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📱 Telegram Profile & Channel Scraper — Premium User / Group Intelligence

Extract rich structured data from any Telegram profile, channel, or group.
Get usernames, names, premium status, bio, member counts, online status, and much more — instantly. Perfect for social listening, influencer discovery, and community analytics.

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🚀 Why This Tool Is a Game‑Changer

• Comprehensive Data – For users: phone (masked), premium badge, last seen, description, common chats. For channels/groups: member count, online count, admin count, creation date, slow mode, join settings.
• Auto‑Detection – Automatically distinguishes between users and channels/groups based on URL or content.
• Premium Ready – Detects Telegram Premium subscribers and returns premium‑specific flags.
• Bulk Processing – Scrape dozens of URLs in a single run.
• Clean JSON Output – Standardised schema ready for CRM, analytics, or automation.
• Residential Proxies Ready – Use with Apify proxy to avoid rate limits.

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📥 Input Schema

The actor accepts a JSON object with one field:

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
telegram_urls	array of strings	Yes	–	List of Telegram URLs. Supports: https://t.me/username, https://t.me/s/username, @username, or direct channel/group links.

Example Input

{
  "telegram_urls": [
    "https://t.me/durov",
    "https://t.me/binance",
    "@apify",
    "https://t.me/s/nytimes"
  ]
}

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📤 Output Fields

The actor returns one object per URL, with different schemas for user and channel/group types.

🔹 User Schema (individual profile)

Field	Type	Description
status	string	"success" or "error"
source_url	string	Original URL provided.
processor	string	Link to the processing actor.
processed_at	string	ISO timestamp.
type	string	"user".
id	integer	Telegram user ID (example placeholder).
usernames	array	List of associated usernames.
first_name	string	User’s first name.
last_name	string	User’s last name (if any).
phone	string	Masked phone number (if available).
lang_code	string	Language code (e.g., en).
is_premium	boolean	Telegram Premium subscriber.
is_verified	boolean	Official verified badge.
is_scam / is_fake	boolean	Safety flags.
is_deleted / is_support / is_restricted	boolean	Account status.
profile_photo	boolean	Has profile photo.
last_seen	string	"online", "recently", "long ago", etc.
description	string	Bio / about text.
is_blocked	boolean	If the scraper is blocked by the user.
premium_contact	boolean	Premium‑only contact.
phone_calls / video_calls / voice_messages	boolean	Privacy settings.
common_chats_count	integer	Number of common groups.

🔸 Channel / Group Schema

Field	Type	Description
type	string	"channel" (or "group").
id	integer	Telegram channel/group ID.
usernames	array	Channel username(s).
title	string	Public title.
is_verified	boolean	Verified badge.
is_scam / is_fake / is_restricted	boolean	Safety flags.
profile_photo	boolean	Has avatar.
created_date	string	ISO creation date.
join_to_send / join_request / slowmode / no_forwards	boolean	Group/channel settings.
description	string	About text.
admins_count	integer	Number of administrators.
member_count	integer	Total members/subscribers.
online_count	integer	Currently online members.
has_scheduled	boolean	Has scheduled messages.
linked_chat_id / location	mixed	Optional linked chat or geo location.

Example Output (User)

[
  {
    "status": "success",
    "source_url": "https://t.me/durov",
    "processor": "https://apify.com/cheapget/telegram-profile?fpr=aiagentapi",
    "processed_at": "2026-03-29T10:30:00Z",
    "type": "user",
    "id": 123456789,
    "usernames": ["durov"],
    "first_name": "Pavel",
    "last_name": "Durov",
    "phone": "+1234567890",
    "lang_code": "en",
    "is_premium": true,
    "is_verified": true,
    "is_scam": false,
    "is_fake": false,
    "is_deleted": false,
    "is_support": false,
    "is_restricted": false,
    "profile_photo": true,
    "last_seen": "online",
    "description": "CEO of Telegram",
    "is_blocked": false,
    "premium_contact": false,
    "phone_calls": true,
    "video_calls": false,
    "voice_messages": true,
    "can_pin": false,
    "common_chats_count": 5,
    "has_scheduled": false,
    "can_manage_emoji": false,
    "private_calls": true,
    "private_reads": false
  }
]

Example Output (Channel)

[
  {
    "status": "success",
    "source_url": "https://t.me/binance",
    "processor": "https://apify.com/cheapget/telegram-profile?fpr=aiagentapi",
    "processed_at": "2026-03-29T10:30:01Z",
    "type": "channel",
    "id": 987654321,
    "usernames": ["binance"],
    "title": "Binance Official",
    "is_verified": true,
    "is_scam": false,
    "is_fake": false,
    "is_forum": false,
    "is_restricted": false,
    "has_location": false,
    "gigagroup": false,
    "profile_photo": true,
    "created_date": "2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
    "join_to_send": false,
    "join_request": false,
    "no_forwards": false,
    "slowmode": false,
    "description": "Official Binance announcements and updates",
    "admins_count": 5,
    "banned_count": 0,
    "member_count": 150000,
    "online_count": 2500,
    "view_members": false,
    "call_active": false,
    "has_scheduled": true,
    "view_stats": false,
    "linked_chat_id": null,
    "location": null
  }
]

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🛠 How to Use on Apify

1. Create a task with this actor.
2. Provide input – list the Telegram URLs you want to scrape.
3. Run – the actor will process each URL and push data to the Dataset.
4. Export – download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Running via API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/your-username~telegram-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "telegram_urls": ["https://t.me/durov", "https://t.me/binance"]
  }'

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💡 Ideal Use Cases

• Social Listening – Monitor influencer profiles and public channels.
• Competitor Intelligence – Track channel growth (members, online counts).
• Lead Generation – Enrich leads with Telegram usernames and premium status.
• Community Analytics – Measure engagement across groups and channels.
• Security Research – Identify fake/scam accounts.

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🔍 SEO Keywords

telegram scraper, telegram profile extractor, telegram channel data, telegram group members, telegram api alternative, social media intelligence, telegram premium detector, bulk telegram scraper, apify telegram actor, tg user info

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⚠️ Notes & Limitations

• Demo / Placeholder Data – The current version uses simulated data for demonstration. A production version would integrate with Telegram’s MTProto API or web scraping.
• Rate Limits – Telegram may restrict aggressive scraping. Use residential proxies and delays.
• Privacy – Only public data is extracted; no private messages or hidden information.
• Legal Compliance – Respect Telegram’s terms of service and applicable privacy laws.

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