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Telegram Channel & Group Scraper

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Telegram Channel & Group Scraper

Telegram Channel & Group Scraper

Scrape public Telegram channels and groups. Extract messages, media links, view counts, forwarded info, and member counts. No API key or login required — works with public channels only via t.me web preview.

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Pay per usage

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oscar lira

oscar lira

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Scrape public Telegram channels and groups without API keys or login. Extracts messages, media links, view counts, forwarded info, and channel metadata.

Features

  • No API key required — uses public t.me web preview
  • No login needed — works with public channels only
  • Messages with full text, dates, and view counts
  • Media detection (photos, videos, documents, voice)
  • Forwarded message attribution
  • Date range filtering
  • Channel metadata (title, description, member count)

Input example

{
"channels": ["durov", "telegram"],
"maxMessages": 200,
"includeMedia": true,
"dateFrom": "2026-01-01",
"dateTo": "2026-03-19"
}

Output example

{
"channel": "durov",
"channelTitle": "Durov's Channel",
"channelMembers": 1200000,
"messageId": 345,
"date": "2026-03-15T12:00:00+00:00",
"text": "Message content here...",
"views": 450000,
"mediaType": "photo",
"mediaUrl": "https://cdn5.cdn-telegram.org/...",
"forwardedFrom": null,
"author": null,
"url": "https://t.me/durov/345",
"scrapedAt": "2026-03-19T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Pricing

  • Free tier: First 1,000 messages free
  • After free tier: $0.30 per 100 messages scraped

Limitations

  • Only public channels and groups (private channels require invitation)
  • Rate limited to ~20 messages per page load (Telegram web preview limitation)
  • Very old messages may not be available via web preview

Use cases

  • Monitor competitor channels
  • Analyze crypto/finance signal channels
  • Track news and media channels
  • Aggregate content from multiple channels
  • Research community engagement