Gets the latest message ID and uses it as an upper-bound estimate of total posts.
This is approximate due to deletions and gaps in message IDs.
Usage
estimate_channel_post_count(
client,
channel,
timeout_sec = getOption("telegramR.iter_timeout", 60),
reconnect_on_timeout = TRUE
)
Arguments
- client
TelegramClient instance.
- channel
character or numeric. Channel username (with or without "@") or numeric id.
- timeout_sec
numeric. Timeout in seconds for network operations.
- reconnect_on_timeout
logical. Reconnect on timeout if TRUE.
Value
A tibble with last_message_id and a note.
