# Export a Telegram channel to CSV or JSON

**Use case:** 

Ready-to-run example: a public channel exported as flat, documented columns you can open in a spreadsheet or load into a database.

## Input

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "@telegram"
  ],
  "mode": "messages",
  "maxMessagesPerChannel": 300,
  "maxItems": 300,
  "searchQuery": "airdrop",
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "enrichMessages": false,
  "includeHtml": false,
  "skipServiceMessages": true,
  "concurrency": 5,
  "useProxy": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "channel": {
    "label": "Channel"
  },
  "messageId": {
    "label": "Message ID"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Permalink",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "datetime": {
    "label": "Posted at"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text"
  },
  "views": {
    "label": "Views"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author"
  },
  "reactionsTotal": {
    "label": "Reactions"
  },
  "forwardedFrom": {
    "label": "Forwarded from"
  },
  "media": {
    "label": "Media"
  },
  "hashtags": {
    "label": "Hashtags"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Telegram Data Export - Channel Posts to CSV, JSON or Excel](https://apify.com/vonsensey/telegram-data-export-csv-json-api.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/vonsensey/telegram-data-export-csv-json-api.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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