# Watch public Telegram channels for your keywords

**Use case:** 

Watches public Telegram channels for the words you care about and returns every message that mentions one, with the text, date, view count, links and media flags. Point it at competitor channels, news feeds or job boards, then turn on monitor mode and schedule it so each run brings back only what is new. No phone number, no login, no API key.

## Input

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "telegram",
    "durov"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "update",
    "premium"
  ],
  "maxMessagesPerChannel": 50,
  "sinceDays": 0,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "channel": {
    "label": "Channel (as given in input)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "date": {
    "label": "Posted at (ISO)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Message text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "matchedKeywords": {
    "label": "Keywords matched",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "views": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "hasMedia": {
    "label": "Has media",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Message URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Telegram Channel Monitor 🔔 (keyword alerts, no login)](https://apify.com/tagadanar/telegram-channel-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/tagadanar/telegram-channel-monitor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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