Some helpful information about the platform, what it offers and how to use it.
Channels
Channels are a tool for broadcasting your messages to large audiences. They can have an unlimited number of subscribers, they can be public with a permanent URL and each post in a channel has its own view counter.
Technically, they are represented by channel constructors.
Channels can be created using the channels.createChannel method, by setting the broadcast flag.
Groups
A group in Telegram messenger is a digital space that allows up to 200,000 participants to engage in conversations, share files, and foster a community around common interests or projects
Supergroups
Supergroups are a powerful tool for building communities and can support up to 200,000 members each.
Technically, supergroups are actually channels: they are represented by channel constructors, with the megagroup flag set to true.
How to find your own user ID
userinfobot
This bot displays user info when you forward a message to it.
https://github.com/nadam/userinfobot