Telegram channel profile API
A public Telegram channel by handle: name, description, avatar, subscribers (rounded, as t.me shows them) and verification, and under ext the photo, video, file and link counts it shows.
GEThttps://api.okdata.online/v1/telegram/channels/get
Also calledtelegram channel infotg channeltelegram subscribers
- Price
- $0.002
- per call · failed calls are free
- Returns
- One Account
- as data.item
- If a call fails
- Not charged
- When a data source fails, the next one is tried; errors and timeouts cost nothing.
- Status
- stable
- The contract holds: parameters and fields do not change under you.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
usernamerequired | string | The public channel's handle (what follows t.me/), with or without @. |
view | stringcompactstandardfull | How much of each object comes back. full adds platform-specific fields under ext. |
fields | string[] | Fields to keep, by path (author.name), to save tokens. In a query string: comma-separated. |
cursor, view and fields work the same on every endpoint: how requests work.
Request
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"
}
}Response
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "0f6c2a8e-4b1d-4e0a-9a51-3c7d2b9e1f20",
"data": {
"item": {
"id": "trailkit",
"url": "https://t.me/trailkit",
"username": "trailkit",
"name": "Trail Kit",
"bio": "Light packs, long walks.",
"avatar_url": "https://cdn.example.com/avatar/trailkit.jpg",
"verified": true,
"followers": 182300,
"following": 312,
"posts": 486,
"likes": null
}
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "telegram.channels.get",
"billing": {
"amount": "0.002",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.998"
},
"unavailable": {},
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"fetched_at": "2026-11-11T08:00:00Z"
}
}Try it
This sends a real call to https://api.okdata.online and is billed as usual: at most $0.002. Failed calls are free. Your key goes only to that address and is never stored on this site.
Returned fields
data.item is one Account.
| Field | Type | View | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | compact | Account ID on the platform. |
url | string | compact | Profile link. |
username | string | null | compact | Handle, where the platform has one. |
name | string | compact | Display name. |
bio | string | null | compact | Profile bio.Long text: view=compact may shorten it. |
avatar_url | string | null | standard | Avatar image URL. |
Show all 12 fieldsHide the other 6
| Field | Type | View | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
verified | boolean | null | standard | Whether the platform shows a verification badge. |
followers | integer | null | compact | Followers. |
following | integer | null | compact | Accounts it follows. |
posts | integer | null | compact | Posts, videos, notes or articles published. |
likes | integer | null | compact | Total likes received, where the platform shows it. |
ext | object | full | Platform-specific extras. Only returned with view=full. |
The view column is the smallest view a field comes back in: compact returns only compact fields, standard adds the standard ones, full returns everything. The default is standard.
When it is charged
One call costs $0.002 and returns one account. 1,000 lookups cost $2.00. Failed calls are not charged.
Data comes back$0.002 per call
Bad parameters, errors, timeoutsFree
| When | Charge |
|---|---|
| Most one call costs | $0.002 |
| An empty answer | Free |
| Not found (the platform has no such item) | Free |
| Bad parameters, errors, timeouts | Free |
| A retry with the same Idempotency-Key within 24 hours | Charged once |
A failed call is free; an empty answer is free; not found is free.
Prices from price book 1b273c48fea9634e. Every price on this platform →
Common errors
Every error has the same shape and says whether it was charged. The ones this endpoint can return:
| HTTP | Code | Meaning | Charged |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | invalid_params | A parameter is missing, has the wrong type or value, or the method is wrong. problems lists each one; param names the first.Retry: after a fix | no |
| 401 | unauthorized | The key is missing, malformed, revoked, disabled or expired (reason says which when known).Retry: no | no |
| 402 | insufficient_balance | The balance (available) cannot cover the most this call could cost (required).Retry: after a fix | no |
| 404 | not_found | The post, account or page does not exist or is not public. Endpoints whose charge_when_not_found is above 0 charge this answer (the source billed us for it): the body then says charged: true and amount.Retry: no | no |
| 429 | rate_limited | The account sent too many requests this minute (reason: rate) or has too many calls running (reason: concurrency).Retry: yes | no |
| 500 | settlement_unknown | The data came back, but the charge could not be confirmed.Retry: with the same Idempotency-Key | unknown until looked up |
| 502 | upstream_failed | Every data source for this endpoint failed on this request.Retry: yes | no |
| 503 | capability_paused | This endpoint is paused right now; nothing ran.Retry: yes | no |
| 504 | timeout | The data did not come back in time. The hold was released, so nothing was charged.Retry: yes | no |
Questions
How much does the Telegram channel profile API cost?
One call costs $0.002 and returns one account. 1,000 lookups cost $2.00. Failed calls are not charged.
Do I need a Telegram account, cookies or a QR login?
No. You send only your okdata API key. The data is public data from Telegram; nothing is fetched with your own Telegram account.
Am I charged when a call fails?
No. Every error response says charged: false, except a timeout, which says charged: null until the outcome is known. Resend with the same Idempotency-Key and you are never charged twice.
What if Telegram does not show a field?
The field is null, and meta.unavailable names it with the reason: platform (the platform never shows it) or capability (we cannot fetch it yet).
Use it in your AI
Paste this into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any agent that can open a web page. It reads this endpoint’s page and calls it with your key.
Read https://okdata.online/apis/telegram/channels/get.md, then call this endpoint for me through okdata; my key is in the OKDATA_API_KEY environment variable. Use Telegram channel profile and tell me the follower count and what the account posts about.
With the MCP server connected, just ask: Use Telegram channel profile and tell me the follower count and what the account posts about.
All 3 Telegram endpoints
Main Telegram endpoints
Names and ID
- Name
- Telegram channel profile API
- Short name
- Telegram channel profile
- ID
telegram.channels.get- Endpoint
GET /v1/telegram/channels/get- Category
- Social media
- Also called
- telegram channel info, tg channel, telegram subscribers
- Returns
- Account: 12 fields