Telegram Group Scraper

Scrape all members, admins, authors, and participants from public Telegram groups or channels with blazing speed — over 1,000 members per minute. No Telegram API credentials, session tokens, or browser automation required!

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What does Telegram Group Scraper do?

Telegram Group Scraper extracts public member information, message authors, group admins, active commenters, and channel metadata from public Telegram groups and channels.

It serves as a fast, reliable, and lightweight Telegram API alternative for lead generation, audience research, group monitoring, influencer discovery, and competitive analysis.

• Extract member usernames, names, roles, avatars, activity timestamps, and message activity counts.
• Get complete group overview details including subscriber counts, online user counts, descriptions, and verification status.
• Export results directly into JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML formats via Apify API or Console.

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Why use Telegram Group Scraper?

• Blazing Fast Speed: Processes over 1,000 members per minute using lightweight Cheerio HTTP parsing without heavy headless browser overhead.
• No Session Credentials Needed: Operates completely without needing Telegram API API_ID, API_HASH, or phone login sessions.
• Dynamic Output Filtering: Output only group members, group overview summaries, or both based on your INPUT.json configuration.
• Duplicate Protection: Automatically normalizes handles, cleans input URLs, and deduplicates extracted member records.
• Apify Cloud Integration: Run on schedule, trigger via Webhooks, or integrate with Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, or REST APIs.

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What data can Telegram Group Scraper extract?

The scraper extracts rich structured fields for every group member and summary:

Member Output Fields

Field Name	Type	Description
username	String	Telegram handle (e.g. durov)
name	String	Member display name
role	String	Role in group (owner, admin, active_member, mentioned_member)
groupUsername	String	Target group username
groupTitle	String	Target group title
photoUrl	String	Direct URL to user profile picture
isVerified	Boolean	Whether user has official Telegram verified badge
isBot	Boolean	true if handle belongs to a Telegram bot
messageCount	Integer	Number of posts/messages contributed in scraped sample
lastActiveDate	String	ISO 8601 timestamp of user's latest activity
telegramUrl	String	Web URL (https://t.me/username)
deepLink	String	Telegram deep link (tg://resolve?domain=username)

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How to scrape Telegram groups

1. Enter Group Handles / URLs: Provide public Telegram group links or usernames (e.g., https://t.me/durov, @telegram, durov) in the groups array or groupList text area.
2. Configure Limits: Set maxMembers per group and maxPosts to analyze.
3. Select Output Type: Choose members, groups, or all.
4. Run the Scraper: Click Start or run programmatically via Apify CLI / REST API.
5. Download Data: Export your scraped audience dataset in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

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How much will it cost to scrape Telegram groups?

Because Telegram Group Scraper utilizes super-lightweight HTTP request handling (Cheerio Crawler), memory consumption is minimal:

• Compute Unit (CU) Usage: ~0.001 to 0.005 CUs per group processed.
• Free Tier: Scrape thousands of group members per month under Apify's $5 free monthly tier!
• Scale: Extract 100,000+ members for just a few cents in platform compute credits.

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Input Parameters

The Actor accepts input via .actor/input_schema.json or INPUT.json:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
groups	Array	["@durov"]	List of group handles, URLs, or invite links
groupList	String	""	Alternative newline-separated group handles
maxMembers	Integer	100	Max members/participants to extract per group (0 = unlimited)
maxPosts	Integer	50	Max recent posts to inspect for members
outputType	String	"members"	"members", "groups", or "all"
proxyConfiguration	Object	{"useApifyProxy": true}	Apify proxy configuration
maxConcurrency	Integer	10	Maximum parallel requests
debugLog	Boolean	false	Enable detailed debug logs

Example INPUT.json

{
  "groups": [
    "https://t.me/durov",
    "@telegram"
  ],
  "maxMembers": 100,
  "maxPosts": 50,
  "outputType": "members",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "debugLog": false
}

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Output Example

When running with outputType: "members", items are saved dynamically into the dataset:

[
  {
    "itemType": "member",
    "username": "durov",
    "name": "Pavel Durov",
    "role": "owner",
    "groupUsername": "durov",
    "groupTitle": "Durov's Channel",
    "photoUrl": "https://cdn4.cdn-telegram.org/file/...",
    "isVerified": true,
    "isBot": false,
    "messageCount": 14,
    "lastActiveDate": "2026-08-06T12:00:00.000Z",
    "telegramUrl": "https://t.me/durov",
    "deepLink": "tg://resolve?domain=durov",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-06T14:46:33.000Z"
  }
]

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FAQ & Legal Disclaimer

Disclaimer: Our Actors are ethical and do not extract any private user data, such as private phone numbers or password hashes. They only extract information that users have chosen to share publicly on Telegram web previews. You should ensure that your use of scraped data complies with GDPR, local regulations, and applicable Terms of Service.

Common Questions

• Can it scrape private Telegram groups? No, this scraper is built specifically for public Telegram groups and channels accessible via web preview links.
• Can I run this on a schedule? Yes! Use Apify's built-in Schedules feature to run group scrapes hourly, daily, or weekly.