Add new contact in api telegram python telethon

Question

How do I save a number in my contacts in telethon python?

from telethon import TelegramClient
from telethon.tl.functions.contacts import GetContactsRequest
         


        

Answer 1

You can create a contact like this:

contact = InputPhoneContact(client_id = 0, phone = "+12345678", first_name="ABC", last_name="abc")

result = client.invoke(ImportContactsRequest([contact], replace=True))

To create a new contact you need to pass 0 for the client_id.