Free Telegram tools

Free tools for Telegram users, channel admins, and bot developers. Find channels, get IDs, check usernames, test bots, build links and keyboards, and more — no login required.

tgkit handles the Telegram tasks that usually need a bot, script, or API call: search public channels, resolve IDs, check usernames, test bot tokens, format messages, and build Telegram links. Free, no login.

Search & IDs

Channel & Group Finder
Search public Telegram channels and groups by name or topic.
Get Telegram ID
Find the numeric user, chat, group, or channel ID for any @username.
Username History Guide
Learn what username history is available and how to check it.
Username Availability
Check up to 20 usernames at once, see which @handles are still free to claim.
Find Chat ID
Step-by-step guide to retrieve the chat_id for a Telegram bot.

Bot developer tools

Test Bot Token
Paste a bot token and verify it instantly with getMe.
Inline Keyboard Builder
Visual builder for reply_markup JSON, URL, callback, web app, switch-inline buttons.
MarkdownV2 Escaper
Auto-escape every special char so parse_mode=MarkdownV2 stops rejecting your messages.
Error Code Reference
Every Telegram API error explained, FLOOD_WAIT, PEER_ID_INVALID, BUTTON_DATA_INVALID, and the actual fix.
Deep Link Builder
Build tg:// deep links for users, channels, share, and bot start params.

Links & content

QR Code Generator
Turn any t.me link, @username, or invite into a downloadable QR code.
Channel Post Link Parser
Paste any t.me/channel/123 link to extract the channel, message ID, and preview.
Sticker Pack Downloader
Download any public Telegram sticker pack as a ZIP of WEBP / TGS / WEBM files.
Webhook Tester
Send sample Telegram Update payloads to your bot webhook, message, callback, inline, more.
getUpdates Viewer
Paste a bot token and view recent updates in a readable table, no more raw JSON squinting.
Link Preview Tester
See how Telegram will render the preview card for any URL you share, Open Graph + image.
UTM Start-Param Builder
Marketing-flavored bot deep links with source/medium/campaign attribution baked in.
Telegram Status
Check whether Telegram services are responding.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best free Telegram tools?
The most useful free web tools cover the jobs Telegram itself doesn't expose: resolving a @username to its numeric ID, checking if a username is free, validating a bot token, building inline keyboards, escaping MarkdownV2, generating QR codes for t.me links, and searching public channels. tgkit bundles all of these in one place, free, no login.
Are tgkit's tools really free, and is there a catch?
Yes, free with no signup. Where a tool needs a Bot API token (like the sticker downloader), the token runs client-side and never touches tgkit servers. The catch is rate limits on heavy lookups, free tier is generous for normal use; heavier OSINT/recruiter workloads can request a paid API tier.
Do I need a Telegram account to use these tools?
Most don't, the ID lookup, username checker, QR generator, deep-link builder, MarkdownV2 escaper, and inline keyboard builder all work without an account. A few (bot-token test, sticker pack downloader) need a Bot API token, which means having a bot via @BotFather.
Can I use tgkit's tools commercially?
Yes. Outputs (JSON, generated keyboards, QR codes, deep links, escaped text) are yours to use however you want, including commercially. tgkit is an independent project, not affiliated with Telegram Messenger Inc.

What is a Telegram ID, anyway?

Every Telegram entity, user, group, channel, or bot, has two identifiers. The one people see is the @username, which is optional and can be changed or removed. Behind that, Telegram assigns a permanent numeric ID that never changes for the lifetime of the account.

Bot developers need the numeric ID to send messages, pin posts, or route updates, because @username can disappear overnight. Investigators and channel admins also rely on it because it survives renames and account recovery.

Common questions

How do I find my own Telegram user ID?

Open @userinfobot in Telegram, send any message, and it will reply with your numeric user ID. Or paste your @username into Get Telegram ID.

How do I get a chat_id for my Telegram bot?

See the Chat ID guide. The fastest method: add your bot to the chat, send any message, then call https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/getUpdates in your browser. The chat.id field in the JSON response is what you need.

Can I see if a Telegram username was used before?

Telegram exposes no username-history API and keeps no public log of changes, so nothing can "pull all past usernames" from a handle alone. The practical route is SangMata, a bot that recorded name and username changes across millions of public groups; its free lookup works from an account's permanent numeric ID. Our Telegram username history guide walks through the free steps, including how to get that numeric ID first.

Are these tools safe to use?

Most tgkit tools run entirely in your browser, QR generator, deep link builder, and bot token tester make calls only to Telegram's own API directly from your machine. Bot tokens are never sent to or stored on tgkit servers. The ID lookup and username history tools query our backend, which only logs the @username (not your IP attached to it) for rate limiting.