Telegram Restrictions

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Telegram Restrictions

Despite various slogans promoting itself, Telegram has many rules and restrictions. Below is detailed information.

Account

• Username: 5~32 characters
• Last name: 1~32 characters
• First name: 1~32 characters
• Bio: 0~70 characters
• Joinable groups and channels: 0~500
• Number of public groups and channels that can be created: 0~10
• Number of devices that can log in simultaneously: 0~3
• Number of sticker collections: 0~5
• Number of GIF collections: 0~200
• Video avatar duration: 0~10 seconds
• Creation limit for channels and groups: 0~50 per day
• Auto logout for inactive accounts: 1 month/3 months/6 months/12 months

Channel

• Number of followers: 0~∞
• Number of administrators: 0~50
• Username: 5~32 characters
• Name: 1~255 characters
• Description: 0~255 characters
• Title: 0~128 characters
• Deletion of channels: 0~1000 followers (channels with more than 1000 followers cannot be deleted)
• Cannot join to view private channels (followers >200): 0~5 minutes
• Invite members to join the channel: 0~200 people
• Followers visible in "Statistics": 0~50 people
• Time to take effect when changing username: 15~30 minutes

Group

• Group members: 0~200,000
• Broadcast group members: 0~∞
• Number of administrators: 0~50
• Number of bots: 0~20
• Number of messages visible in the client: 0~1,000,000
• Username: 5~32 characters
• Name: 1~255 characters
• Description: 0~255 characters
• Title: 0~128 characters
• Administrator title: 0~16 characters
• Edit sent messages: 0~48 hours
• Administrators can edit sent messages: 0~∞
• Number of @ members in a single message: 0~50
• Members visible in "Statistics": 0~500 people
• Number of sticker settings for group members: >100 people
• Convert to broadcast: >199,000 people
• Message read member list: <100 people
• Duration of message read member list: <7 days
• Time to take effect when changing username: 15~30 minutes

Messages

• Single file size limit: 1B~2000MB
• Media description text limit: 0~1024
• Number of live audience for voice chats: 0~∞
• Number of live audience for video chats/broadcasts: 0~∞
• Video chat/broadcast: 0~30 concurrent broadcasts
• Optional scheduling duration: <7 days

Chats

• Group limit: 0~10
• Number of chats per group: 1~100
• Pinned chats in "Chats": 0~5
• Pinned chats in groups: 0~100

Nearby People and Groups

• Visibility range: 0~12 kilometers
• Visible users: 0~100
• Visible local groups: 0~10

Bots

• Number of bots that can be created: 0~20
• Username: 5~32 characters
• Bio: 0~512 characters
• Description: 0~120 characters
• Number of keyboard buttons: 0~100
• Markup data: 0~10KB
• Upload single file size limit (without using local BotAPI backend): 1B~50MB
• Upload single file size limit (using local BotAPI backend): 1B~2000MB
• Download single file size limit (without using local BotAPI backend): 1B~20MB
• Upload single file size limit (using local BotAPI backend): 1B~2000MB
• Messaging frequency in groups: 0~20 messages/second
• Number of commands: 0~100
• Command length: 1~32 characters
• Command description length: 0~256 characters
• Command metadata length: 0~64 characters
• Popup hint text: 0~200 characters
• Inline query results: 0~50 items

Stickers

• Name: 1~64