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Telegram Channel & Group Scraper

Overview

A powerful scraper for extracting detailed information from Telegram channels and groups. NO API keys required - uses public t.me web preview for instant access.

Features

• NO API Keys Required - Works out of the box with public channels/groups
• Channel Scraping: Extract channel details, member counts, and recent messages
• Group Scraping: Get group information and recent messages
• Message History: Retrieve recent messages with metadata (dates, views, forwards)
• Bulk Scraping: Scrape multiple channels/groups in one run
• Engagement Metrics: Calculate views, forwards, and averages
• Media Detection: Identify photos, videos, and other media types with direct URLs

How It Works

This scraper uses the public Telegram web preview (t.me) to extract data:

• No Telegram API account needed
• No credentials required
• Works instantly - just provide the username
• Same approach as top competitors on Apify

Input

{
"channels":["durov","telegram"],
"maxMessages":10,
"includeText":true,
"includeMedia":true
}

Input Fields

Output

Channel Data

{
"username":"durov",
"title":"Durov's Channel",
"description":"Official channel of Telegram founder Pavel Durov",
"memberCount":2500000,
"verified":true,
"restricted":false,
"joinDate":null,
"url":"https://t.me/durov",
"scrapedAt":"2024-03-22T11:30:00Z",
"messageCount":50,
"engagement":{
"totalViews":5000000,
"totalForwards":0,
"avgViewsPerMessage":100000,
"avgForwardsPerMessage":0
},
"messages":[
{
"id":"durov/123",
"text":"Message content here",
"date":"2024-03-22T10:30:00Z",
"views":150000,
"forwards":0,
"editDate":null,
"replyToMsgId":null,
"hasMedia":true,
"mediaType":"photo",
"mediaUrl":"https://cdn...",
"reactions":{},
"sender":{
"username":"durov",
"firstName":"Durov",
"isChannel":true
},
"forwardedFrom":null,
"url":"https://t.me/durov/123"
}
]
}

Use Cases

1. Market Research: Analyze channel demographics and engagement
2. Lead Generation: Find relevant channels for marketing campaigns
3. Competitive Analysis: Track competitor channels and messaging
4. Content Strategy: Study popular content in your niche
5. Influencer Outreach: Identify high-engagement channels for partnerships
6. Crypto/Finance: Track signal channels and market sentiment

Pricing

• Pay-per-event: $0.05 per 1,000 messages (1,000 messages = $0.05)
• Subscription: $9.99/month for 200,000 messages

Advantages

✅ No API Keys Required

• Works instantly - no setup needed
• Users don't need to create Telegram API accounts
• Same friction-free experience as top competitors

✅ Better Code Quality

• Clean, maintainable Python code
• Comprehensive documentation
• Well-tested

✅ Competitive Pricing

• $0.05 per 1,000 messages (20x cheaper than $1.00 competitors)
• 400x cheaper than premium tier ($20.00/1,000)

✅ Full-Featured

• Channel and group scraping
• Bulk operations
• Engagement metrics
• Media detection
• Export options (JSON)

Limitations

• Works with public channels/groups only
• Private channels require invitation (cannot be scraped)
• Web preview has rate limits (~20 messages per page)
• Very old messages may not be available
• Member lists not available via web preview (Telegram limitation)
• Forward counts not available via web preview (Telegram limitation)

Comparison with Competitors

Legal Notice

This tool scrapes publicly available information only. Ensure compliance with:

• Telegram's Terms of Service
• Local data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA)
• Respect for channel/group privacy settings

Support

For issues or feature requests, please contact: alam@synccomputers.co.uk

Quick Start

1. No setup needed - just provide a username or channel URL
2. Run the scraper
3. Get results in JSON format
4. Export or use directly in your applications

Example Usage

Single Channel

{
"channels":["durov"],
"maxMessages":50
}

Multiple Channels

{
"channels":["durov","telegram","crypto"],
"maxMessages":100
}

Media URLs Only (No Text)

{
"channels":["photography_channel"],
"includeText":false,
"includeMedia":true
}