# getChatMember

Source: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#getchatmember

[Documentation index](../llms.txt)

Use this method to get information about a member of a chat. The method is only guaranteed to work for other users if the bot is an administrator in the chat. Returns a [ChatMember](chatmember.md) object on success.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chat\_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup or channel in the format `@username` |
| user\_id | Integer | Yes | Unique identifier of the target user |