Telegram Channel Scraper — Posts, Views, Reactions (No Login)
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from $1.20 / 1,000 posts
Scrape public Telegram channels without login, API key or phone number: post text, date, views, reactions, photos, videos, links, forwards and channel subscribers. Search inside channels, date and keyword filters, monitoring mode for new posts.
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