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Telegram channel scraper for dependable post-history exports, returning 55 structured fields plus optional stored media. Capture text, senders, dates, views, replies, forwards, reactions, topics, service events, links, hashtags, and media from any public username.

Pricing

from $0.30 / 1,000 messages

Rating

4.6

(4)

Developer

TrueFetch

Actor stats

Bookmarked

768

Total users

Monthly active users

3 days ago

Last modified

Categories

Social media

Developer tools

Automation

Chat ID

chat_id

Optional

Telegram numeric identifier of the chat the message belongs to.

Type:integer | null

Example:

1526709058

Chat Username

chat_username

Optional

Public username of the chat without the @ prefix, or null when the chat has none.

Type:string | null

Example:

aipost

Chat Title

chat_title

Optional

Display title of the channel or group.

Type:string | null

Example:

AI Post - Artificial Intelligence

Chat Type

chat_type

Optional

Chat kind: channel for broadcast, group for a supergroup, forum for a topic-based group.

Type:string | null

Example:

channel

Chat Description

chat_description

Optional

Public description of the chat at processing time.

Type:string | null

Example:

A public community for Python developers.

Chat Member Count

chat_member_count

Optional

Source-reported participant or subscriber count at processing time.

Type:integer | null

Example:

97864

Message ID

Optional

Message identifier, unique within the chat.

Type:integer | null

Example:

7696

Source URL

source_url

Optional

Canonical t.me link to this message, or null when the chat has no public username.

Type:string | null

Example:

https://t.me/aipost/7696

Type

type

Optional

Message kind: regular for a posted message, service for a chat event such as a title change.

Type:string | null

Example:

regular

Date

date

Optional

UTC timestamp when the message was sent.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-08-01T10:39:00+00:00

Edit Date

edit_date

Optional

UTC timestamp of the last edit, or null when never edited.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-08-01T11:02:00+00:00

Text

text

Optional

Message body text, or null for a message that carries only media or a service action.

Type:string | null

Example:

OpenAI Prepares to Unleash Web Crawler

Sender

sender

Optional

Author label: the signature on a signed channel post, or the @username or name of the group member. Null for unsigned channel posts, whose author is the chat itself.

Type:string | null

Example:

@dbsergey

Sender ID

sender_id

Optional

Telegram numeric identifier of the sending account, or null when the sender is the chat itself.

Type:integer | null

Example:

279058397

Sender Username

sender_username

Optional

Active public username of the sending account without @, when available.

Type:string | null

Example:

example_user

Sender Name

sender_name

Optional

Public display name of the sending account, when available.

Type:string | null

Example:

Example User

Sender Flags

sender_flags

Optional

True source labels for the sender, limited to bot, verified, scam and fake; false labels are omitted.

Type:array | null

Example:

bot

Sender Rank

sender_rank

Optional

Source-provided group rank or role label for the sender.

Type:string | null

Example:

admin

Sender Boost Count

sender_boost_count

Optional

Boosts Telegram attributes to the sender for this message.

Type:integer | null

Example:

Topic Name

topic_name

Optional

Forum topic the message was posted in. Null in channels and non-forum groups.

Type:string | null

Example:

Basketball

Reply To

reply_to

Optional

Message ID this message replies to, or null when it is not a reply.

Type:integer | null

Example:

2163544

Thread ID

thread_id

Optional

Root message ID of the forum topic containing this message.

Type:integer | null

Example:

2262054

Reply Quote

reply_quote

Optional

Quoted source text included in the reply header, when Telegram provides it.

Type:string | null

Example:

Quoted source text

Album ID

album_id

Optional

Grouping identifier shared by the messages of one multi-item album.

Type:integer | null

Example:

13985746789012344

View Count

view_count

Optional

Views recorded by Telegram. Channels only; groups do not count views.

Type:integer | null

Example:

55600

Reply Count

reply_count

Optional

Replies in the linked discussion thread, or null when the chat has none.

Type:integer | null

Example:

Forward Count

forward_count

Optional

Times the message was forwarded. Channels only.

Type:integer | null

Example:

Reactions

reactions

Optional

Reaction name to count for this message. Standard reactions are keyed by their emoji, custom ones by 'custom:', and paid star reactions by 'paid'.

Type:object | null

Example:

[object Object]

URLs

urls

Optional

Links carried by the message, both plain and hyperlinked text.

Type:array | null

Example:

https://openai.com/blog

Hashtags

hashtags

Optional

Hashtags present in the message text.

Type:array | null

Example:

#AI

Media Type

media_type

Optional

What the message carries: photo, video, gif, voice, audio, sticker, document, or webpage. Reported for every message regardless of the download setting.

Type:string | null

Example:

video

Media Name

media_name

Optional

Original file name of the attached document, when the source supplies one.

Type:string | null

Example:

report.pdf

Media Size

media_size

Optional

Attached file size in bytes.

Type:integer | null

Example:

2451920

Media Duration

media_duration

Optional

Playback length in seconds. Telegram reports video duration as a fractional value and audio duration as a whole number, so this field accepts both.

Type:number | null

Example:

Media MIME Type

media_mime_type

Optional

Source-reported MIME type of the attached file.

Type:string | null

Example:

video/mp4

Media Extension

media_extension

Optional

File extension inferred by Telethon from source media metadata.

Type:string | null

Example:

.mp4

Media Width

media_width

Optional

Source-reported media width in pixels.

Type:integer | null

Example:

1920

Media Height

media_height

Optional

Source-reported media height in pixels.

Type:integer | null

Example:

1080

Media Emoji

media_emoji

Optional

Emoji associated with sticker media, when present.

Type:string | null

Example:

🐶

Media Streamable

media_streamable

Optional

Whether Telegram marks the document video as streamable.

Type:boolean | null

Example:

true

Round Video

media_round

Optional

Whether the attached video is a round video message.

Type:boolean | null

Example:

false

Media Has Stickers

media_has_stickers

Optional

Whether photo media has stickers or the document is a sticker.

Type:boolean | null

Example:

false

Media URL

media_url

Optional

Public URL of the stored file, present only when the run downloaded it.

Type:string | null

Example:

https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/abc/records/media-7696.jpg

Link Preview

link_preview

Optional

Compact Telegram link-preview facts such as URL, site, title, description, author, embed dimensions and duration; cached linked-page bodies are excluded.

Type:object | null

Example:

[object Object]

Poll

poll

Optional

Poll question, options, aggregate voter counts and source poll settings; voter identities and viewer-relative choices are excluded.

Type:object | null

Example:

[object Object]

Location

location

Optional

Public location or venue coordinates and source-provided venue labels.

Type:object | null

Example:

[object Object]

Forward Info

forward_info

Optional

Origin of a forwarded message: original date, source id, source name, and source message id.

Type:object | null

Example:

[object Object]

Via Bot ID

via_bot_id

Optional

Telegram numeric identifier of the bot through which the message was posted.

Type:integer | null

Example:

123456789

Restriction Reasons

restriction_reasons

Optional

Source restriction entries limited to platform, reason and explanatory text.

Type:array | null

Example:

[object Object]

Service Type

service_type

Optional

Chat event this service message records, such as Pin Message or Chat Edit Title.

Type:string | null

Example:

Channel Create

Service Info

service_info

Optional

Details of the service action as key=value pairs.

Type:string | null

Example:

title=AI Post

Silent

silent

Optional

Whether the message was posted without a notification.

Type:boolean | null

Example:

false

Pinned

pinned

Optional

Whether the message is pinned in the chat.

Type:boolean | null

Example:

false

Processor

processor

Optional

Actor attribution URL recorded on every row.

Type:string | null

Example:

https://apify.com/username/actor_name

Processed At

processed_at

Optional

UTC timestamp when this row was produced by the run.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-08-03T13:49:29+00:00

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