Telegram scraper

by curious_coder

Need to pull member lists from Telegram groups for research, outreach, or community analysis? This actor does exactly that. It’s a straightforward scr...

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About Telegram scraper

Need to pull member lists from Telegram groups for research, outreach, or community analysis? This actor does exactly that. It’s a straightforward scraper that lets you extract usernames and basic profile details from public Telegram groups you have access to. I’ve used it to build contact lists for niche communities and gather data for market research. You simply provide the group invite link, and it handles the rest, outputting clean, structured data. It’s particularly useful for marketers looking to understand audience demographics, researchers studying online communities, or developers needing datasets for analysis projects. A quick but important note: due to Telegram's restrictions, this tool is for data extraction only. The automated member-adding feature some scrapers used to offer is no longer possible, so this focuses purely on ethical scraping of publicly available information. If you need a no-fuss way to get a Telegram group member list without manual copying, this scraper gets the job done.

What does this actor do?

Telegram scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
API access for integration with your applications
Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
Configure the input parameters as needed
Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

## Features - Scrape any telegram group members ### NOTE: Auto add feature is no longer available! https://youtu.be/j_vSazbotQ8 # Getting started - Click on 'Try for free' button - Go to 'Input' tab and select action you want to perform - Go to web.telegram.org and copy the group URL you want to use. - Paste them in the 'Scrape group' input field - Click on 'Save and start' button The following steps required only for first time: - Go to 'Live view' tab to scan the QR code to authenticate the actor with telegram (This step is only one time) - Open telegram app on your device. - Go to Telegram menu -> Settings -> Devices and click on 'Add device' button and scan the QR code - Copy the auth code to use it in future runs by filling 'Auth code'. If you pass auth token, you can avoid scanning QR code ✳️ You might be interested in: Whatsapp scraper | Discord scraper | Facebook group members scraper | Other useful scrapers ## How to get group URL ## Integrations You can use Make to integrate telegram scraper data to any other SaaS platform by designing your own automation flows. ## Group members output json { "flags": 33554543, "self": false, "contact": false, "mutualContact": false, "deleted": false, "bot": false, "botChatHistory": false, "botNochats": false, "verified": false, "restricted": false, "min": false, "botInlineGeo": false, "support": false, "scam": false, "applyMinPhoto": true, "fake": false, "botAttachMenu": false, "premium": false, "attachMenuEnabled": false, "flags2": 0, "botCanEdit": false, "id": "202577853", "accessHash": "-2127225199806290195", "firstName": "Pavel", "lastName": "Tsyganov", "username": "Tsyganov_pro", "phone": null, "photo": { "flags": 2, "hasVideo": false, "personal": false, "photoId": "870065253985134518", "strippedThumb": { "type": "Buffer", "data": [ "<... buffer data ...>" ] }, "dcId": 2, "className": "UserProfilePhoto" }, "status": { "className": "UserStatusRecently" }, "botInfoVersion": null, "restrictionReason": null, "botInlinePlaceholder": null, "langCode": null, "emojiStatus": null, "usernames": null, "className": "User" }