Telegram Group Member

Uncover hidden insights and historical participation in Telegram groups with deep member forensics.

Stop struggling with "Hidden Member" lists and incomplete group data. Instantly extract comprehensive member profiles from any public Telegram group. Use Deep Search to discover historical participants and posters even when the current member list is restricted. Gain competitive intelligence with detailed metadata including Premium status, activity levels, and account verification.

🤝 Support & Community

📧 Support: Contact Us 💬 Community: Telegram Group

🏆 Key Features

🔍 Deep Search Intelligence

• 🕵️ Legacy Member Discovery: Uncover historical participants who have interacted with the group, even if they aren't in the current real-time member list.
• 🔓 Hidden List Bypass: Successfully extract member data from groups that have "Hide Members" enabled by analyzing historical message activity.
• 📈 Growth Forensics: Reconstruct community membership patterns by identifying unique contributors over time.
• 🔄 Activity Reconstruction: Map out the core active user base by identifying who actually posts and engages, rather than just passive observers.

📋 Complete Profile Forensics

• 🎯 Identity Metadata: Extract first/last names, multiple usernames, and unique user IDs for permanent tracking.
• ⭐ Premium & Verification: Identify high-value users with Telegram Premium indicators and official verification status.
• 🛡️ Security Scoring: Detect accounts flagged as Scam, Fake, or Restricted to ensure data quality and community safety.
• 🌐 Language Insights: Extract user language codes to understand the geographic and demographic makeup of the group.

👥 Contextual Activity Data

• 📅 Activity Indicators: Capture "Last Seen" status (Online, Recently, Last Week, etc.) or specific offline timestamps to gauge member engagement.
• 🤖 Entity Classification: Automatically distinguish between real human users and automated bots within the community.
• 📸 Story Visibility: Check if users have public stories enabled, hidden stories, or restricted visibility settings.
• 📞 Privacy Constraints: Identify users who require a Premium account to be contacted, helping optimize outreach strategies.

⚙️ Smart Extraction Engine

• ⚡ Two-Mode Execution: Toggle between Standard Mode for instant participant lists and Deep Search for exhaustive historical forensics.
• 🔄 Auto-Pagination: Seamlessly handles large groups with thousands of members without manual intervention.
• 🛡️ Flood Resilience: Built-in automatic account rotation and rate-limit handling ensures 99.9% success rates on large-scale extractions.
• 📦 Structured Output: Exports clean, professional JSON data ready for CRM integration, marketing campaigns, or academic research.

💰 Pricing

Resource	Cost	Description
Actor Usage	$0.00001	Charged for Actor runtime. Cost depends on resource consumption during execution
Profile	$0.0005	Charged per member profile extracted. Includes 20+ metadata fields (ID, Status, Premium, Security flags, etc.)

Example Cost Calculation:

• Extracting 1,000 member profiles
• Cost: (1,000 × $0.0005) = $0.50 + runtime fees

🌟 Why choose this Actor?

Built for growth hackers, OSINT researchers, and community managers, this Actor transforms Telegram groups into searchable lead databases and intelligence assets.

Feature	Telegram Group Member	Bright Data	Octoparse	TelegramScraper	Datawow
Deep Search	✅ Historical Members	❌ Not available	❌ Not available	⚠️ Limited	❌ Not available
Hidden Lists	✅ Bypass Capability	❌ Core failed	❌ Manual only	⚠️ Inconsistent	❌ Not available
Premium Status	✅ Detailed Tracking	❌ Not supported	❌ Not supported	⚠️ Basic	❌ Not supported
Scam/Fake Flags	✅ Full Detection	❌ Not available	❌ Not available	❌ Not available	❌ Not available
Data Depth	✅ 20+ fields	⚠️ Limited	⚠️ Limited	⚠️ Basic fields	⚠️ Limited
Setup Time	✅ Instant	❌ Complex setup	⚠️ Configuration	⚠️ Tool config	⚠️ Configuration
Pricing Model	✅ Pay per use	❌ Enterprise	⚠️ Subscription	⚠️ Credit based	⚠️ Enterprise

💻 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
telegram_url	string	✅ Yes	Telegram group link. Supports https://t.me/name, @username, or simple username.
max_results	integer	✅ Yes	Maximum number of member profiles to extract (limit extraction volume to control costs).
deep_search	boolean	✅ Yes	Enable to discover hidden and historical members by analyzing message history. Recommended for "Hidden Member" groups. Defaults to false.

📝 Example Input

{
  "telegram_url": "https://t.me/binanceexchange",
  "max_results": 100,
  "deep_search": true
}

📤 Output Structure

Field	Type	Description
source_url	string	Telegram group URL where the user was found
processor	string	URL of the Apify actor that processed this data
processed_at	string	ISO 8601 formatted timestamp (UTC) when the data was processed
id	string	Telegram user unique identifier
first_name	string	User's first name
last_name	string	User's last name
usernames	array	List of user's active and historical usernames
phone	string	User's phone number if publicly visible or accessible
type	string	Classification of the entity (User vs Bot)
is_deleted	boolean	Whether the user account has been deleted
is_verified	boolean	Whether the user is officially verified by Telegram
is_premium	boolean	Whether the user has an active Telegram Premium subscription
is_scam	boolean	Whether the user is flagged by Telegram as a scammer
is_fake	boolean	Whether the user is flagged by Telegram as a fake account
is_restricted	boolean	Whether the user account is restricted in certain jurisdictions
lang_code	string	User's preferred interface language code
last_seen	string	Activity status (Online, timestamps, or duration categories)
stories_hidden	boolean	Whether the user's stories are hidden from public view
premium_contact	boolean	Whether contacting this user requires a premium account

📤 Example Output

{
  "source_url": "https://t.me/binanceexchange",
  "processor": "https://apify.com/cheapget/telegram-group-member?fpr=aiagentapi",
  "processed_at": "2025-01-15T12:00:00+00:00",
  "id": "123456789",
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Doe",
  "usernames": ["johndoe_crypto", "jd_official"],
  "phone": null,
  "type": "user",
  "is_deleted": false,
  "is_verified": false,
  "is_premium": true,
  "is_scam": false,
  "is_fake": false,
  "is_restricted": false,
  "lang_code": "en",
  "last_seen": "online",
  "stories_hidden": false,
  "premium_contact": false
}

🔌 Integrations

Seamlessly connect this actor to your existing pipelines via the Apify API.

🔗 Make.com Integration

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┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Step 1: Configure Actor Module            │
│  ├─ Add Module: "Run an Actor"             │
│  ├─ Enable Map: Toggle ON                  │
│  ├─ Actor ID: 8vxvc9BwwG34zvS5P            │
│  ├─ Refresh: Click Refresh button          │
│  └─ Input JSON: Add Telegram URL           │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
         ↓
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Step 2: Set Execution Mode                │
│  └─ Run synchronously: YES                 │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
         ↓
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Step 3: Retrieve Results                  │
│  ├─ Add Module: "Get Dataset Items"        │
│  └─ Dataset ID: defaultDatasetId           │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘

🎱 N8N.io Integration

Open Source Workflow Automation ⚡

┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Step 1: Add Apify Node                    │
│  ├─ Search: "Run an Actor and get dataset" │
│  └─ Category: Apify                        │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
         ↓
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Step 2: Configure Actor                   │
│  ├─ Selection Mode: By ID                  │
│  ├─ Actor ID: 8vxvc9BwwG34zvS5P            │
│  └─ Paste from Actor ID section above      │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Step 3: Set Input Parameters              │
│  └─ Modify Input JSON with Telegram URL    │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘

📚 API Documentation

• Python API - Complete Python client documentation with examples
• JavaScript API - Node.js and browser integration guide
• MCP API - Model Context Protocol integration

🏗️ Metadata for Developers (JSON-LD)

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
  "name": "Telegram Group Member - Hidden List & History Forensics",
  "alternateName": [
    "Telegram Member Scraper",
    "Telegram Group Extractor",
    "Telegram Hidden Member Finder",
    "Telegram Community Insights"
  ],
  "applicationCategory": "DeveloperApplication",
  "applicationSubCategory": "Social Media Intelligence & Analytics",
  "operatingSystem": "Cloud",
  "offers": {
    "@type": "Offer",
    "price": "0.00",
    "priceCurrency": "USD",
    "priceValidUntil": "2099-12-31",
    "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock"
  },
  "description": "Extract comprehensive member profiles from Telegram groups. Features Deep Search to bypass hidden member lists and discover historical participants. Includes 20+ metadata fields like Premium status, activity level, and security flags.",
  "featureList": [
    "Deep Search to uncover hidden and historical members",
    "Complete profile extraction with 20+ metadata fields",
    "Premium, Verified, and Security flag detection",
    "Bot vs User account classification",
    "Automatic pagination for large groups",
    "Real-time and historical activity tracking",
    "Export to JSON, CSV, Excel formats",
    "API integration ready for automation"
  ],
  "keywords": "telegram scraper, telegram member extraction, telegram group member, telegram hidden member scraper, telegram premium tracker, telegram bot detector, telegram osint tool, telegram member history, telegram community analysis, telegram marketing data, telegram lead generation, telegram data extraction, telegram group forensics",
  "aggregateRating": {
    "@type": "AggregateRating",
    "ratingValue": "4.9",
    "ratingCount": "420",
    "bestRating": "5"
  },
  "author": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "cheapget",
    "url": "https://apify.com/cheapget"
  },
  "softwareVersion": "1.0",
  "datePublished": "2024-01-01",
  "dateModified": "2026-01-14"
}

🚀 Performance Tips

Optimize your extraction runs for speed, cost, and data quality with these best practices:

💰 Cost Optimization

• Standard Mode for Public Lists: If a group has public members, disable deep_search to finish up to 10x faster and minimize runtime costs.
• Refine Max Results: Always set max_results according to your specific needs to avoid processing unnecessary data points.
• Selective Scrapes: For large communities, consider running periodic scrapes instead of daily full exports.

⚡ Speed Optimization

• Disable Deep Search: In groups where member lists aren't hidden, Standard Mode is the fastest available extraction method.
• Target Smaller Batches: Large groups (50k+ members) benefit from incremental scrapes using the max_results parameter.
• Parallel Processing: The Actor uses efficient communication protocols to maximize throughput while minimizing latency.

🛡️ Data Quality Tips

• Deep Search for Hidden Groups: If you receive 0 results on a known large group, it likely has hidden members—enable deep_search to recover data.
• Cross-Reference Usernames: Use the usernames array to track users across different Telegram identities.
• Verify Security Flags: Always check is_scam and is_fake before using extracted data for outreach or community management.

📊 Best Practices

• Test with Small Groups: Run a sample extraction on a small group (10-50 members) to verify your integration before scaling.
• Handle Premium Contacts: Use the premium_contact flag to prioritize users who are most accessible for outreach.
• Monitor Deletions: If performing historical analysis, is_deleted helps identify accounts that are no longer active entities.

❓ FAQ

Can I extract members from groups with hidden lists?

Yes! Our Deep Search mode analyzes historical message activity to discover members who have participated in the group, even if the primary list is hidden by administrators.

How many members can I extract at once?

While there is no hard limit, we recommend setting a reasonable max_results (e.g., 5,000 to 10,000) for a single run to ensure optimal performance and cost-efficiency.

Can I identify bots in the group?

Yes. The output includes a type field that clearly distinguishes between user and bot accounts.

Is Telegram Premium status visible?

Absolutely. We extract the is_premium flag so you can identify high-tier users within any community.

What if a group is private?

This Actor supports public groups only. You must provide a valid public group link or username (e.g., @binanceexchange).

How accurate is the "Last Seen" status?

The data reflects the status provided by Telegram API at the exact moment of extraction. Values include online, timestamps, or general duration categories like last_week or last_month.

What output formats are supported?

The Actor provides JSON output by default. You can use the Apify platform to export this data directly to CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS.

How do I handle large groups (50k+ members)?

The Actor automatically paginates through the list. For extremely large groups, we recommend using Standard Mode unless member lists are hidden.

Can I track historical members?

Yes. Deep Search is specifically designed to find users who have interacted with the group in the past, providing a historical view of community involvement.

Can I use this for lead generation?

Many users use this tool for market research and identifying potential leads by filtering for Premium users, active members, and specific language groups.

🏷️ Telegram Group Member

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💼 Use Case: market-research community-analysis lead-generation osint competitor-intelligence growth-hacking security-auditing bot-detection customer-research digital-forensics marketing-analytics audience-segmentation trend-analysis competitive-analysis data-archiving social-listening recruitment community-forensics user-behavior-analysis network-analysis brand-protection

⚖️ Legal & Compliance

This actor extracts publicly available data only. It does not bypass authentication, access private content, or violate platform terms of service. You are responsible for:

• Data Rights: Ensuring you have permission to collect and use the extracted data.
• Privacy Compliance: Adhering to GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable privacy laws when processing user data.
• Platform Terms: Respecting the platform's terms of service and usage policies.
• Ethical Use: Using extracted data responsibly and in compliance with all relevant regulations.

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