Telegram Channel Scraper

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Scrape posts from any public Telegram channel — text, photos, videos, reactions, polls, link previews, and more. No login or API key needed.

Features

• Extracts full post data: text (plain + HTML), photos, videos, reactions, views, polls, link previews, inline buttons
• Scrapes channel metadata: title, description, subscriber count, avatar, verified status
• Accepts flexible input: full URLs, short URLs, @handles, or just the username
• Handles pagination automatically — scrape hundreds or thousands of posts
• No authentication required — works via Telegram's public web preview
• Supports multiple channels in a single run
• Lightweight — uses HTTP requests only, no browser needed

How much does it cost?

With Telegram Channel Scraper, you can scrape 1,000 posts for about $0.50 in Apify platform credits. One page fetch returns 20 posts, so even large channels are efficient.

Running on the free plan? You can scrape several hundred posts per month at no cost.

Input

Output example

Each post is saved as a JSON object:

{
"channelName":"bitcoin",
"channelTitle":"Bitcoin",
"channelDescription":"This is the top Telegram channel for #Bitcoin news...",
"channelImageUrl":"https://cdn5.telesco.pe/file/...",
"subscriberCount":211000,
"isVerified":false,
"messageId":18823,
"messageUrl":"https://t.me/bitcoin/18823",
"date":"2026-03-12T15:11:31+00:00",
"isEdited":false,
"text":"JUST IN: Michael Saylor's Strategy bought over 1,001 bitcoin...",
"textHtml":"JUST IN: <b>Michael Saylor's Strategy</b> bought over...",
"views":6030,
"reactions":[
{"emoji":"❤","count":31,"isPaid":false},
{"emoji":"⚡","count":25,"isPaid":false}
],
"isGroupedMedia":false,
"photoUrls":["https://cdn1.telesco.pe/file/..."],
"videoUrls":[],
"videoDurations":[],
"videoThumbnailUrls":[],
"linkPreview":null,
"inlineButtons":null,
"poll":null,
"forwardedFrom":null,
"author":null,
"scrapedAt":"2026-03-14T01:38:18.104Z"
}

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Tips

• Video URLs expire — photo URLs are permanent, but video CDN URLs have a token that expires after a few hours. Download videos promptly after scraping.
• Private channels can't be scraped — this actor uses Telegram's public web preview, so only public channels work. Private channels will be skipped with a clear error message.
• Use "Not Older Than" to save costs — for recurring scrapes, set a date cutoff so you only fetch new posts.
• Post limit is per channel — if you scrape 3 channels with a limit of 100, you'll get up to 300 posts total.