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# How to export contacts from Telegram
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-export-contacts-from-telegram/
- Published: 2022-02-18T05:43:40.000Z
- Updated: 2022-02-18T05:43:40.000Z
- Description: Telegram applications can't export contacts, but this problem can be solved using the Windows utility ExportTelegramContacts.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: Windows, ExportTelegramContacts

Telegram applications can't export contacts, but this problem can be solved using the Windows utility [**ExportTelegramContacts**](https://github.com/salarcode/ExportTelegramContacts). It will help you export Telegram contacts to vCard format.

Unfortunately, using the application is not straightforward, and you will have to follow a few preparatory steps.

First you need to log in [using this link](https://my.telegram.org/auth), then in [section of creating a new application,](https://my.telegram.org/apps) you will be able to generate the necessary data to work with ExportTelegramContacts. Just fill out the form with any data.

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2022/02/image-70.png)

In response, you will get **App api\_id** and **App api\_hash**, copy them and paste them into the appropriate fields in the **ExportTelegramContacts.exe.config** file of the application.

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2022/02/image-72.png)

Now you can run ExportTelegramContacts and select **1 Authenticate**.

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2022/02/image-73.png)

After authorization, the export of contacts will immediately begin.

[Download ExportTelegramContacts](https://github.com/salarcode/ExportTelegramContacts)