Telegram API: channel details & channel posts

Channel details, channel posts and subscriber counts

Telegram provides public channel details and the latest posts visible in public previews, with media and view totals that may be rounded or approximate.

Get channel

Get the title, username, description, subscriber total, verification, photo and public media totals for a public Telegram channel. Media totals can be rounded when Telegram abbreviates them; missing totals are null. Private channels, groups, bots and people are not supported.

Your information

Channel

Public channel name with or without @, or its t.me link, such as durov, @durov, or t.me/durov.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Pavel Durov

Yes

@durov

Subscribers10,594,012

Founder of Telegram.

Public media

Photos102

Videos46

Links200

Open Telegram channel

About the Telegram tool

Telegram, also called TG, uses Get channel to return public channel details from a channel name or t.me link.

Built from t.me. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

Actions

Get channel

1 credit

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Channel`channel`	Text	Required	Public channel name with or without @, or its t.me link, such as durov, @durov, or t.me/durov.Example: Durov

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Username`username`	Text	The channel username with @.Example: @durov
File Count`file_count`	Number	Files shown in the public preview; may be rounded if abbreviated.
Link Count`link_count`	Number	Links shown in the public preview; may be rounded if abbreviated.Example: 200
Description`description`	Text	Channel description, or null when not provided.Example: Founder of Telegram.
Is Verified`is_verified`	Yes or no	Whether the public channel displays a verified badge.Example: Yes
Photo Count`photo_count`	Number	Photos shown in the public preview; may be rounded if abbreviated.Example: 102
Video Count`video_count`	Number	Videos shown in the public preview; may be rounded if abbreviated.Example: 46
Channel Link`channel_link`	Text	The channel t.me page link.Example: https://t.me/durov
Channel Title`channel_title`	Text	The channel title.Example: Pavel Durov
Subscriber Count`subscriber_count`	Number	Exact number of subscribers from the public profile.Example: 10594012
Channel Photo Link`channel_photo_link`	Text	Channel profile photo URL, or null if absent.Example: https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/dvlDi8HZMZcm2m0WSzi_v3KAH7ndzd_FKRLAlcycWXQiRkvGdk…

Example result

For Channel: Durov

JSON

{
  "username": "@durov",
  "file_count": null,
  "link_count": 200,
  "description": "Founder of Telegram.",
  "is_verified": true,
  "photo_count": 102,
  "video_count": 46,
  "channel_link": "https://t.me/durov",
  "channel_title": "Pavel Durov",
  "subscriber_count": 10594012,
  "channel_photo_link": "https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/dvlDi8HZMZcm2m0WSzi_v3KAH7ndzd_FKRLAlcycWXQiRkvGdkuo8cuoGMZeJ8XwOT-r_HagOBIW4MtqmJCEd8RumwOzG5NfNtMXVdMOd2kQc9UkLPrrLJzCdsVcP3sxiyma_ugCTk3TpxLiMztEMwezf_9KYc5VjS5Bhx1QKQc…"
}

List channel posts

1 credit

List the latest posts from a public Telegram channel, including text, posting time, views, edits, forwarded source, media thumbnails and post links. View counts are approximate when the preview abbreviates them; only posts visible on public channel previews are included.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Channel`channel`	Text	Required	Public channel username with or without @, or its t.me link, for example durov.Example: Durov
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of recent posts to return, for example 40. Up to 100.Example: 45

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Posts`posts`	List	Channel posts in newest-first order.
Text`posts[].text`	Text	Plain text of the post, including link labels.Example: 🤝 Telegram has become the sponsor of Codeforces — the largest competitive…
Views`posts[].views`	Number	Displayed view count converted to an approximate whole number, or null when unavailable.Example: 1740000
Edited`posts[].edited`	Yes or no	Whether the preview marks this post as edited.Example: No
Post Link`posts[].post_link`	Text	Link to the post.Example: https://t.me/durov/548
Posted At`posts[].posted_at`	Date	Post date and time in UTC, ISO 8601.Example: 2026-09-11T16:04:02+00:00
Post Number`posts[].post_number`	Number	Channel post number.Example: 548
Photo Thumbnail Links`posts[].photo_thumbnail_links`	List	Links to photo thumbnails.
Video Thumbnail Links`posts[].video_thumbnail_links`	List	Links to video thumbnails.
Forwarded From Channel`posts[].forwarded_from_channel`	Text	Name shown as the forwarded source, or null.Example: Pavel Durov

Example result

For Channel: Durov

JSON

{
  "posts": [
    {
      "text": "🤝 Telegram has become the sponsor of Codeforces — the largest competitive programming platform in the world. \n\n ⚡CodeForces organizes over 100 coding contests every year and has 4 million contestants…",
      "views": 1740000,
      "edited": false,
      "post_link": "https://t.me/durov/548",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-11T16:04:02+00:00",
      "post_number": 548,
      "photo_thumbnail_links": [],
      "video_thumbnail_links": [],
      "forwarded_from_channel": null
    },
    {
      "text": "💸 In just one month, Telegram has awarded over $2,222,000 to some of the brightest minds on our planet.\n\n🎨 This week alone we distributed $222,000 among the winners of our two latest competitions — …",
      "views": 2670000,
      "edited": false,
      "post_link": "https://t.me/durov/547",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-06T17:40:39+00:00",
      "post_number": 547,
      "photo_thumbnail_links": [],
      "video_thumbnail_links": [],
      "forwarded_from_channel": null
    },
    {
      "text": "🏳️ Gram Wallet in Telegram is ready and is now accessible to a select group of users.\n\n🤩 We'll be gradually rolling it out to our billion+ users over the next couple of weeks.\n\n⚡️ Thanks to the vali…",
      "views": 3070000,
      "edited": false,
      "post_link": "https://t.me/durov/546",
      "posted_at": "2026-08-31T16:30:15+00:00",
      "post_number": 546,
      "photo_thumbnail_links": [],
      "video_thumbnail_links": [
        "https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/sfcrd9n26vxWi3fTaC_cajXM7gE-kJPRncNIpDZIFIdw0SVYzOymYxZT1ZYSdHpztgvpAn5VBW-9h8M2_ETilIWo7rNu9r8Cl2Km0HXtg2C33F18S2sN45n_IZkRblUH5dw8RZG179zt2sIR0zlkCdkBjjRFHR4Run-_gR6qpIk…"
      ],
      "forwarded_from_channel": null
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@telegram",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_channel",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "channel": "durov"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Review public channel descriptions and subscriber totals
Compare subscriber counts across public channels
Track recent posts and approximate views
Find post links and posting times
Collect public post text and media thumbnails

Questions about Telegram

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Telegram tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Telegram account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from t.me when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.