# Scrape Public Telegram Channels for Research

**Use case:** 

Monitor public Telegram channels by username: message text, view counts, timestamps, author/signature, forwards, and message URLs. Track market-research signals

## Input

```json
{
  "channel": "durov",
  "keyword": "",
  "maxMessages": 10
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "channel": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "message_id": {
    "label": "Message ID",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "views": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "datetime": {
    "label": "Date",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

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