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Telegram channel messages API

Get a page of a public Telegram channel's messages by its handle, newest first: text, time posted, views, images. Up to 20 items a call; $0.0020 per call. Errors, timeouts and objects that do not exist are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/telegram/channels/messages/list
Also known astelegram channel poststg channel feedIn Chinese: Telegram 频道消息 API
username is in the link: t.me/<username>/401.
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns20 a pagea page, with a cursor for the next
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged
StatusLive statusChecked daily with real calls · 4 days on record

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Used to call POST /v1/telegram/channels/messages? It is this address now. What changed for old endpoints

The first 3 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:56 UTC.
FieldValue
typetext
published_at2026-08-26 19:12 UTC
metrics.views1,830,000
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/telegram/channels/messages/list" \
  --data-urlencode "username=telegram" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "10f8dacb-2806-474a-9e02-1bc72ae387b0",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "priya_reads/1897",
        "url": "https://t.me/priya_reads/1897",
        "type": "text",
        "text": "Three things nobody tells you about weekend hiking.",
        "published_at": "2026-08-26T19:12:34.000Z",
        "author": { "username": "trail_and_lens", "name": "Maya Chen" },
        "metrics": { "views": 1830000 },
        "images": [],
        "approximate": [
          { "field": "metrics.views", "kind": "approximate" }
        ]
      },
      // … 19 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": "c1.LQSo-Qvh5exgnzZOFCcQ85MChUuwR7TKBMRHut_Y",
    "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T19:56:44.000Z",
    "has_more": true,
    "returned": 20
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "telegram.channels.messages.list",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:56:44.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "title": "platform",
      "lang": "capability",
      "author.id": "capability",
      "author.avatar_url": "capability",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "author.followers": "capability",
      "metrics.likes": "platform",
      "metrics.comments": "capability",
      "metrics.shares": "capability",
      "metrics.favorites": "platform",
      "metrics.reposts": "capability",
      "hashtags": "capability",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "capability",
      "post_id": "capability",
      "parent_id": "capability",
      "root_id": "capability"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:56 UTC. Names, text and IDs are examples, and so are the links: none is the recorded one (the page shows no one's personal data); the figures are as recorded. Long lists are cut. The request ID, cursor and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 11.5 KB in the standard view (10.2 KB compact, 11.9 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "d7c2fb25-c1d6-447e-b472-fca40f709dc8",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "telegram.channels.messages.list",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:56:44.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "title": "platform",
      "lang": "capability",
      "author.id": "capability",
      "author.avatar_url": "capability",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "author.followers": "capability",
      "metrics.likes": "platform",
      "metrics.comments": "capability",
      "metrics.shares": "capability",
      "metrics.favorites": "platform",
      "metrics.reposts": "capability",
      "hashtags": "capability",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "capability",
      "post_id": "capability",
      "parent_id": "capability",
      "root_id": "capability"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a recording of 2026-10-12 18:56 UTC, edited by hand to show this case. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 868 B in the standard view (868 B compact, 868 B full).

This example as a JSON file

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/telegram/channels/messages/list" \
  --data-urlencode "username=telegram" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.telegram.channels.messages.list(username="telegram")
print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.telegram.channels.messages.list({ username: "telegram" });
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call telegram.channels.messages.list username=telegram
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataxapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${DATAXAPI_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add this to your MCP client, then ask your agent to call telegram.channels.messages.list.

Parameters

usernametextrequired

The channel's handle, without the @. Example: telegram.

cursortext

Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own.

viewtext

How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.

fieldslist of text

Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.

Known limits

Returned fields

data.items is a list of post objects. Stable: fields are only ever added.

idtextcompact

ID; pass it unchanged to the get endpoint

On this platform: The channel's handle and the message's number, as in telegram/401; pass it unchanged to the message endpoint

urllinkcompact

Link that opens the post

typetextcompact

Content formatvideoimagetextarticle

titletextcompactThe platform has none

Title

texttextcompact

Body text

Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in warnings.

langtextstandardNot provided here

Language of the text

Show all 35 fields →
published_attimecompact

When it was published

authorobjectcompact

Author

author.idtextcompactNot provided here

Author's account ID

author.usernametextcompact

Author's handle

On this platform: Handle of the channel the message is in

author.nametextcompact

Author's display name

author.avatar_urllinkstandardNot provided here

Author's avatar

author.verifiedyes/nostandardNot provided here

Whether the author is verified

author.followersintegerstandardNot provided here

Author's follower count

metricsobjectcompact

Engagement counts

metrics.likesintegercompactThe platform has none

Likes

metrics.commentsintegercompactNot provided here

Comments

metrics.sharesintegercompactNot provided here

Shares

metrics.favoritesintegercompactThe platform has none

Saves

metrics.viewsintegercompact

Views

On this platform: Views; from a thousand up the platform shows a rounded number

metrics.repostsintegercompactNot provided here

Reposts

imageslist of linkstandard

Image addresses

hashtagslist of textstandardNot provided here

Hashtags, without the #

mentionslist of objectstandardNot provided here

Accounts mentioned in the text

mentions[].idtextstandardNot provided here

Account ID

mentions[].usernametextstandardNot provided here

Handle

mentions[].nametextstandardNot provided here

Display name

is_pinnedyes/nostandardNot provided here

Whether the author pinned it

post_idtextcompactNot provided here

ID of the thread's root post when this is a reply; otherwise null

parent_idtextcompactNot provided here

ID of the item it replies to directly; otherwise null

root_idtextcompactNot provided here

ID of the first-level reply its thread hangs under

ext.numberintegerfull

The message's number within its channel; with the channel's handle it locates the message

approximatelist of objectcompact

Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact

approximate[].fieldtextcompact

Path of the field, such as metrics.views

approximate[].kindtextcompact

Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound

Typical size of one item: compact 476 B, standard 545 B, full 566 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 18:56 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

titleThe platform has none
langNot provided here
author.idNot provided here
author.avatar_urlNot provided here
author.verifiedNot provided here
author.followersNot provided here
metrics.likesThe platform has none
metrics.commentsNot provided here
metrics.sharesNot provided here
metrics.favoritesThe platform has none
metrics.repostsNot provided here
hashtagsNot provided here
mentionsNot provided here
mentions[].idNot provided here
mentions[].usernameNot provided here
mentions[].nameNot provided here
is_pinnedNot provided here
post_idNot provided here
parent_idNot provided here
root_idNot provided here

When you are charged

A result with data$0.0020, once per call
An empty result$0.0020
Invalid parameters, a failure of ours or of the data source, a timeoutnot charged
CaseCharged
Each further pagecharged as a call of its own
The object does not exist (404)not charged
The most one call can cost$0.0020 (send X-Max-Price to refuse anything above your own limit)

Prices as read 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC, under price book 2, in effect since 2026-10-17 11:00 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.

If the object does not exist

The answer is 404 not_found and nothing is charged. reason says which: not_found (it does not exist) or private_or_deleted.

Errors

What this endpoint can answer with; codes all endpoints share are on the full list.

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNo
400cursor_mismatchThe cursor was issued for another endpoint or other parametersRetry: After a fixNo
402insufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNo
404not_foundThe object does not exist, is private or was deletedRetry: NoNo
410cursor_expiredThe cursor expired; start again from the first pageRetry: NoNo
502upstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNo
504timeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNo

All error codes →

Questions

How much does the Telegram channel messages API cost?

$0.0020 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0020.

When am I not charged?

Errors, timeouts and objects that do not exist are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

How many items does one call return, and how do I get the next page?

20 items a page. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted. For the next page pass page.next_cursor as cursor; a cursor is valid for 1 hour. page.has_more is false on the last page.

What happens if the object does not exist?

The answer is 404 not_found and nothing is charged. reason says which: not_found (it does not exist) or private_or_deleted.

The same thing on other platforms

Bilibili user videos$0.0020Douyin user videos$0.0020Kuaishou user videos$0.0200Facebook page posts$0.0020LinkedIn company posts$0.0020Threads user posts$0.0020Instagram user posts$0.0020TikTok user videos$0.0020Weibo user posts$0.0020X user posts$0.0020Xiaohongshu user notes$0.0200YouTube channel videos$0.0020WeChat Channels account videos$0.0200WeChat Official Account articles$0.0200Reddit user posts$0.0020Zhihu user answers$0.0020Zhihu user articles$0.0020Zhihu user pins$0.0020

All 3 Telegram endpoints

Telegram endpoints
Telegram channel profile$0.0020Telegram channel messages$0.0020Telegram message detail$0.0020

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Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/telegram/channels/messages/list.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint telegram.channels.messages.list (Telegram channel messages).
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dataxapi setupgives the agents on your machine (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) the DataXAPI MCP server and the base skill. The key is read from DATAXAPI_API_KEY; none is written into a file.MCP server: https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp. The entry for your client is under MCP in the request examples of this page; then ask your agent to call telegram.channels.messages.list.Other clients →
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Use the DataXAPI endpoint telegram.channels.messages.list (Telegram channel messages). Get a page of a public Telegram channel's messages by its handle, newest first: text, time posted, views, images.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/telegram/channels/messages/list with the header "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY". Read the key from the environment variable DATAXAPI_API_KEY; never write it into code.
Parameters:
- username (required): The channel's handle, without the @. Example: telegram.
- cursor: Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own.
- view: How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.
- fields: Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.
Price: $0.0020 per call. Errors, timeouts and objects that do not exist are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.
The answer is JSON: data.items holds post; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged.
Example:
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/telegram/channels/messages/list" \
  --data-urlencode "username=telegram" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/telegram/channels/messages/list.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
Telegram 频道消息 API
Endpoint ID
telegram.channels.messages.list
Endpoint
GET /v1/telegram/channels/messages/list
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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