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Telegram scrapers compared

309 tools that scrape Telegram, ranked by real usage over the last 30 days. Success rate is the share of public runs that finished successfully in the last 30 days. Summed reported actor users: 2,434. Users may overlap across tools; this is not a count of unique people or buyers, or search volume.

At a glance: 309 tools; 60 of 60 displayed tools have recorded 30-day run completion (20+ public runs). Dataset file date: 2026-10-20; individual observation dates vary or are unknown.

Carried forward means retained from an earlier fetch; pricing and usage may have changed, or the listing may be absent from today's fetch. Unknown observation dates remain unknown. Dataset file dates and tool build dates are not tool observation dates.

Current recommendations use only tools fetched in this dataset with a known observation date. Carried-forward and unknown-date records remain in comparisons but cannot be current picks.

Pricing coverage among 60 displayed tools: 59 with a recorded primary-event rate; 0 with an unavailable primary-event rate; 1 with an explicit FREE model. Primary-event rates use the recorded billing units below; different events are not equivalent results.

Comparison evidence

Sorting covers only the displayed subset (at most 60 tools), not the entire store or every matching actor. Success means run completion, not output accuracy. Review sorting uses review count, not rating. Unknown evidence stays last; ties retain original order.

ToolUsers 30dObserved run completion 30dRuns 30dUSD / 1,000 primary eventsUSD / run startReview count (rating shown)Last run
Telegram Keyword Search Scraper
lofomachines/telegram-keyword-search-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown · alternatives
36298.1%16,857$2.50<$0.0011 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
WhatsApp Number Lookup — Profile, Leaks, Telegram, Bulk
eduair94/whatsapp-data-lookup
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown · alternatives
224100.0%108,363$50.00Selected event: Live WhatsApp lookup — number found (lookup-success-fresh)
4 additional listed charge events

Fresh upstream WhatsApp check where the number exists and results are NOT served from cache. Failed lookups and numbers not on WhatsApp are free.

  • Cached WhatsApp lookup — number found (lookup-success-cached)
  • Database-only search hit (database-search-hit)
  • Profile picture addon (profile-pic-retrieved)
  • Leak / breach data addon (leak-hit)
Unavailable13 reviews · rating 4.92026-10-19
Telegram Channel & Profile Scraper
automation-lab/telegram-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
19597.2%3,477$2.00Selected event: Channel Info (channel-info)
2 additional listed charge events

Cost per channel/profile metadata extracted

  • Actor Start (start)
  • Message (message)
$0.0052 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Scraper
tri_angle/telegram-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
15699.9%59,773$5.00Selected event: Result (result)
1 additional listed charge events

A result of one item in a dataset

  • Start Run (start)
<$0.00117 reviews · rating 2.82026-10-19
Telegram Channel Message
truefetch/telegram-channel-message
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
11298.9%10,143$0.35Selected event: Result (result)
1 additional listed charge events

Single result in the default dataset.

  • Media (media)
$0.0104 reviews · rating 3.12026-10-19
Telegram Channel Content & Media Scraper
webfinity/telegram-channel-content-media-scraper-v2
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
8197.7%2,408$10.00Selected event: Post (post)
Event details

One Telegram message, or one album if merging is on

Unavailable8 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Info Scraper
agentx/telegram-info-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
76100.0%945$5.20Selected event: Result (result)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

$0.0105 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Profile
truefetch/telegram-profile
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
6899.5%2,952$3.00Selected event: Result (result)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

$0.0107 reviews · rating 4.92026-10-19
Telegram Channel Posts Scraper – Comments & Media
fetch_cat/telegram-channel-posts-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
6298.7%2,652$0.45Selected event: Post extracted (post)
1 additional listed charge events

Charged per post extracted.

  • Run started (start)
$0.0051 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Member Scraper
agentx/telegram-member-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
6198.4%430$0.80Selected event: Result (result)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

$0.0109 reviews · rating 4.82026-10-19
Telegram Scraper – Group, Channel Member Scraper
bhansalisoft/telegram-group-member-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
5299.1%1,508$10.00<$0.0012 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Username Checker
akula.marketing/Telegram-Get-Username-Info
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
4399.8%1,512$1.00Unavailable5 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Channel Search Scraper (topic, subscribers, no login)
datahamster/telegram-channels-search
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
3497.7%426$3.00Selected event: Result item (result)
2 additional listed charge events

One validated, deduplicated item pushed to the dataset

  • Monitor check (monitor-check)
  • Changed item (change)
Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Profile Photo Scraper
akula.marketing/Telegram-Get-Username-Photos
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
31100.0%321$10.00Unavailable2 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
TGKit Telegram Channel Finder Scraper
automation-lab/tgkit-telegram-channel-finder-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
2977.3%361$0.16Selected event: Item extracted (item)
1 additional listed charge events

Charged per item extracted.

  • Run started (start)
$0.0050 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Messages Scraper
curious_coder/telegram-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
270.0%586Explicit FREE modelExplicit FREE pricing model; billing unit unavailable.
Event details

Event description unavailable.

Explicit FREE model6 reviews · rating 2.02026-10-19
Telegram Groups Search Scraper
powerai/telegram-groups-search-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
2798.8%170$4.99$0.0901 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Profile Scraper
brilliant_gum/telegram-profile-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
26100.0%258$300.00Selected event: Profile Lookup (telegram-profile-lookup)
1 additional listed charge events

Charged for each Telegram profile resolved by username or URL

  • Phone Lookup (telegram-phone-lookup)
$0.0101 reviews · rating 1.02026-10-18
Telegram Keyword Search Scraper
khadinakbar/telegram-keyword-search-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
2599.6%523$3.00Selected event: Telegram result found (result-found)
Event details

Charged once per saved public Telegram channel, group, or message row. CLEAR and failed-query rows are not billed.

<$0.0010 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Channel Search Scraper — Fresh Posts by Keyword
scrapersdelight/telegram-channel-search-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
2493.0%86$2.00Selected event: Per matching post returned (post-scraped)
Event details

Charged once for each unique public Telegram post delivered (deduplicated on channel + post id before billing). Channels with no public preview, posts outside your date window and posts removed by your filters are never charged.

Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Chat Scraper
agentx/telegram-chat-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
2499.8%3,164$0.54Selected event: Result (result)
1 additional listed charge events

Single result in the default dataset.

  • Media (media)
$0.0104 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Channel Scraper
maximedupre/telegram-channels-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
2289.6%538$1.15Selected event: Channel (telegram-channel-result)
Event details

One public Telegram channel saved when a search or known-target lookup finds it.

Unavailable1 reviews · rating 1.02026-10-19
Telegram Channel Analytics — Subscribers, Reach & Stats
lergassy/telegram-channel-analytics
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
2096.6%88$22.22Selected event: Channel analysis (channel)
1 additional listed charge events

One channel analysed: subscribers, median views, reach, engagement, cadence, best hours and top posts. Error rows are free.

  • Post (post)
Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Comments Scraper
apt_marble/telegram-comments-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1999.8%538$2.50Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Group Member
truefetch/telegram-group-member
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1798.2%110$0.55Selected event: Result (result)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

$0.0105 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-18
Telegram Channels Search Scraper
easyapi/telegram-channels-search-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1791.8%85$4.99$0.0900 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Members Scraper
lofomachines/telegram-member-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1788.3%103$3.00Selected event: Messages (message-scraped)
1 additional listed charge events

Message History

  • Members (active-member)
<$0.0010 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Username Info — User, Group, Channel & Bot verified
scrapepilot/telegram-username-info----user-group-channel-bot-lookup
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1594.6%74$5.00$0.151 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-18
Telegram Username
xtools/telegram-username
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1297.0%167$20.00$0.0202 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-18
Telegram Groups Scraper
i-scraper/telegram-groups-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1290.6%413$0.30Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Info Scraper
maximedupre/telegram-info-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1296.9%131$0.010Selected event: Public entity (telegram-entity-row)
Event details

One public entity saved to your dataset.

Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Channel Scraper — Posts, Views & Engagement
viralanalyzer/telegram-channel-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1199.6%236$30.00Selected event: Post scraped (post-scraped)
Event details

One Telegram post or channel summary extracted with views and engagement metrics

Unavailable6 reviews · rating 4.82026-10-19
Telegram Channel Messages Scraper
automation-lab/telegram-public-channel-history-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1182.0%61$0.33Selected event: Item extracted (item)
1 additional listed charge events

Charged per item extracted.

  • Run started (start)
$0.0050 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
BORG Telegram channel scraper
acid-base/borg-telegram-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1199.6%284$5.00<$0.0010 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Media Downloader 📥
easyapi/telegram-media-downloader
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
11100.0%114$4.99$0.0902 reviews · rating 4.72026-10-19
Telegram Channels Scraper
i-scraper/telegram-channels-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1198.6%366$2.00Unavailable1 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Scraper - Channels, Messages, Media & Search
scrapesage/telegram-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1199.0%96$2.00Selected event: Message scraped (message)
2 additional listed charge events

Charged per Telegram message returned to the dataset (messages mode), including text, media, URLs, reactions, polls, forwards, replies, and link previews.

  • Channel info scraped (channel-info)
  • Media downloaded (media)
Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Scraper | Telegram Message Scraper
bhansalisoft/telegram-group-channel-message-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1096.3%27$10.00<$0.0011 reviews · rating 1.02026-10-17
Telegram Channel Messages Scraper
maximedupre/telegram-channel-messages-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
1098.7%1,033$0.30Selected event: Telegram message (telegram-message)
Event details

One public Telegram channel message row saved to the dataset.

$0.0010 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram posts scraper
sashaebashu/telegram-post-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
10100.0%257$2.00<$0.0011 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Keyword Search & Alerts Scraper
i-scraper/telegram-keyword-search
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
10100.0%73$3.00Selected event: Telegram result (telegram-result)
Event details

One matching public Telegram post saved to the default dataset.

$0.0010 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-18
Enterprise level - Telegram Keyword Search & Channel Scraper
monkey.d.scraping/telegram-keyword-search-channel-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
989.1%46$1.00Selected event: Telegram post (apify-default-dataset-item)
1 additional listed charge events

One verified public Telegram post saved to the default dataset.

  • Verified keyword discovery page (keyword-search-page)
<$0.0010 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-18
Telegram Channel Scraper: Posts + Media + Metadata
webfinity/telegram-channel-content-media-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
999.8%3,283$10.00Selected event: Post (post)
2 additional listed charge events

One Telegram message, or one album if merging is on

  • Run start (run-start)
  • Media File (media-file)
$0.0101 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Channel Scraper, Public Messages and Metadata
george.the.developer/telegram-channel-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
999.5%1,998$5.00Selected event: Message scraped (message-scraped)
Event details

Charged for each Telegram message scraped

Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Search Scraper
lightmoon/telegram-search-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
983.1%71$3.99Selected event: Search match (match-found)
1 additional listed charge events

One result from a public Telegram search: what it is (channel, group, bot, post or Telegraph article), its t.me link and @name, its name and description or the matching text of the post, and whether it contains every word of your phrase. Results dropped by your own filters are never charged.

  • Enriched channel (channel-enriched)
<$0.0010 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Info Scraper
automation-lab/telegram-info-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
9100.0%336$0.058Selected event: Result extracted (result)
1 additional listed charge events

Charged per resolved public Telegram entity saved to the dataset.

  • Run started (start)
$0.0050 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Similar Channels Finder
akula.marketing/Telegram-Get-Recommended-Channels
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
8100.0%2,925$4.00Unavailable1 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Private Group Scraper
agentx/telegram-private-group-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
899.9%1,007$0.80Selected event: Result (result)
Event details

Charged for each accessible member profile written to the default Dataset, up to the validated max_results limit.

$0.0102 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-18
Telegram Channel Posts Scraper — Messages, Views & Media
memo23/telegram-channel-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
899.4%167$0.25$0.0011 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Telegram Media Downloader
maximedupre/telegram-media-downloader
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
798.6%139$0.90Selected event: Media file (telegram-media-item)
Event details

One public Telegram photo, video, or audio file saved to your dataset.

Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-18
Telegram Channel Messages Scraper
lightmoon/telegram-messages-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
699.8%538$1.45Selected event: Channel message (message-scraped)
Event details

One post from a public Telegram channel — its text, date, views, reactions, media links, link preview and channel details. Posts a filter removed, duplicates, and a scheduled run that finds nothing new are never charged.

<$0.0010 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Keyword Search Scraper - Messages by Keyword
parseforge/telegram-keyword-search-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
698.1%212$2.50Selected event: Telegram message (result-item)
Event details

Charged once per matching Telegram message returned, with its channel, views, reactions and media. Error rows are free.

Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Channel Scraper
lergassy/telegram-channel-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
6100.0%37$0.20Selected event: Post (post)
Event details

One row per Telegram channel post with text, date, views, reactions and media. Filtered posts and channels that fail are free. No fee per run.

Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Member Adder — Native MCP Server 🚀
opportunity-biz/apify-telegram-smart-member-adder
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
688.5%192$0.010Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
5 additional listed charge events

Single result in the default dataset.

  • Member added (member-added)
  • MCP · Fetch members (mcp-fetch_members)
  • MCP · Simulate (dry-run) (mcp-simulate_add)
  • MCP · Filter members (mcp-filter_members)
  • MCP · Check account (mcp-check_account)
<$0.0010 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Channel Scraper
thescrapelab/Apify-Telegram-Scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
597.6%82$0.69<$0.0010 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-18
Telegram Integration - Bot Messenger
alizarin_refrigerator-owner/telegram-integration
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
5100.0%71$0.010Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
3 additional listed charge events

Single result in the default dataset.

  • Message Sent (message_sent)
  • Media Sent (media_sent)
  • Group Message (group_message)
$0.100 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-18
Telegram Channel Scraper: Posts, Views, Links, No Login
themineworks/telegram-channel-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
5100.0%446$1.00Selected event: Post (post-scraped)
Event details

Charged per post delivered to the dataset.

$0.0050 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19
Telegram Channel Finder: Keyword to Public Channels
themineworks/telegram-channel-finder
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
5100.0%73$3.00Selected event: Channel found (channel-found)
Event details

Charged per Telegram channel delivered. A search that returns nothing is never charged.

$0.0051 reviews · rating 5.02026-10-19
Cheap Telegram Channel Scraper - History & CSV
monkey.d.scraping/telegram-channel-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
5100.0%70$0.20Selected event: Telegram post returned (telegram-post)
Event details

One public Telegram post written to the dataset. Channel details and starting the run are free.

Unavailable0 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-18
Telegram Scraper — Group Messages, Members & Channel Data
oneary/telegram-scraper
Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown
591.4%35$7.00$0.100 reviews · rating 0.02026-10-19

Download the Telegram comparison CSV (60 displayed tools). Includes snapshot_date (the dataset file date, not tool observation), observed_on (blank when unknown), observation_status (fetched, carried_forward or unknown), carried_forward, usage, recorded runs, success rate (0–1), pricing model, primary event and its listed USD price per 1,000 events (per_k). This primary-event rate is not total cost: run-start and additional charges may apply, and events can differ between tools. Unknown prices and success rates are blank; FREE identifies an explicit free pricing model.

Success rate is shown only for tools with 20+ runs in 30 days; below 90% is highlighted. Prices are list prices for Apify's free plan (paid plans are cheaper). Rates are per 1,000 primary events in the recorded unit named beside each rate; an unavailable billing unit is labeled explicitly. Different billing events do not imply equivalent results. Run-start and additional charges, plus your workload, determine total cost. Unavailable means the snapshot did not provide the value; an explicit FREE model is separate from a zero listed event rate. You are responsible for complying with Telegram's terms and applicable law. How we measure.

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