Step-by-step guide to finding your Telegram Channel ID using a bot, by adding a bot to your channel, or via the API.
Forward any message from your channel to @userid_checkbot. The bot replies with the channel ID (a negative number starting with -100).
Add your own bot as a channel admin. Send a post, then call the getUpdates API. The "chat.id" field in the response is your Channel ID.
Call the getChat method with your channel @username. The API returns the numeric Channel ID you can use in automations.
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