Build a channel directory
Turn public channel URLs into searchable entries with names and descriptions.
Retrieve Telegram profiles, audience and media counts, channel posts and individual messages. Search within a channel and follow its post history.
PUT IT TO WORK
Three ways to use Telegram data.
Turn public channel URLs into searchable entries with names and descriptions.
Read posts with media and reactions, search by text and continue through older pages.
Attach message text, media and engagement to Telegram post links shared in your app.
YOUR FIRST REQUEST
Turn public channel URLs into searchable entries with names and descriptions.
Set SCRAPEATLAS_API_KEY in your environment.
Use the sample request as a starting point.
Send the result to your app, sheet or research tool.
# ScrapeAtlas · use your customer API key
export BASE_URL="https://api.scrapeatlas.com"
curl --get "$BASE_URL/v1/telegram/channel" \
-H "x-api-key: $SCRAPEATLAS_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "handle=example"const baseUrl = "https://api.scrapeatlas.com";
const url = new URL('/v1/telegram/channel', baseUrl);
url.searchParams.set("handle", "example");
const response = await fetch(url, {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPEATLAS_API_KEY
}
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);type Result = {
status: "success" | "partial" | "failed" | "challenged";
requestId: string;
[field: string]: unknown;
};
const response = await fetch(
"https://api.scrapeatlas.com/v1/telegram/channel?handle=example",
{
headers: {
"x-api-key": process.env.SCRAPEATLAS_API_KEY!
}
}
);
const data = (await response.json()) as Result;
if (data.status === "failed" || data.status === "challenged") {
throw new Error(`Telegram request failed: ${data.requestId}`);
}
console.log(data);import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.scrapeatlas.com/v1/telegram/channel",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
params={
"handle": "example"
},
timeout=60,
)
data = response.json()
print(data["status"], data)package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.scrapeatlas.com/v1/telegram/channel?handle=example", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
var data map[string]interface{}
json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&data)
fmt.Println(data["status"], data)
}import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
var client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
var request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://api.scrapeatlas.com/v1/telegram/channel?handle=example"))
.GET()
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
.build();
var response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(response.body());
}
}/v1/telegram/channelJSON responseUse your ScrapeAtlas API key. Replace the sample input with your own.
API DIRECTORY / 05
Create a ScrapeAtlas API key, send it in the x-api-key header, and pass the endpoint’s request fields. The example above is ready to adapt to your own input.
Retrieve Telegram profiles, audience and media counts, channel posts and individual messages. Search within a channel and follow its post history. Each endpoint’s reference shows its response fields and a JSON example.
Yes. Connect ScrapeAtlas through MCP to use Telegram tools from your assistant. You can also call the same API from your own scripts or the CLI.
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