ActionTelegramUpdated September 2026

How do I check a user's status in a Telegram chat?

Short answer: You can get chat member in Telegram by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Telegram Get Chat Member action to a workflow, map its 2 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Chat ID
chat_id
stringRequiredChat ID
User ID
user_id
stringRequiredUser ID
Sample request
{
"chat_id": "{{trigger.chat_id}}",
"user_id": "{{trigger.user_id}}"
}
Returns
{
"ok": true,
"result": {
"user": {
"id": 1
},
"status": "member"
}
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Get Chat Member.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

FAQ

Questions about Get Chat Member.

What does the Get Chat Member action do in Telegram?
Returns information about a specific user's membership in a Telegram chat (member, admin, creator, restricted, left, kicked). Useful for gating features behind group membership.
What inputs does Get Chat Member require?
Required: Chat ID, User ID. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.
Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?
Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.
What happens if Telegram returns an error?
The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Telegram returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.
Does Get Chat Member support batch operations?
Run Get Chat Member inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Telegram's rate limits.
More actions

Other Telegram actions.

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