# Monitor a Telegram Channel for New Posts (No Login)

**Use case:** 

Watch any public Telegram channel and get only the posts published since your last check, as clean JSON. No login or API key. $1 per 1,000 posts returned.

## Input

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "telegram"
  ],
  "postsPerChannel": 100,
  "sinceDate": "2026-07-01T00:00:00Z",
  "includeMedia": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "channel": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "postId": {
    "label": "Post ID",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "date": {
    "label": "Date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "views": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "mediaType": {
    "label": "Media type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isForwarded": {
    "label": "Forwarded",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "replyCount": {
    "label": "Replies",
    "format": "number"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Telegram Channel Monitor](https://apify.com/virtual-constructs/telegram-channel-monitor) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/virtual-constructs/telegram-channel-monitor) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.