diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/api-fetch.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/api-fetch.ts
index 5389e7ed841..21dd8fd64e5 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/api-fetch.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/api-fetch.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,26 @@ export function resolveTelegramChatLookupFetch(params?: {
   return resolveTelegramFetch(proxyFetch, { network: params?.network });
 }
 
+export async function lookupTelegramChatId(params: {
+  token: string;
+  chatId: string;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+  apiRoot?: string;
+  proxyUrl?: string;
+  network?: TelegramNetworkConfig;
+}): Promise<string | null> {
+  return fetchTelegramChatId({
+    token: params.token,
+    chatId: params.chatId,
+    signal: params.signal,
+    apiRoot: params.apiRoot,
+    fetchImpl: resolveTelegramChatLookupFetch({
+      proxyUrl: params.proxyUrl,
+      network: params.network,
+    }),
+  });
+}
+
 export async function fetchTelegramChatId(params: {
   token: string;
   chatId: string;
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/setup-core.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/setup-core.ts
index 63c4ab87437..6e24563a9c9 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/setup-core.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/setup-core.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type { ChannelSetupAdapter, ChannelSetupDmPolicy } from "openclaw/plugin-
 import { formatCliCommand, formatDocsLink } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/setup-tools";
 import type { TelegramNetworkConfig } from "../runtime-api.js";
 import { resolveDefaultTelegramAccountId, resolveTelegramAccount } from "./accounts.js";
-import { fetchTelegramChatId, resolveTelegramChatLookupFetch } from "./api-fetch.js";
+import { lookupTelegramChatId } from "./api-fetch.js";
 
 const channel = "telegram" as const;
 
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ export async function resolveTelegramAllowFromEntries(params: {
   proxyUrl?: string;
   network?: TelegramNetworkConfig;
 }) {
-  const fetchImpl = resolveTelegramChatLookupFetch({
-    proxyUrl: params.proxyUrl,
-    network: params.network,
-  });
   return await Promise.all(
     params.entries.map(async (entry) => {
       const numericId = parseTelegramAllowFromId(entry);
@@ -66,11 +62,12 @@ export async function resolveTelegramAllowFromEntries(params: {
         return { input: entry, resolved: false, id: null };
       }
       const username = stripped.startsWith("@") ? stripped : `@${stripped}`;
-      const id = await fetchTelegramChatId({
+      const id = await lookupTelegramChatId({
         token: params.credentialValue,
         chatId: username,
         apiRoot: params.apiRoot,
-        fetchImpl,
+        proxyUrl: params.proxyUrl,
+        network: params.network,
       });
       return { input: entry, resolved: Boolean(id), id };
     }),
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts b/src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts
index 4d426d91336..a800da83ab6 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import {
   listTelegramAccountIds,
   lookupTelegramChatId,
   normalizeTelegramAllowFromEntry,
-} from "../../extensions/telegram/api.js";
-import type { TelegramNetworkConfig } from "../config/types.telegram.js";
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/telegram";
+import type { TelegramNetworkConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/telegram";
 import { normalizeChatChannelId } from "../channels/registry.js";
 import { formatCliCommand } from "../cli/command-format.js";
 import { resolveCommandSecretRefsViaGateway } from "../cli/command-secret-gateway.js";
diff --git a/src/plugins/runtime/runtime-telegram-contract.ts b/src/plugins/runtime/runtime-telegram-contract.ts
index 6700ae25429..fc0b680f51d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/runtime/runtime-telegram-contract.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/runtime/runtime-telegram-contract.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export {
   isNumericTelegramUserId,
   normalizeTelegramAllowFromEntry,
 } from "../../../extensions/telegram/api.js";
-export { fetchTelegramChatId } from "../../../extensions/telegram/api.js";
+export { fetchTelegramChatId, lookupTelegramChatId } from "../../../extensions/telegram/api.js";
 export {
   resolveTelegramInlineButtonsScope,
   resolveTelegramTargetChatType,