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Telegram Channel Scraper

Scrape messages from public Telegram channels in bulk. Give it a list of channel handles or links and it returns one clean row per message, newest first, with the text, date, view count, media flags, media URLs, forwards, and links. It can also return a short channel info summary (title, subscriber count, description, photo).

No login. No API key. No cookies. Public channels only.

What you get

For every message:

• channel and messageId
• url (direct link to the message)
• datetime (ISO 8601, with timezone)
• views (parsed to a number)
• text (cleaned, line breaks preserved)
• hasPhoto, hasVideo, hasDocument, hasVoice flags
• photoUrls, videoUrls (media URLs where the channel exposes them)
• forwardedFrom, forwardedFromUrl (when the message is a forward)
• links (outbound links found in the message text)

When channel info is enabled, you also get one summary row per channel:

• title, subscribers, description, photoUrl
• photoCount, videoCount, fileCount, linkCount

Input

Example input

{
"channels":[
"example_channel",
"@another_example",
"https://t.me/one_more_example"
],
"maxMessagesPerChannel":100,
"includeChannelInfo":true,
"concurrency":4
}

Example output row

{
"channel":"example_channel",
"messageId":1234,
"url":"https://t.me/example_channel/1234",
"datetime":"2026-02-10T17:43:45+00:00",
"views":1740000,
"text":"Big news today. Read the full post here.",
"hasPhoto":false,
"hasVideo":true,
"hasDocument":false,
"hasVoice":false,
"photoUrls":[],
"videoUrls":["https://example.com/video.mp4"],
"forwardedFrom":null,
"forwardedFromUrl":null,
"links":["https://example.com/full-post"]
}

Use cases

• Track announcements and news from public channels.
• Archive a channel's message history with dates and view counts.
• Build a dataset of posts for analysis, alerting, or reporting.
• Track channels in your space.

Notes

• Only public channels are supported. Private channels and ones that hide their message preview return no messages.
• View counts and media availability depend on what the channel exposes publicly.
• The scraper pages backwards through a channel's history until your limit is reached or the channel runs out of messages.

FAQ

Do I need a Telegram account or API key?

No. This actor reads public Telegram channels without any login, account, or API key.

Can it scrape private channels or groups?

No. Only public channels that are viewable without joining are supported.

How many messages can I get per channel?

You set the limit with maxMessagesPerChannel. The actor walks the channel history page by page up to your chosen maximum.

What data does each message include?

Message text, timestamp, view count, the channel name and metadata, and any media or link references the message exposes.

Can I export to CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets?

Yes. Every Apify dataset exports to JSON, CSV, Excel, or pushes to your own storage and integrations.