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How to Scrape Telegram Channel Messages and Group Data

How to Scrape Telegram Channel Messages and Group Data

via Dev.to WebdevАлексей Спинов

Telegram has 900M+ users and public channels with valuable data. Telegram Bot API (Official, Free) Create a bot via @botfather and use the API: const BOT_TOKEN = " YOUR_BOT_TOKEN " ; async function getChannelMessages ( channelUsername ) { // Bot must be admin in the channel const url = `https://api.telegram.org/bot ${ BOT_TOKEN } /getUpdates` ; const res = await fetch ( url ); return res . json (); } TDLib (For Advanced Use) Telegram Database Library gives full API access: Channel message history User profiles Group member lists Media files What Data You Can Get Channel posts and views Message text, media, reactions Member count Post frequency and timing Forward sources Use Cases Community monitoring Competitor channel analysis Content aggregation Trend detection Brand mention tracking Resources Bluesky API Reddit API Complete Index Need Telegram data extracted? $20. Email: Spinov001@gmail.com | Hire me

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