Telegram Username Info Actor

✅ Check Telegram usernames and retrieve associated user or group/channel information. This Apify Actor processes a list of usernames and returns detailed data, including username, existence, user status, title, description, photo URL, and participant count (for groups/channels).

📥 Input

The Actor accepts a single input field:

• usernames: A list of Telegram usernames (e.g., ["CryptoRankNews", "t.me/CryptoRankNews"]).

📋 Input Schema

{
  "title": "Username Info Actor",
  "description": "Fetches user information for usernames.",
  "type": "object",
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "properties": {
    "usernames": {
      "title": "Usernames",
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of usernames to fetch information for",
      "editor": "stringList",
      "placeholderValue": "CryptoRankNews",
      "prefill": ["CryptoRankNews", "t.me/CryptoRankNews"]
    }
  },
  "required": ["usernames"]
}

Example:

{
    "usernames": ["CryptoRankNews", "t.me/CryptoRankNews"]
}

Output

TThe Actor returns a JSON array with the following fields for each username:

[
  {
    "username": {
      "label": "Input Username",
      "format": "text"
    },
    "exists": {
      "label": "Exists",
      "format": "boolean"
    },
    "isUser": {
      "label": "Is User",
      "format": "boolean"
    },
    "title": {
      "label": "Title",
      "format": "text"
    },
    "description": {
      "label": "Description",
      "format": "text"
    },
    "photoUrl": {
      "label": "Photo URL",
      "format": "image"
    },
    "participants_count": {
      "label": "Participants Count",
      "format": "number"
    },
    "error": {
      "label": "Error",
      "format": "text"
    }
  }
]

Usage

Set up your Apify account: Sign up at Apify and create a new Actor.

Provide input: Input a list of Telegram usernames in the JSON input field.

Run the Actor: Execute the Actor to fetch details for each username.

Retrieve results: Access the dataset to view results in a table format with fields like username, exists, isUser, title, description, photo URL, participants count, and errors.

Published examples

Ready-to-run tasks with pre-filled inputs:

• Verify if a Telegram username exists
• Get Telegram channel subscriber count by username
• Check if Telegram username is a user or channel
• Telegram username lookup API — bulk check handles
• Scrape Telegram channel title, description, and photo

All username examples · Need full export? akula.marketing

🔌 Automate with Zapier & Make

No code needed — trigger this Actor from your existing tools.

• Zapier: search for the "Apify" app → action Run Actor → select akula.marketing/telegram-get-username-info → map a trigger field (e.g. a new row in Google Sheets or a new lead in your CRM) to usernames → send the output to Sheets, your CRM, or Slack. Docs
• Make: add the Apify → Run an Actor module, select this Actor, set "Run synchronously" to Yes, then chain a Get Dataset Items module to pull results into your scenario. Docs

Example: new row added to a Google Sheet of handles → Zap runs this Actor → verified username, subscriber count, and photo get written back to the same row.

Support

Support 24/7 - @KoteamSupport. We also offer specialized solutions for Telegram-related tasks — contact us to learn more

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