# Search Telegram messages by date range in a public channel

**Use case:** 

Product researchers can filter a small recent scan of Telegram News by the supplied October date window. Returned posts retain their timestamps and source links. This bounded scan does not promise a complete historical archive.

## Input

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "telegram"
  ],
  "maxMessages": 5,
  "includeMedia": false,
  "dateFrom": "2026-10-01",
  "dateTo": "2026-10-15",
  "proxyConfiguration": {}
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "channel": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "messageId": {
    "label": "Message ID",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "datetime": {
    "label": "Date",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "viewCount": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "forwardedFrom": {
    "label": "Forwarded From",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "messageUrl": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped At",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Telegram Channel Scraper, Public Messages and Metadata Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Search Telegram messages by date range in a public channel". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/23Gwxmb4WueutAzjd) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Search Telegram messages by date range in a public channel" task

The Telegram Channel Scraper, Public Messages and Metadata Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like channel usernames or urls, max messages per channel, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Search Telegram messages by date range in a public channel" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as channel, channel name, message id, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Search Telegram messages by date range in a public channel" task via API](https://apify.com/george.the.developer/telegram-channel-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Telegram Channel Scraper, Public Messages and Metadata](https://apify.com/george.the.developer/telegram-channel-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/george.the.developer/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/george.the.developer/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`).