You can access the Telegram Channel API — Public Posts Reader 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 = { "proxyUrl": "" }
9
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("galih_rakasiwi/telegram-channel-api").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
15for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Telegram Channel API — Public Posts Reader API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Telegram Channel API — Public Posts Reader API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Telegram Channel API — Public Posts Reader API in JavaScript

Telegram Channel API — Public Posts Reader API through CLI

Telegram Channel API — Public Posts Reader OpenAPI definition

Telegram Channel API — Public Posts Reader API

Telegram Channel Scraper

ahaham_bytiz/telegram-channel-scraper

Scrape public Telegram channels without authentication. Extract messages, views, media, reactions, forwards, publish dates from any public channel. No API keys or phone number required — uses Telegram's public web preview (t.me/s/channel).

Max Consta

Telegram Channel Scraper

thescrapelab/Apify-Telegram-Scraper

Scrape public Telegram channels without the Telegram API. Extract posts, dates, URLs, outlinks, link previews, hashtags, mentions, and channel metadata to an Apify dataset.

Inus Grobler

105

Telegram Channel Scraper

alex_claw/telegram-channel-scraper

Scrape any public Telegram channel. Extract posts, view counts, reactions, media URLs. No API key or account needed. Fast, paginated, multi-channel.

Alex Claw

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.

Automation Lab

982

5.0

(2)

Telegram Group or Channel Adder Using Telegram UserName

bhansalisoft/telegram-group-or-channel-adder-using-telegram-username

Telegram Group or Channel Adder Using Member Json Data- Add member into telegram group or channel by input json file as per scrap from Telegram Groups/Channel Member Scraper Actor

bhansalisoft

393

Telegram Channel Messages Scraper

maximedupre/telegram-channel-messages-scraper

Get public Telegram channel messages from channel URLs, t.me/s archive links, @handles, bare handles, or direct post URLs. Start with the prefilled channel for a small test run. Private /c/ links, invite-only channels, DMs, and Telegram login are not supported.

Maxime Dupré

Telegram Channel Messages Scraper

lightmoon/telegram-messages-scraper

Export public Telegram channel posts to CSV or JSON — text, views, reactions, media links and dates. From $0.99 per 1,000 messages. No account, no API key and no phone number. Search by keyword, collect only new posts, monitor news and crypto channels, track brand mentions or archive a channel.

Stable

Telegram Video Downloader

codenest/telegram-video-downloader

Download videos & audio from Telegram with full metadata! Extracts channel info, post details, thumbnails, view counts, upload dates, and provides secure Apify storage links. Perfect for archiving Telegram content with complete media assets.

CodeNest

Telegram Channel Scraper — Messages, Views & Subscribers

sian.agency/telegram-channel-scraper

Scrape public Telegram channels — messages, views, dates, media, forwards and channel stats (subscribers, photos, videos). Fast overview or full history crawl. By channel handle or t.me URL, with in-channel search. Clean JSON/CSV, no login or API token.

SIÁN OÜ

Telegram Channel Search Scraper — Fresh Posts by Keyword

scrapersdelight/telegram-channel-search-scraper

Search Telegram public channels by keyword and get the NEWEST matching posts from Telegram's own preview: channel title, @username, subscribers, description, post text, exact date, views, media, links and forward source. No login, no browser, 256 MB. Date filters for monitoring.