Telegram Channel Scraper
Pricing
from $0.50 / 1,000 post scrapeds
Telegram Channel Scraper
Extract posts, views, media and channel stats from any public Telegram channel. No API key or login needed. Pay per post.
Pricing
from $0.50 / 1,000 post scrapeds
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Matt Sparks
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Extract posts and stats from any public Telegram channel โ no API key, no login, no phone number. Just channel names in, structured data out.
What does it extract?
Per post: text (plain + HTML), post ID and URL, publish date, view count, photos, video/document flags, polls, link previews, forwarded-from source.
Per channel (optional): title, description, subscriber count, photo/video/link counts, avatar URL.
Why this scraper?
- ๐ Zero setup โ no Telegram API credentials, no bot token, no login. Works instantly.
- ๐ฐ $0.50 per 1,000 posts โ pay only for what you get.
- ๐งพ Complete post metadata โ views, media, forwards, polls, service messages.
- ๐ก๏ธ Graceful edge handling โ private, age-restricted, or nonexistent channels are reported, not crashed on.
Pricing
| Event | Price | When charged |
|---|---|---|
| Actor start | $0.01 | Once per run |
| Post scraped | $0.0005 | Per post ($0.50 / 1,000) |
| Channel info | $0.002 | Per channel profile (only if enabled) |
Example: 1,000 posts from 5 channels โ $0.01 + $0.50 + $0.01 = $0.52.
Input
{"channels": ["durov", "@telegram", "https://t.me/somechannel"],"maxPostsPerChannel": 500,"includeChannelInfo": true}
Output example
{"type": "post","channel": "durov","postId": 531,"url": "https://t.me/durov/531","text": "Telegram now has a Rich Text Editor...","date": "2026-07-16T20:45:25+00:00","views": 927000,"photos": [],"hasVideo": true,"forwardedFrom": null}
Download as JSON, CSV, Excel, or fetch via the Apify API.
Use cases
- Crypto/market monitoring โ track announcement channels in real time
- News aggregation โ feed public channels into your pipeline
- OSINT & research โ archive and analyze public channel activity
- Competitor tracking โ watch competitors' Telegram marketing
- AI agents โ works out of the box with the Apify MCP server
Notes
- Only public channels with web preview are supported (private/age-restricted channels have no public preview โ this is a Telegram limitation, not a bug).
- Posts are returned newest-first.
- Only publicly visible data is collected.
- Feature requests (date filtering, keyword search, comments)? Open an issue in the Issues tab.