# Compare view counts across a channel watchlist

**Use case:** 

Run three public channels in one pass and get 15 recent posts from each with view counts as numbers and as the raw strings Telegram shows, plus each channel's subscriber count. That is enough to compare reach and posting cadence across a watchlist. Channels that are private, renamed or bots come back as a free typed status instead of a silent gap.

## Input

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "telegram",
    "durov",
    "cointelegraph"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerChannel": 15,
  "includeChannelInfo": true,
  "oldestFirst": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Record type"
  },
  "channel": {
    "label": "Channel"
  },
  "id": {
    "label": "Post ID"
  },
  "date": {
    "label": "Date (UTC)"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text"
  },
  "views": {
    "label": "Views"
  },
  "postUrl": {
    "label": "Post URL"
  },
  "photos": {
    "label": "Photos"
  },
  "videos": {
    "label": "Videos"
  },
  "forwardedFrom": {
    "label": "Forwarded from"
  },
  "authorSignature": {
    "label": "Author"
  },
  "edited": {
    "label": "Edited"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Telegram Channel Scraper: Posts, Views, Dates](https://apify.com/automation_craft/telegram-channel-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/automation_craft/telegram-channel-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/automation_craft/telegram-channel-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).