Telegram Keyword Search Scraper: Posts From Public Channels

Search Telegram by keyword. The actor finds public channels that talk about your topic and returns the posts in them that contain your keyword, newest first, with text, date, views, reactions, photos, videos, links, hashtags and mentions, plus each channel's name, subscribers and description. $2 per 1,000 posts. No login, no API key, no phone number.

{
  "keywords": ["bitcoin", "remote jobs"],
  "maxItems": 200,
  "postedAfter": "30 days"
}

Why Use This Actor?

• Posts that actually match. Every row is a post Telegram itself found for your keyword inside that channel, not just the channel's latest post. keywordInText tells you when the match came from the post's own text.
• Channels found for you. Give a keyword; the actor finds the channels. Or give your own channel list and search only those.
• Channel context on every row. Subscribers, name and description, so you can sort by reach.
• Date filters such as 7 days or 2026-10-01, applied before billing.
• Fair billing. Each post is billed once, even when several keywords find it. Channels that no longer exist cost nothing.
• $2 per 1,000 posts.

Use Cases

• Brand and product monitoring: who mentions your brand, token or app on Telegram this week.
• Crypto research: airdrops, listings and project news across hundreds of channels.
• Job and lead sourcing: remote job posts, hiring announcements and contacts by role or skill.
• Market and OSINT research: follow a topic, a place or an event across public channels.
• Influencer discovery: find the channels with the biggest reach for a niche.

How It Works

1. For each keyword, the actor finds public Telegram channels about it.
2. It searches each channel for the keyword and takes the newest matching posts (up to 20 a channel).
3. Your date filters are applied and posts found by more than one keyword are delivered once.
4. The run stops at your post limit, which is shared evenly between your keywords.

Input Configuration

Field	Type	Description
keywords	array	What to search for. Any language.
channels	array	Optional. Search only these channels (durov, @cointelegraph, https://t.me/cointelegraph).
maxItems	integer	Posts for the whole run, split evenly between keywords. Default 100. Free-plan runs return up to 50.
postedAfter / postedBefore	string	A date (2026-10-01) or a range back from today (7 days, 2 weeks, 1 month).
maxChannelsPerKeyword	integer	1-200. Default 30.
maxPostsPerChannel	integer	1-20. Default 10, so results come from more channels.
searchDepth	integer	1-10. How hard to look for channels; the first step finds the most. Default 2.
useChannelDirectory	boolean	Also take channels from a public channel directory. Default on.
country, language	string	Two-letter codes that bias which channels are found. Default us, en.

Output Sample

A post for bitcoin (2026-11-02):

{
  "keyword": "bitcoin",
  "keywordInText": true,
  "messageUrl": "https://t.me/bitcoinnews/16366",
  "date": "2026-11-01T17:14:02+00:00",
  "text": "₿ STRATEGY REPORTS $20.9B BITCOIN GAIN IN ONE QUARTER\n\nStrategy has reported one of the largest quarterly accounting gains …",
  "views": 94,
  "reactionsTotal": 1,
  "channelUsername": "bitcoinnews",
  "channelName": "Bitcoin ™️ | BTC | News",
  "channelUrl": "https://t.me/bitcoinnews",
  "channelSubscribers": 12500,
  "channelDescription": "Bitcoin news for serious holders.\nMarkets, ETFs, institutions & on-chain.",
  "messageId": 16366,
  "photos": [],
  "videos": [],
  "linkPreview": null,
  "outboundLinks": ["https://t.me/BitcoinNews"],
  "hashtags": [],
  "mentions": ["@BitcoinNews"],
  "emails": [],
  "forwardedFrom": null,
  "replyTo": null,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-02T07:31:30.964Z"
}

Key Output Fields

Field	Meaning
keyword, keywordInText	The keyword that found the post, and whether every word of it (or its singular) is in the post's own text
messageUrl, date, text	The post's link, time (UTC) and text
views, reactions, reactionsTotal	Engagement at the time of the run
photos, videos, documents, poll, linkPreview	Media and attachments
outboundLinks, hashtags, mentions, emails	Pulled out of the post text
forwardedFrom, replyTo	Where a forwarded post came from, and the post it replies to
channelUsername, channelName, channelSubscribers, channelDescription	The channel the post is in

FAQ

Why is keywordInText false on some posts? Telegram's search also matches a post's link preview and word forms, so a post can match without your exact words in its text. Filter on keywordInText: true when you need the words in the text.

How many posts can I get per keyword? Up to 20 of the newest matching posts from each channel, from as many channels as you allow. Raise maxChannelsPerKeyword and searchDepth for more.

Does it search groups and private channels? No. Only public channels can be searched without an account. Private invite links and groups are skipped.

How far back does it go? The newest matching posts in each channel, which for busy channels means days or weeks and for quiet ones months or years. Use postedAfter to keep only recent posts.

Do I need a Telegram account? No.

Pricing

Event	When	Price
Actor start	Once per run	$0.001
Post	Each post delivered	$0.002

Example: 3 keywords × 100 posts = $0.60 + $0.001. Posts removed by your date filters and duplicates are not charged.

Support

Found a bug or need a field? Open an issue on the actor's Issues tab and include the run link.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This actor reads public Telegram channels. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Telegram. Posts belong to their authors. You are responsible for using the data in line with Telegram's terms and the laws that apply to you, including data protection rules for any personal data in posts.

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