I have noticed that when engaging in chats on Telegram, each user account shows the time they were last active, even if we haven’t spoken in a while.
I’m curious if the Telegram Bot API provides a method to extract this ‘last active’ time programmatically. I have reviewed the documentation but haven’t found any endpoints or functions that offer this feature. Could anyone explain if there’s a supported approach or a workaround to obtain this detail? Thank you for your assistance.
Based on my experience working with Telegram bots, it appears that the Bot API does not offer a direct method to retrieve a user’s last active time. The API is intentionally limited in this regard, likely to protect user privacy. In my previous projects, I attempted to derive similar data by tracking user interactions, but nothing matched the precision of Telegram’s profile indicators. The documentation remains silent on any endpoint or parameter that would allow for this functionality, confirming that it is not supported within the current API framework.
hey, seems like there isnt a direct method in the api to get that info, gov privacy probs. rough workaround is to log user interactions ourself so you can estimate last active time.
In my experience, the Telegram Bot API does not provide any direct device or endpoint to retrieve a user’s last active timestamp. All user information provided through the API is limited to what’s necessary for basic bot interactions and privacy preservation. I initially added logging methods to track user activity on my bot, which only offers an approximate indicator of user engagement rather than an exact last seen time. The only reliable method remains recording user activities on the server side and making informed guesses based on those interactions.
In my experience working with Telegram bots, I have found that retrieving a user’s last active timestamp directly is not possible through the Bot API due to privacy concerns enforced by Telegram. In one project I worked on, I had to rely on logging user interactions with the bot as a substitute. While this method provides some insight about user engagement, it does not accurately reflect the actual last seen time displayed in the Telegram app. Therefore, maintaining internal logs remains the only way to loosely approximate user activity.
hey, i dont think the api gives that info. telegram bots r limited by design so u need to log msgs to guess last active time. sadly, no direct endpoint coz privacy reasons.