Telegram TDLib (Telegram Database Library)

TDLib is a cross-platform, fully functional Telegram client library for third-party developers. TDLib takes care of all network implementation details, encryption and local data storage, allowing developers to build custom Telegram clients. It is open source, written in C++, and compatible with virtually any programming language through bindings.

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aid: telegram:telegram-tdlib
name: Telegram TDLib (Telegram Database Library)
description: TDLib is a cross-platform, fully functional Telegram client library for third-party developers.
  TDLib takes care of all network implementation details, encryption and local data storage, allowing
  developers to build custom Telegram clients. It is open source, written in C++, and compatible with
  virtually any programming language through bindings.
humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/tdlib
baseURL: https://core.telegram.org/tdlib
version: '1.8'
tags:
- Client Library
- Cross-Platform
- MTProto
- Open-Source
- Telegram
tags_raw:
- Client Library
- Cross-Platform
- MTProto
- Open Source
- Telegram
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://core.telegram.org/tdlib
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://core.telegram.org/tdlib/getting-started
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/tdlib/td
contact:
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/tdlib/td