>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 20:05

That's just the tip of the iceberg

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 20:02

I mean thats true, but people usually arent reading whatever popup they see. They just click yes through everything.

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 19:56

webapp cant know your phone number as far as i can see, only your ID and other public data

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 19:55

when you click on button telegram explicitly asks if you are sure you want bot to know your phone number

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 19:07

So now you are making your own one 😁

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 17:09

hmm, i dont see relevant api for that though...

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 15:46

https://core.telegram.org/bots/webapps#initializing-mini-apps

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 15:42

Can someone explain how these mini apps actually work? 🤔

I've seen a lot of them bait people with 18+ content and random links. When you tap one, it opens a Telegram Mini App, and then it asks you to log in to your Telegram account by entering an OTP, pretending it's just an "I'm not a robot" verification.

Like... how are they even able to access our phone numbers or Telegram login in the first place? That's the part I don't get.

I'd really appreciate it if someone could break down how this method works so people can stay aware and avoid getting their Telegram accounts hacked. Stay safe, y'all. 🙏

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 16:16

I was just wondering if anyone knows how much resources is needed for such usage.

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 16:14

How much server resources are needed to handle 8,000 users in a day?

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 13:23

Can a bot know which user is its owner, as in the person who created it though botfather?

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 12:36

Which vps provides unmetered bandwidth and port speed more than 1gpps and cheap price

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 12:29

If your thesis is right (blocked by ISP) you should not see the 200 response or you should see error log messages.

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 12:28

well i started it on my vps

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 12:28

Indeed, but just for debug only, you can run directly the python process and monitor for a day or two

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 20:03

Especially considering that according to this guy its for 18+ content, people arent really thinking clearly when hrony

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 19:56

it ain't no btn click or whatever

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 19:56

there are certain leaked dbs floating around connected to tg acc

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 19:55

wouldnt that be a privacy issue?

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 18:07

Yep, got it now. Makes sense how it all works, fr. Thanks for explaining! 👍

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 17:08

I did encounter a webapp bot which did get my phone number without prompting..

>>> telegram.Bot()

06 July 2026 15:46

Phone number can be requested from user through buttons, and telegram passes through user id and similar stuff to webapp through JS API.

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 16:21

I can let you know in September xD

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 16:15

It's not going to be 8000 users, but that's the maximum possible if everyone has the occasion to use the bot (which they won't). and even then, it's only storing data for the staff and locations.

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 13:26

afair it's not possible

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 12:59

I moved this discussion to the off-topic group.

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 12:30

The DPI is 50/50. Sometimes it decides to block stuff, sometimes it doesnt.

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 12:29

if it will have problems there i will run it with logging.DEBUG and see what happens then

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 12:28

No systemd, no docker

>>> telegram.Bot()

05 July 2026 11:31

I see systemd services in my nightmares. No, I haven't tried that yet. Trying to run on a different server in a less strict network environment (a VPS in Germany instead of my file server in Russia). Also the network mode was set to host so docker shouldn't have used any virtual interfaces.