You can access the Telegram Media Downloader 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.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://t.me/s/telegram" }],
10    "maxMessages": 20,
11    "downloadFiles": False,
12    "mediaTypes": [
13        "photo",
14        "video",
15        "document",
16        "audio",
17    ],
18}
19
20# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
21run = client.actor("automation-lab/telegram-media-downloader").call(run_input=run_input)
22
23# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
24print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
25for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
26    print(item)
27
28# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Telegram Media Downloader & Public Channel Media Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Telegram Media Downloader API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Telegram Media Downloader API in JavaScript

Telegram Media Downloader API through CLI

Telegram Media Downloader OpenAPI definition

Telegram Media Downloader API

Telegram Scraper

donjuan_mime/telegram-scraper

Get messages, views, media, and post metadata from any public Telegram channel—fast and easy.

Donjuan

170

Telegram Channel Scraper

jadey_orbit/telegram-channel-scraper

Extract posts, views, media and channel stats from any public Telegram channel. No API key or login needed. Pay per post.

Matt Sparks

Telegram Channel Post Scraper

lexer/telegram-channel-post-scraper

Get messages, views, media, hidden links and post metadata from any public Telegram channel — fast and easy.

Lexer

103

Telegram Media Downloader

parsebird/telegram-media-downloader

Extract Telegram post media URLs, titles, descriptions, thumbnails, and media metadata from public Telegram channels or groups. Use API access, scheduling, integrations, and JSON, CSV, Excel exports.

ParseBird

Telegram Media Downloader 📥

easyapi/telegram-media-downloader

A powerful Telegram media downloader that extracts videos, photos, and other media content from Telegram posts. Simply input the post URLs and get high-quality downloadable media files with detailed metadata.

EasyApi

1.4K

4.7

Telegram Channel & Profile Scraper

automation-lab/telegram-scraper

Scrape Telegram public channels and profiles — channel metadata, messages, views, reactions, and media URLs. No API key or login needed.

Stas Persiianenko

571

5.0

Telegram Channel Scraper

spookyweb/telegram-channel-scraper

Export posts, views, reactions and media from any public Telegram channel. No API key, no phone number and no Telegram account needed.

丂卩ㄖㄖҜㄚ

Telegram Channel Posts Scraper – Comments & Media

fetch_cat/telegram-channel-posts-scraper

Export public Telegram channel posts, comment counts and optional public comments with text, authors, dates, media, views, filters, and monitoring fields.

Hanna Nosova

Telegram Channel Scraper

backhoe/telegram-channel-scraper

Telegram Channel Scraper (No Login)

jungle_synthesizer/telegram-channel-scraper-nologin

Scrape public Telegram channel messages without API credentials. Extracts text, media, reactions, views, and channel metadata from t.me preview pages.