Borg Telegram Scraper

Scrape public Telegram channels and groups without authentication. Uses Telegram's public web preview at t.me/s/.

This Actor extracts messages, media links, and channel metadata from public Telegram channels. Ideal for news monitoring, competitor analysis, and content aggregation from Telegram communities.

Use Cases

• News Monitoring: Track breaking news and announcements from official Telegram channels
• Crypto/Finance Research: Monitor trading signals, project updates, and community discussions
• Brand Monitoring: Track mentions and discussions in public channels about your brand
• Content Aggregation: Collect posts from multiple channels for analysis or curation
• Competitive Intelligence: Monitor competitor announcement channels and community engagement

Features

• No Login Required: Uses public web preview, no Telegram account needed
• Channel Metadata: Name, description, subscriber count, profile photo
• Messages: Text, views, forwards, reactions, timestamps
• Media Links: Photos, videos, documents (optional)
• Date Filtering: Scrape messages within a date range

Input

Field	Type	Description
channels	array	List of channel usernames (e.g., ["telegram", "durov"])
maxMessages	integer	Max messages per channel (default: 1000)
includeMedia	boolean	Include media links in output
dateFrom	string	Start date filter (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateTo	string	End date filter (YYYY-MM-DD)

Output

Channel Metadata

{
  "type": "channel",
  "url": "https://t.me/telegram",
  "username": "telegram",
  "name": "Telegram News",
  "description": "The official Telegram...",
  "subscriberCount": "11.4M",
  "photoUrl": "https://..."
}

Messages

{
  "type": "message",
  "channelUsername": "telegram",
  "messageId": "405",
  "url": "https://t.me/telegram/405",
  "date": "2025-09-02T16:32:27+00:00",
  "text": "Gift Themes. Owners of collectible...",
  "views": "3.08M",
  "forwards": "1.2K",
  "media": [
    { "type": "photo", "url": "https://..." }
  ]
}

Example Usage

Scrape official Telegram channel

{
  "channels": ["telegram"],
  "maxMessages": 50
}

Scrape multiple channels with media

{
  "channels": ["telegram", "durov"],
  "maxMessages": 100,
  "includeMedia": true
}

Scrape recent messages only

{
  "channels": ["telegram"],
  "maxMessages": 200,
  "dateFrom": "2025-01-01"
}

Limitations

• Public channels only: Private channels/groups not accessible
• Web preview limits: Some older messages may not be available
• Rate limiting: Large-scale scraping may require proxy configuration
• No authentication: Cannot access user-restricted content