# Export a Telegram channel's history to Excel

**Use case:** 

Download every post of a public Telegram channel for a date range, oldest periods included, in one flat row per post ready for Excel and Google Sheets. Old periods are found directly, without reading all newer posts. Change the dates to export any month or a full history.

## Input

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "france24_fr"
  ],
  "keywords": [],
  "from": "30 days",
  "onlyNew": false,
  "excludeKeywords": [],
  "searchPreviews": false,
  "ads": "include",
  "forwards": "include",
  "minViews": 0,
  "content": [],
  "languages": [],
  "output": "compact",
  "formattedText": [],
  "exactCounts": false,
  "comments": "none",
  "downloadMedia": false,
  "searchChannels": [],
  "hashtags": [],
  "watchChanges": false,
  "watchHours": 24,
  "profiles": false,
  "profilePosts": 50,
  "relatedChannels": 0,
  "relatedDepth": 1,
  "relatedMinSubscribers": 0,
  "relatedPosts": false,
  "trackPosts": false,
  "advertisers": false,
  "stories": false,
  "searchDepth": 1000,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Row type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channel": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sender": {
    "label": "Sender",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "date": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Language",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "views": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "forwards": {
    "label": "Forwards",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "channelSubscribers": {
    "label": "Channel subscribers",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "reactionsTotal": {
    "label": "Reactions in total",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "comments": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ad": {
    "label": "Ad",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "matchedKeywords": {
    "label": "Matched keywords",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "foundBy": {
    "label": "Found by",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Telegram Scraper: Exact Views, Deleted Posts & Ads Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Export a Telegram channel's history to Excel". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/LJ7QYmlKhtJVbwZzQ) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Export a Telegram channel's history to Excel" task

The Telegram Scraper: Exact Views, Deleted Posts & Ads Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like channels, keywords, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Export a Telegram channel's history to Excel" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as row type, channel, sender, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Export a Telegram channel's history to Excel" task via API](https://apify.com/n1raxi/telegram-channel-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Telegram Scraper: Exact Views, Deleted Posts & Ads](https://apify.com/n1raxi/telegram-channel-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/n1raxi/telegram-channel-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/n1raxi/telegram-channel-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).