# Telegram API: Get public channel

> Gets the title, username, description, subscriber total, verification, photo and public media totals of a public Telegram channel.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/t.me/get-channel
- Method: `t.me/get_channel`, version 1
- Website: t.me
- Returns: channel title, username, description, subscriber count, photo/video/file/link counts, verified flag, photo and t.me link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `channel` | string | yes | `"@nytimes"` | Public channel name with or without @, or its t.me link, such as durov, @durov, or t.me/durov. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "channel": "@nytimes"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "username": "@nytimes",
  "file_count": null,
  "link_count": 2800,
  "description": "New York Times coverage from around the world, including the Russia-Ukraine war. Get the latest at https://www.nytimes.com/world",
  "is_verified": true,
  "photo_count": 3320,
  "video_count": 165,
  "channel_link": "https://t.me/nytimes",
  "channel_title": "The New York Times",
  "subscriber_count": 187927,
  "channel_photo_link": "https://cdn1.telesco.pe/file/gHkhbsFsxJFuMtSOtEf54miJ0AGJ_AOx2OnSmugzDTa-JiJ4Ka1NeVMQD4UWiOICqaxmYEHFUnPPgm-TZMBVKSMX-FMiRItt-ht3glin2GV9SYJSAT_hqsdBs6baByHZeVXcxDy8YqNHe9g2VE04QKhE8WFVZaXDdGGe_KU5JogyLrWBN0xN_lCsiaWbImcIWSGAuOg8AY8bbfV6UBLsbts-ZGZjKljyNz28eH5mae3SI4dDswasXaECAriL4HP5KqjJj_FjJDwwig6…"
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"t.me/get_channel","input":{"channel":"@nytimes"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- How many subscribers does the public channel durov have, and is it verified?
- Can you pull up the description and photo for the Telegram channel @durov?
- What are the title and media counts for t.me/durov, including photos and links shared?
- Look up the public channel named durov and tell me its username and t.me link.
- I need the subscriber total and verified status for the Telegram channel @techdaily_news.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "channel"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "channel": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Public channel name with or without @, or its t.me link, such as durov, @durov, or t.me/durov."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "channel_title",
    "username",
    "description",
    "subscriber_count",
    "photo_count",
    "video_count",
    "file_count",
    "link_count",
    "is_verified",
    "channel_photo_link",
    "channel_link"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "username": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The channel username with @."
    },
    "file_count": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Files shown in the public preview; may be rounded if abbreviated."
    },
    "link_count": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Links shown in the public preview; may be rounded if abbreviated."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Channel description, or null when not provided."
    },
    "is_verified": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the public channel displays a verified badge."
    },
    "photo_count": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Photos shown in the public preview; may be rounded if abbreviated."
    },
    "video_count": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Videos shown in the public preview; may be rounded if abbreviated."
    },
    "channel_link": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The channel t.me page link."
    },
    "channel_title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The channel title."
    },
    "subscriber_count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Exact number of subscribers from the public profile."
    },
    "channel_photo_link": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Channel profile photo URL, or null if absent."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## See more

- [Telegram API: List channel posts](https://fous.com/methods/t.me/list-channel-posts.md): Lists the latest posts from a public Telegram channel preview, with text, posting time, approximate views, edit flag, forwarded source, thumbnails and post links.
- [YouTube API: Get channel](https://fous.com/methods/youtube.com/get-channel.md): Gets a public YouTube channel's profile, links and statistics from its name, @handle or link. Subscriber totals may be rounded as YouTube displays them.
- [Social Blade API: Get YouTube channel stats](https://fous.com/methods/socialblade.com/get-youtube-channel-stats.md): Looks up a YouTube channel on Social Blade by name, @handle, YouTube link or Social Blade link and returns its profile, 30-day growth, earnings estimates and the last 14 daily statistics.
- [YouTube API: List channel videos](https://fous.com/methods/youtube.com/list-channel-videos.md): Lists a YouTube channel's public videos, Shorts, or live uploads, newest first or most popular first, along with channel details. Counts and dates taken from displayed text may be approximate.
- [YouTube API: Get video](https://fous.com/methods/youtube.com/get-video.md): Gets public details and statistics for one YouTube video by link, ID or title. A title selects the top search match.
- [TikTok API: Get profile](https://fous.com/methods/tiktok.com/get-profile.md): Gets a TikTok creator's public profile and totals (followers, following, likes, videos) from a username, @handle or profile link. Profiles not visible to public visitors cannot be returned.
- [Twitch API: Get a channel](https://fous.com/methods/twitch.tv/get-channel.md): Looks up a public Twitch channel by name, display name or channel link and returns its profile, live status and up to 10 recent broadcast videos.
- [Instagram API: Get profile](https://fous.com/methods/instagram.com/get-profile.md): Gets an Instagram account's public profile from its username, @name or profile link: name, bio, exact follower, following and post counts, verified and private flags, first bio link, profile picture and account ID.
- [All Telegram methods](https://fous.com/methods/t.me.md)