Telegram Media Scraper — Photos & Video Links
Pricing
$1.20 / 1,000 media items
Every photo and video from any public Telegram channel, one row per file, with a direct link you can download. Albums are fully expanded — all ten images, not just the first. Videos arrive with a playable link, poster frame and duration. No Telegram account or login. Export to CSV, Excel or JSON.
You can access the Telegram Media Scraper — Photos & Video Links programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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