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\name{phone_number_checker}
\alias{phone_number_checker}
\title{Check whether phone numbers or usernames belong to Telegram accounts}
\description{
These helpers port the functionality of bellingcat's
\emph{telegram-phone-number-checker} Python tool to R. They use the
currently authenticated [TelegramClient] to look up users by phone
number (via `ImportContactsRequest` / `DeleteContactsRequest`) or by
username (via `client$get_entity()`), and return the public profile
fields Telegram returns about the matched user.
}
\details{
Phone-number lookups briefly add the number to your contact list and
then delete it. Telegram throttles abusive callers — Bellingcat
recommends using a fresh, residential-IP account rather than a
personal one.
}
