Telegram Channel & Post Analytics Scraper

A lightweight and fast Apify Actor designed to scrape public Telegram channels and extract key audience metrics, subscriber stats, and post view engagement in real time.

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Key Features

• Real-time Channel Intelligence: Extract subscriber counts, channel title, description, and engagement metrics directly from public Telegram pages (t.me/s/).
• View Analytics: Automatically calculates the average view count based on recent public posts.
• Automatic Proxy Rotation: Integrated with Apify Proxy to bypass Cloudflare and Telegram rate limits without IP bans.
• Flexible Input Formats: Accepts raw usernames (durov), handles (@durov), or full web links ([https://t.me/s/durov](https://t.me/s/durov)).
• Structured Output: Delivers clean JSON data ready for download as Excel, CSV, or integration into external databases and webhooks.

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Input Parameters

The Actor accepts a standard JSON input containing target channels.

Field	Type	Description	Default
usernames	Array<String>	Required. List of Telegram channel usernames, handles, or URLs to analyze.	["durov"]

Input Example

{
  "usernames": [
    "durov",
    "@telegram",
    "https://t.me/s/news"
  ]
}

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Output Data Structure

Results are stored in the Actor's default Dataset. You can export them in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML table formats.

Sample Output (JSON)

[
  {
    "username": "durov",
    "title": "Durov's Channel",
    "description": "Thoughts from Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram.",
    "subscribers": 2500000,
    "recent_views_avg": 850000
  }
]

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Common Use Cases

• SMM & Marketing Automation: Track audience growth and performance across competitor channels.
• Ad Campaign Verification: Verify actual reach and view counts before buying sponsored posts on Telegram.
• Market Research & Analytics: Export structured datasets to CSV or Excel for batch analysis.
• Webhook & Pipeline Integration: Connect scrape results directly to Make, Zapier, or custom backends via Apify API.