top-right corner of the screen.
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Find the person’s username/chat ID under the “username” header. It begins with an “@” symbol. You can use this ID to search for this user or tag them in messages.
- Not all Telegram users have set up usernames.