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Telegram API

3 Telegram endpoints covering channels and messages, from $0.002 a call. No Telegram account or cookie needed, and a failed call costs nothing.

Start free Try channel profile
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Endpoints
3 endpoints
In 2 groups, one response format
Lowest price
From $0.002
A call, paid from a prepaid balance
Freshness
Live
Read from the platform when you call
Failed calls
$0
Errors and timeouts are never charged

Every Telegram endpoint

One row per endpoint: the request, what comes back and what one call costs.

What people do with Telegram data

Each job has its own page with the endpoints it takes, a worked run and its cost.

Start in three steps

The example is Telegram channel profile; every Telegram endpoint is called the same way and answers in the same shape.

  1. Get a key

    Create an account and a key in the console. A new key comes with $0.10 to try, no card.

    Open the console

  2. Connect your AI, or call it yourself

    Paste this sentence into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or another agent that can open a link, and it sets itself up. Or send the request below with your key in the Authorization header.

    Set up okdata for me by following https://okdata.online/agents.md. Here is my okdata API key: okd_…. Keep it safe and use it for all okdata calls.

    Swap the placeholder for your own key, or sign in and copy it with the key filled in.

  3. Make the first call

    Items arrive in data.items (one object in data.item), the next page in page.next_cursor and what you were charged in meta.billing.amount.

    cURL

    curl -G "https://api.okdata.online/v1/telegram/channels/get" \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $OKDATA_API_KEY" \
      --data-urlencode 'username=telegram'

    Python

    import os
    import requests
    
    resp = requests.get(
        "https://api.okdata.online/v1/telegram/channels/get",
        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"},
        params={"username": "telegram"},
        timeout=60,
    )
    body = resp.json()
    if body["code"] != "ok":
        raise RuntimeError(f"{body['code']}: {body['message']} (charged: {body['charged']})")
    
    row = body["data"]["item"]
    print(row["name"], row["followers"])
    print("cost: $" + body["meta"]["billing"]["amount"])

    TypeScript

    const url = new URL('https://api.okdata.online/v1/telegram/channels/get');
    url.searchParams.set('username', "telegram");
    
    const res = await fetch(url, {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.OKDATA_API_KEY}`,
      },
    });
    const body = await res.json();
    if (body.code !== 'ok') throw new Error(`${body.code}: ${body.message}`);
    
    const row = body.data.item;
    console.log(row.name, row.followers);
    console.log('cost: $' + body.meta.billing.amount);

    MCPtools/call

    {
      "name": "call",
      "arguments": {
        "capability": "telegram.channels.get",
        "username": "telegram"
      }
    }

Questions about the Telegram API

What does the Telegram API cost?

Each of the 3 endpoints has its own price, $0.002 a call; the cheapest is Telegram channel profile at $0.002. You pay per call from a prepaid balance, with no subscription, and a failed call is not charged.

Do I need a Telegram account or cookie?

No. You call https://api.okdata.online with one okdata key and get public Telegram data back; no Telegram account, cookie or QR login is involved.

How fresh is the data?

Every endpoint reads Telegram at the moment you call; nothing is served from an old copy.

Can my AI agent use the Telegram API?

Yes. Connect the MCP server at https://api.okdata.online/mcp: its find tool lists these 3 endpoints with their prices, and its call tool runs them on your key.

Can I try it for free?

New accounts get $0.10 of trial credit with no card: enough for 50 calls to Telegram channel profile.

Connect once, then just ask.

Every new key comes with $0.10 to try it. One sentence connects your agent.

Start free
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Paste this into your agent

Read https://okdata.online/agents.md and set up okdata for me; my key is in the OKDATA_API_KEY environment variable.

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MCP serverhttps://api.okdata.online/mcp