# Telegram Channel Scraper (`himanshu-data/telegram-channel-scraper`) Actor

Scrape posts from any public Telegram channel: text, date, views, reactions, photos, videos, links, forwards and channel subscriber count. Keyword and date filters, no login, no phone number, pay per post.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/himanshu-data/telegram-channel-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Himanshu Agrawal](https://apify.com/himanshu-data) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.75 / 1,000 posts

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Telegram Channel Scraper

Scrape posts from any **public Telegram channel**: full text, date, views, reactions, photos, videos, files, links, hashtags, forwards and link previews, plus the channel's title, description and subscriber count. Filter by **keyword** and **date**. No Telegram account, no phone number, no API keys.

### What you can use it for

- **Market and crypto signals:** monitor news, trading and crypto channels on a schedule.
- **Brand and media monitoring:** track what channels say about a keyword.
- **Content research:** find the posts with the most views and reactions in a niche.
- **Datasets for AI:** clean text with dates and engagement for analysis or RAG.
- **Channel due diligence:** subscribers, posting frequency and engagement before you buy ads.

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Public channels | `durov`, `@durov` or `https://t.me/durov`. |
| Max posts per channel | Newest first. |
| Only posts containing | Telegram's own in-channel search (also matches link previews). |
| Only posts after | Stops at this date: ideal for daily schedules. |
| Add channel info | Channel title, description, subscribers and verified badge on every row. |

```json
{
  "channels": ["telegram", "https://t.me/durov"],
  "maxPostsPerChannel": 500,
  "searchQuery": "AI",
  "postedAfter": "2026-01-01"
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "channelUsername": "durov",
  "postId": 552,
  "url": "https://t.me/durov/552",
  "date": "2026-10-11T14:52:40+00:00",
  "text": "Designers x AI ...",
  "views": 997000,
  "mediaType": "video",
  "photos": [],
  "videos": [{ "thumbnailUrl": "https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/...", "duration": "1:15" }],
  "links": ["https://t.me/designers"],
  "hashtags": [],
  "forwardedFrom": { "name": "Telegram Designers", "url": "https://t.me/designers/266" },
  "reactions": [{ "emoji": "stars", "count": 5620 }],
  "totalReactions": 22810,
  "edited": false,
  "channelTitle": "Pavel Durov",
  "channelSubscribers": 10400000,
  "channelVerified": true
}
```

Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect via API, Make, n8n or Zapier.

### Pricing

Pay per post saved: **$1.00 per 1,000 posts** on paid Apify plans (less on Scale and Business). Set a spending limit per run and the Actor stops cleanly when it is reached.

### Limits

- Works only for channels that have a public web preview at `t.me/s/<channel>`. Private channels, groups and bots are skipped with a warning.
- Custom (premium) emoji reactions are reported as `custom` with their count.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Telegram account?** No. The Actor reads the public web preview that Telegram itself publishes for every public channel.

**Is this legal?** It reads only public channel posts that Telegram shows to anyone on the web. It does not collect member lists or phone numbers.

# Actor input Schema

## `channels` (type: `array`):

One per line: a username (durov), @durov, or a link (https://t.me/durov). Only public channels with a web preview work; private channels and groups are skipped.

## `maxPostsPerChannel` (type: `integer`):

Newest posts first. You pay per post saved.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Uses Telegram's own in-channel search, e.g. "bitcoin" or "#jobs".

## `postedAfter` (type: `string`):

Stop when posts get older than this date, e.g. 2026-09-01. Great for daily scheduled runs.

## `includeChannelInfo` (type: `boolean`):

Channel title, description, subscriber count and verified badge on every row.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Usually not needed. Turn on for very large runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "telegram",
    "durov"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerChannel": 50,
  "includeChannelInfo": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "channels": [
        "telegram",
        "durov"
    ],
    "maxPostsPerChannel": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("himanshu-data/telegram-channel-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "channels": [
        "telegram",
        "durov",
    ],
    "maxPostsPerChannel": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("himanshu-data/telegram-channel-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "channels": [
    "telegram",
    "durov"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerChannel": 50
}' |
apify call himanshu-data/telegram-channel-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,himanshu-data/telegram-channel-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/WRZA8HFeoZXS7hgao/builds/lNYEZUmajfjmTdeAC/openapi.json