---
title: "help.getUserInfo"
description: "Can only be used by TSF members to obtain internal information."
grand_parent: "Telegram RPC API"
parent: "Methods"
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
redirect_from: /API_docs/methods/help_getUserInfo.html
---
# Method: help.getUserInfo
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Can only be used by TSF members to obtain internal information.

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|user\_id|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputUser](/API_docs/types/InputUser.html) | User ID | Optional|


### Return type: [help.UserInfo](/API_docs/types/help.UserInfo.html)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$help_UserInfo = $MadelineProto->help->getUserInfo(user_id: $InputUser, );
```