Telegram Channels Scraper

🔎 Telegram channels scraper for keyword discovery

Telegram Channels Scraper finds public Telegram channels from search terms and enriches known Telegram handles or t.me links with public channel metadata. Add keywords such as ai, crypto, or marketing, then export channel titles, usernames, URLs, descriptions, subscriber/member counts, verification flags, profile photos, source links, and scrape timestamps.

Use this Telegram channel scraper when you need a repeatable way to build channel lists for audience research, community discovery, influencer scouting, market monitoring, competitor tracking, or lead enrichment. You do not need a Telegram login, cookies, phone number, or API key.

For a small first run, keep the prefilled ai search term and the default limit of 25 channels. The Actor searches public channel directory results, deduplicates channels across keywords and known targets, checks Telegram public preview pages, and saves usable channel rows to the dataset during the run.

✅ What this Actor does

• Finds Telegram channels from one or more search keywords.
• Enriches known public Telegram channels from bare usernames, @handles, t.me links, or telegram.me links.
• Saves one dataset item per discovered or enriched channel.
• Adds public channel metadata such as title, description, username, canonical channel URL, member/subscriber count, verification status, profile photo URL, and source URLs.
• Preserves the matched search term or input index so you can trace why a channel was included.
• Can add a small recent-message preview when Telegram exposes public posts.
• Skips invalid, private, missing, or unavailable targets instead of adding placeholder dataset rows.
• Works with Apify exports, API access, schedules, webhooks, and integrations.

This Actor is focused on public Telegram channel discovery and metadata enrichment. It does not join channels, read private chats, scrape hidden member lists, or download media files.

📦 Data you can export

Each output row represents one public Telegram channel. Depending on what Telegram and the discovery source expose, rows can include:

• resultPosition, sourceMode, matchedSearchTerm, and inputIndex
• username, normalizedTarget, channelUrl, and sourceUrl
• channelTitle, description, and entityKind
• memberCount and memberCountText
• isVerified, isScam, isFake, isRestricted, and isBot
• profilePhotoUrl
• directoryTitle, directoryDescription, directoryMemberCount, directoryMemberCountText, and directoryUrl
• recentMessages with message URL, date, text, and views when message preview is enabled
• confidence, fieldCompleteness, and scrapedAt

You can export the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or HTML, or read it through the Apify API.

👥 Common use cases

• Build Telegram channel lists around a market, topic, product, or audience.
• Find communities for influencer research, outreach prep, or sponsorship review.
• Compare public subscriber/member counts across channels in a niche.
• Track public Telegram channels for competitor monitoring or market research.
• Enrich an existing list of Telegram handles with public metadata.
• Feed channel discovery data into spreadsheets, CRMs, dashboards, or data pipelines.

▶️ How to run it

1. Add one or more keywords in Search terms to discover public Telegram channels.
2. Optionally add known channels in Known channel targets to enrich handles or links you already have.
3. Keep Channel limit small for your first run, then raise it when the output shape fits your workflow.
4. Leave recent message preview off for a fast metadata-only run, or enable it when you need a short sample of public posts.
5. Start the Actor and open the dataset.

Example input:

{
	"searchTerms": ["ai"],
	"channelTargets": ["@telegram"],
	"maxChannels": 10,
	"maxChannelsPerSearchTerm": 10,
	"includeRecentMessagesPreview": false
}

⚙️ Input options

• Search terms: keywords or topics used to find public Telegram channels.
• Known channel targets: public Telegram usernames, @handles, t.me links, or telegram.me links to enrich directly.
• Channel limit: maximum saved channel rows across search results and known targets.
• Channels per search term: maximum candidates each keyword can contribute before deduplication and enrichment.
• Include recent messages preview: add a small sample of recent public messages when Telegram exposes them.
• Preview messages per channel: maximum recent messages to include per channel, up to 5.

Private /c/ links and invite-only chats are not supported because they do not have public preview pages.

🧾 Output example

{
	"resultPosition": 1,
	"sourceMode": "search",
	"matchedSearchTerm": "ai",
	"inputIndex": null,
	"username": "telegram",
	"normalizedTarget": "@telegram",
	"channelUrl": "https://t.me/telegram",
	"sourceUrl": "https://t.me/telegram",
	"channelTitle": "Telegram News",
	"description": "The official Telegram on Telegram.",
	"entityKind": "channel",
	"memberCount": 10618211,
	"memberCountText": "10 618 211 subscribers",
	"isVerified": true,
	"isScam": false,
	"isFake": false,
	"isRestricted": false,
	"isBot": false,
	"profilePhotoUrl": "https://cdn.example/profile.jpg",
	"directoryTitle": "Telegram News",
	"directoryDescription": "The official Telegram on Telegram.",
	"directoryMemberCount": 10618211,
	"directoryMemberCountText": "10 618 211 members",
	"directoryUrl": "https://www.tgresou.com/channel/telegram",
	"recentMessages": [],
	"confidence": 1,
	"fieldCompleteness": 1,
	"scrapedAt": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z"
}

💳 Pricing

Telegram Channels Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. You pay for each public Telegram channel saved to the dataset, so small test runs stay predictable.

⚠️ Limits and caveats

• The Actor only collects public Telegram channel data.
• Keyword discovery uses public directory search results and may not match Telegram app search exactly.
• Telegram may hide or omit subscriber counts, descriptions, profile photos, verification flags, or recent messages for some channels.
• Recent message preview is a small sample, not a full channel history export.
• The Actor does not log in to Telegram, join channels, scrape private chats, collect hidden member lists, send messages, or download media files.

❓ FAQ

🔐 Does this Telegram channels scraper need a Telegram account?

No. The Actor works with public channel search results and Telegram public preview pages. You do not need to provide Telegram cookies, login credentials, a phone number, or an API key.

👥 Can it scrape Telegram channel members?

No. It can return a public subscriber or member count when Telegram shows one, but it does not scrape member lists or hidden users.

🔎 Can I use it as a Telegram channel finder?

Yes. Add keywords in Search terms to discover public Telegram channels, then use the exported usernames and channel URLs in your research, outreach, or monitoring workflow.

🧩 Can I enrich channels I already know?

Yes. Add known channels in Known channel targets using bare usernames, @handles, t.me links, or telegram.me links.

📅 Can I schedule repeat runs?

Yes. You can schedule the Actor on Apify and compare exported datasets over time. The Actor does not maintain a historical database by itself.

📝 Changelog

• 0.0: Initial release.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

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Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré