# Telegram Channel Scraper - Posts, Views, Media (`vero-api/telegram-channel-scraper`) Actor

Extract posts from any public Telegram channel — text, dates, view counts, emoji reactions, photos, videos, and full channel profiles with subscriber counts. Filter by keyword or date range, no Telegram account or API keys needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vero-api/telegram-channel-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [VeroAPIs](https://apify.com/vero-api) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Agents
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 posts

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Telegram Channel Scraper — posts, views, reactions, and media from any public channel

Get the latest posts from any public Telegram channel as clean, structured data — text, dates, view counts, emoji reactions, photos, videos, and full channel profiles, ready to export.

### What you can do

- Track announcements, news, and trends across the channels you care about
- Collect post history with view counts and emoji reactions for engagement analysis
- Search inside channels — only collect posts mentioning your keyword, product, or hashtag
- Scope the scrape to any date range — even years back in a channel's history, in seconds
- Capture photos, videos, and shared links alongside every post
- Get each channel's profile with every post: name, picture, verification badge, bio, and subscriber count
- Scrape several channels in a single run

### How to use it

1. Add one or more channels — usernames like `durov` or links like `https://t.me/telegram`.
2. Choose how many of the latest posts you want per channel.
3. Optionally add a search query to only get posts that mention it.
4. Optionally set a date range with **Posted after** and **Posted before**.
5. Click **Start** and download your results as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

### What you get

One row per post — this is a real post from `@durov`:

```json
{
  "channel": "durov",
  "id": 527,
  "url": "https://t.me/durov/527",
  "date": "2026-06-15T15:53:15+00:00",
  "text": "🏆 Telegram is launching a $200,000 contest for content creators.\n\n🎬 Create a video about digital freedom using ideas and footage from this speech — plus any content or ideas of your own.\n\n📈 Pass 10,000+ organic views for a chance to win a share of the prize fund.\n\n📣 Full details in the @contest channel.",
  "views": 22100000,
  "reactions": [
    { "emoji": "⭐", "count": 24900 },
    { "emoji": "https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/ujjkJEZUPmyk…", "count": 318000 },
    { "emoji": "https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/gBnvufTNEISX…", "count": 88200 }
  ],
  "forwardedFrom": null,
  "forwardedFromUrl": null,
  "photos": [],
  "videos": [],
  "linkPreview": null,
  "author": {
    "name": "Pavel Durov",
    "username": "durov",
    "photo": "https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/OU2Buu-a4Nik….jpg",
    "verified": true,
    "description": "Founder of Telegram.",
    "subscribers": 11700000,
    "photos": 99,
    "videos": 45,
    "files": null,
    "links": 194
  }
}
```

Reactions cover everything users can send: standard emoji like `🔥`, `⭐` for paid star reactions, and image links for custom premium emoji.

### Pricing

You pay only for the posts you get — no subscriptions, no surprises.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Telegram account or API keys?** No. Just paste the channel name and start.

**Which channels work?** Any public channel. Works best with channels that have their post history visible on the web.

**Can I get old posts?** Yes — set a date range and the scraper jumps straight to it, even if it's years back in a channel's history.

**How fresh is the data?** Every run fetches the channel live, so you always get the latest posts first.

# Actor input Schema

## `channels` (type: `array`):

Public channels to scrape. Paste usernames (e.g. <code>durov</code>) or links (e.g. <code>https://t.me/telegram</code>).

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Only get posts that contain this text, e.g. a keyword, product name, or hashtag. Leave empty to get all posts.

## `maxPosts` (type: `integer`):

How many of the latest posts you want from each channel.

## `postedAfter` (type: `string`):

Only get posts published on or after this date. Leave empty for no start date.

## `postedBefore` (type: `string`):

Only get posts published up to this date. Combine with <b>Posted after</b> to scrape an exact date range — even deep in a channel's history.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "telegram"
  ],
  "maxPosts": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "channels": [
        "telegram"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vero-api/telegram-channel-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "channels": ["telegram"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vero-api/telegram-channel-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "channels": [
    "telegram"
  ]
}' |
apify call vero-api/telegram-channel-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=vero-api/telegram-channel-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/4fRurNxWzEfjHKF8I/builds/RjABZ43dboI5avxT9/openapi.json