Telegram Channel Intelligence Scraper

Extract channel intelligence from any public Telegram channel — no API key, no Telegram account, no rate limits. Uses the public t.me/s/ web preview.

What it does

Give it a Telegram channel URL. It returns:

• Channel metadata — name, description, subscriber count
• Recent posts — text, date, view count, reactions, media type
• Analytics — posts per day, average views, top posts by engagement
• Top 5 posts — highest-view posts for content analysis

Use cases

• Market research on niche Telegram communities
• Competitor analysis for content marketers
• Influencer vetting — real engagement vs inflated subscribers
• Trend detection — what's getting views in a niche right now

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Default
channelUrl	string	Yes	—
maxPosts	integer	No	50
proxyConfig	object	No	—

channelUrl accepts any of these formats:

• https://t.me/durov
• t.me/durov
• @durov
• durov

Example input

{
  "channelUrl": "https://t.me/durov",
  "maxPosts": 20
}

Example output

{
  "channelHandle": "durov",
  "channelUrl": "https://t.me/durov",
  "channelName": "Pavel Durov",
  "description": "Telegram founder. Views on tech, society, and the future.",
  "subscribers": "27.4M",
  "subscriberType": "subscribers",
  "analytics": {
    "postsExtracted": 20,
    "postsPerDay": 0.4,
    "avgViews": 4200000,
    "maxViews": 12000000,
    "newestPost": "2026-07-27T14:00:00.000Z",
    "oldestPost": "2026-06-15T09:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "topPosts": [
    {
      "text": "Telegram hit 1 billion users.",
      "datetime": "2026-07-01T12:00:00Z",
      "views": "12M",
      "postUrl": "https://t.me/durov/234",
      "reactions": [{ "emoji": "❤️", "count": "45K" }],
      "hasPhoto": false,
      "hasVideo": false
    }
  ],
  "posts": [ ... ]
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result on Apify. You are charged per successful channel scrape.

Notes

• Only works on public Telegram channels (private channels need auth)
• t.me/s/<channel> loads up to ~100 posts per page; for 200+ posts scroll-loading is used
• Some channels may block bots — use proxyConfig with Apify Residential Proxy if blocked
• Views, reactions, and post counts reflect what's visible in the public web preview