Telegram Channel Posts Scraper – Comments & Media

Export posts from public Telegram channels with text, timestamps, views, reactions, links, media URLs, and source post URLs.

Use this Actor to collect public Telegram channel posts for social listening, news monitoring, crypto and market research, media analysis, brand tracking, and recurring channel dashboards. Results can be downloaded as CSV, JSON, Excel, XML, RSS, or used through the Apify Dataset API.

Automate Telegram channel workflows in n8n: Use the ready-made Export Telegram channel posts to Google Sheets with Apify workflow for a searchable archive, or Monitor Telegram channel intelligence with Apify, OpenAI, Google Sheets, and Telegram to classify new posts and send alerts.

At a glance

• Public channel export: Enter Telegram channel handles, usernames, or public channel URLs.
• Post data rows: Export post IDs, URLs, dates, text, views, forwards, replies, reactions, links, and media URLs.
• Date filtering: Limit posts with sinceDate and untilDate.
• Monitoring ready: Schedule recurring channel checks for news, crypto, research, or brand monitoring.
• API export: Send Telegram post rows to spreadsheets, BI tools, alerting systems, databases, or AI agents.

What can it do?

Telegram Channel Posts Scraper extracts posts from public Telegram channels and saves one dataset row per post.

• Scrape public channels: Use channel handles, public usernames, t.me links, or public channel URLs.
• Collect post metadata: Save post text, date, URL, views, replies, forwards, reactions, and links.
• Include media URLs: Add public media URLs when available and requested.
• Filter history: Use date inputs to keep runs focused.
• Export repeatable datasets: Use Apify downloads, API calls, schedules, webhooks, and integrations.

Common workflows

• Social listening: Monitor public Telegram channels for brand, topic, or market mentions.
• News monitoring: Track public posts from media, research, and announcement channels.
• Crypto research: Export public channel posts for project, token, or community analysis.
• Market intelligence: Watch competitor, vendor, industry, or regional channels.
• Content archiving: Store public post rows for later review and analysis.
• AI summaries: Feed post text and links into summarization, classification, or alerting workflows.

What data can you extract?

The Actor returns one dataset row per public Telegram channel post.

Example input

{
  "channels": ["telegram"],
  "maxPosts": 25,
  "sinceDate": "2026-07-01",
  "includeMedia": true
}

Example output

{
  "channelUsername": "telegram",
  "channelTitle": "Telegram News",
  "postId": "123",
  "postUrl": "https://t.me/telegram/123",
  "date": "2026-07-03",
  "postedAt": "2026-07-03T10:00:00.000Z",
  "text": "Example public channel post",
  "views": 12000,
  "forwards": 45,
  "replyCount": 10,
  "reactions": [{"emoji": "like", "count": 100}],
  "links": ["https://example.com"],
  "mediaUrls": ["https://..."],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-03T12:00:00.000Z"
}

How to run it

1. Open the Actor on Apify.
2. Add one or more public Telegram channels.
3. Set maxPosts.
4. Add optional date filters.
5. Choose whether to include media URLs or raw HTML snippets.
6. Start the run and export the dataset.

Search tips

• Use public channels only: Private channels and groups are not supported.
• Start with one channel: Confirm output shape before adding a large channel list.
• Use date filters: Keep recurring runs focused with sinceDate.
• Enable media only when needed: Media URLs can make rows larger.
• Schedule monitoring: Reuse the same channel list for daily or weekly snapshots.

Limits and caveats

• The Actor extracts public Telegram channel posts only.
• It does not access private channels, private groups, user chats, or login-gated data.
• Some public counters, reactions, replies, or media URLs may be missing depending on Telegram page output.
• Very large channels may require focused limits and date windows.

API usage

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~telegram-channel-posts-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"channels":["telegram"],"maxPosts":25,"includeMedia":true}'

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('fetch_cat/telegram-channel-posts-scraper').call({
  channels: ['telegram'],
  maxPosts: 25,
  includeMedia: true,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
import os

client = ApifyClient(os.environ['APIFY_TOKEN'])
run = client.actor('fetch_cat/telegram-channel-posts-scraper').call(run_input={
    'channels': ['telegram'],
    'maxPosts': 25,
    'includeMedia': True,
})
items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items
print(items)

MCP and AI agents

This Actor can be used through the official Apify MCP server at https://mcp.apify.com.

Claude CLI setup

claude mcp add apify --transport http https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/telegram-channel-posts-scraper

JSON config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/telegram-channel-posts-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example prompts

• "Scrape the latest 25 posts from the public Telegram channel telegram."
• "Export public Telegram posts from durov since 2026-07-01 and include media URLs."
• "Compare recent public posts from telegram and durov for social listening."

Use the same JSON keys shown in the input configuration table, such as channels, maxPosts, sinceDate, untilDate, and includeMedia.

Support

If a run fails, returns no data, or a field looks wrong, open an issue from the Actor page.

Please include the Apify run ID or run URL, input JSON, one example public URL, query, or input item, what you expected, and what the dataset returned. Small reproducible inputs make parsing or site-layout issues much faster to fix.

Privacy and data handling

This Actor runs with Apify limited permissions and only processes data needed for the documented run. It uses content lookup inputs and public posts, profiles, videos, comments, or channel metadata needed for the requested output to produce the output dataset and sends requests to public Telegram Channel Posts pages/endpoints; results are stored in Apify run storage for your account. FetchCat does not use your inputs or outputs for advertising, does not use them for model training, and does not retain them outside the Apify run except for transient support debugging when you explicitly share run details. You are responsible for using the Actor lawfully, respecting the target site's terms, and avoiding unnecessary personal or sensitive data in inputs.