What it returns
Scrape posts from any public Telegram channel: text, date, views, links, photos, videos and forwards. Filter by keyword and go back through the channel history. No login and no Telegram account needed.
Request
POST https://api.pushbuild.com/telegram-channel-scraper/run with a JSON body. Send your key in the X-API-Key header.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
channels required | list of strings | Public channel usernames or t.me links. |
maxPostsPerChannel | integer | How far back to go. Default: 100. |
keyword | string | Only posts containing this text. |
maxItems | integer | Maximum items to return (1-500). Default: 100. |
Example
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/telegram-channel-scraper/run \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"channels": ["durov"], "maxItems": 20}'Response
{"count": 20, "truncated": false, "seconds": 1.4, "items": [ { ... } ]}Each call returns up to 500 items. Records that fail validation or are not found are flagged in the items and not charged.
Pricing
Pay only for results returned: $0.40 per 1,000 posts. No charge for errors or empty searches.
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