Directly scraping members from a Telegram group and adding them to your own group is not a feature natively supported by the Telegram app. This practice often requires using third-party tools or scripts, which can violate Telegram's Terms of Service and may lead to your account being banned. 🚫

Understanding the Process
The general approach involves two main steps: scraping and adding.

1. Scraping Telegram Group Members
Scraping refers to using software to extract data from a website or application. For Telegram, this typically means collecting a list of usernames or user IDs from a public or private group. The methods often used are:

Third-party software: There are various desktop applications and browser extensions specifically marketed for this purpose. These tools often automate the process of collecting user data.

API-based scripts: Developers may write scripts using Telegram's API (e.g., Telethon library for Python) to interact with the platform and extract member information. This is a more technical approach.

Crucially, this is where you can run into issues. These tools often operate by simulating a user's actions, and Telegram's systems are designed to detect and prevent such automated activity to protect user privacy and prevent spam.

2. Adding Scraped Members to Your Group
Once you have a list of usernames, the next step is to add them to your group.

Direct adding: Some of the same third-party tools that scrape members also have a feature to automatically add them to a new group.

Manual adding: If you only have a list of usernames, you would have to manually search for each user and add them to your group. However, you can only add users who are already in your contacts.

Ethical and Legal Considerations
It's important to be aware of the significant drawbacks and risks associated with scraping Telegram members:

Violation of Telegram's Terms of Service: Automated scraping and bulk adding are considered spam and are strictly against Telegram's rules. Engaging in these activities can lead to your account being permanently banned. ⛔

Privacy concerns: Scraping and adding users without their consent is a serious breach of privacy. Many users have privacy settings enabled to prevent being added to groups by strangers.

Low-quality members: Members who are added without their consent are likely to leave the group immediately. This results in a high churn rate and a group filled with uninterested users, which is not conducive to building a healthy community.

Legal risks: Depending on your jurisdiction and the data being collected, scraping personal data without consent can have legal consequences, especially in regions with strict data protection laws like GDPR.