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TelegramSocial media

Telegram message detail API

One message of a public channel, by handle/number or its t.me link: text, time posted, views and images, video covers included.

GEThttps://api.okdata.online/v1/telegram/messages/get

Also calledtelegram posttg messagetelegram message link

Price
$0.002
per call · failed calls are free
Returns
One Post
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

NameTypeDescription
idstringThe channel's handle and the message number joined by a slash, as in telegram/401. Give id or url. e.g. telegram/401
urlstringThe message link: t.me/<channel>/<number>. e.g. https://t.me/telegram/401
viewstringcompactstandardfullHow much of each object comes back. full adds platform-specific fields under ext. default standard
fieldsstring[]Fields to keep, by path (author.name), to save tokens. In a query string: comma-separated.

Give exactly one of id, url. cursor, view and fields work the same on every endpoint: how requests work.

Request

cURL

curl -G "https://api.okdata.online/v1/telegram/messages/get" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OKDATA_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'id=telegram/401'

Python

import os
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.okdata.online/v1/telegram/messages/get",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"},
    params={"id": "telegram/401"},
    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["id"], row["metrics"]["likes"], row["text"][:60])
print("cost: $" + body["meta"]["billing"]["amount"])

TypeScript

const url = new URL('https://api.okdata.online/v1/telegram/messages/get');
url.searchParams.set('id', "telegram/401");

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.id, row.metrics.likes, row.text.slice(0, 60));
console.log('cost: $' + body.meta.billing.amount);

MCPtools/call

{
  "name": "call",
  "arguments": {
    "capability": "telegram.messages.get",
    "id": "telegram/401"
  }
}

Response

200 · application/jsonmeta.billing.amount = 0.002
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "0f6c2a8e-4b1d-4e0a-9a51-3c7d2b9e1f20",
  "data": {
    "item": {
      "id": "trailkit/401",
      "url": "https://t.me/trailkit/401",
      "type": "text",
      "title": null,
      "text": "New gear list for winter trips is up.",
      "lang": "en",
      "published_at": "2026-11-02T09:30:00Z",
      "author": {
        "id": "trailkit",
        "username": "trailkit",
        "name": "Trail Kit",
        "avatar_url": "https://cdn.example.com/avatar/trailkit.jpg",
        "followers": 9800,
        "verified": true
      },
      "metrics": {
        "views": 1250000,
        "likes": null,
        "comments": null,
        "shares": null,
        "favorites": null,
        "reposts": 640
      },
      "images": null,
      "hashtags": null
    }
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "telegram.messages.get",
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    },
    "unavailable": {
      "metrics.likes": "platform",
      "metrics.comments": "platform",
      "metrics.shares": "platform",
      "metrics.favorites": "platform"
    },
    "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.

Known limits

Returned fields

data.item is one Post.

FieldTypeViewDescription
idstringcompactPost ID on the platform.
urlstringcompactLink to the post.
typestringcompactWhat kind of post it is.
titlestring | nullcompactTitle, where the platform has one (videos, notes, articles).
textstringcompactCaption, body or description as plain text; articles come as Markdown.Long text: view=compact may shorten it.
langstring | nullstandardLanguage code, as reported or detected.
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FieldTypeViewDescription
published_atstring | nullcompactWhen it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC; null only where the source gives no time (wechat_mp.articles.metrics, wechat_channels.videos.metrics, youtube.channels.videos.list with type=short), then listed in meta.unavailable.
authorAccountRefcompactWho posted it.
metricsMetricscompactCounts at fetch time; a count the platform hides is null.
imagesstring[] | nullstandardImage URLs for image posts and notes.
hashtagsstring[] | nullstandardHashtags or topics, without the # sign.
extobjectfullPlatform-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.

What this endpoint cannot give

These fields of Post come back as null here, and meta.unavailable names each one with its reason.

  • metrics.likesthe platform does not show it
  • metrics.commentsthe platform does not show it
  • metrics.sharesthe platform does not show it
  • metrics.favoritesthe platform does not show it

When it is charged

One call costs $0.002 and returns one post. 1,000 lookups cost $2.00. Failed calls are not charged.

Data comes back$0.002 per call

Bad parameters, errors, timeoutsFree

WhenCharge
Most one call costs$0.002
An empty answerFree
Not found (the platform has no such item)Free
Bad parameters, errors, timeoutsFree
A retry with the same Idempotency-Key within 24 hoursCharged 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:

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA 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 fixno
401unauthorizedThe key is missing, malformed, revoked, disabled or expired (reason says which when known).Retry: nono
402insufficient_balanceThe balance (available) cannot cover the most this call could cost (required).Retry: after a fixno
404not_foundThe 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: nono
429rate_limitedThe account sent too many requests this minute (reason: rate) or has too many calls running (reason: concurrency).Retry: yesno
500settlement_unknownThe data came back, but the charge could not be confirmed.Retry: with the same Idempotency-Keyunknown until looked up
502upstream_failedEvery data source for this endpoint failed on this request.Retry: yesno
503capability_pausedThis endpoint is paused right now; nothing ran.Retry: yesno
504timeoutThe data did not come back in time. The hold was released, so nothing was charged.Retry: yesno

All error codes →

Questions

How much does the Telegram message detail API cost?

One call costs $0.002 and returns one post. 1,000 lookups cost $2.00. Failed calls are not charged.

Can I pass a share link instead of an ID?

Yes. Put the link in url and okdata reads the ID from it. Short share links work too.

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/messages/get.md, then call this endpoint for me through okdata; my key is in the OKDATA_API_KEY environment variable. Use Telegram message detail and list the five posts with the most likes, with links.

With the MCP server connected, just ask: Use Telegram message detail and list the five posts with the most likes, with links.

All 3 Telegram endpoints

Telegram API overview →Telegram API pricing →

Names and ID

Name
Telegram message detail API
Short name
Telegram message detail
ID
telegram.messages.get
Endpoint
GET /v1/telegram/messages/get
Category
Social media
Also called
telegram post, tg message, telegram message link
Returns
Post: 12 fields

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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.

Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and other agents that can open a link set themselves up from it.

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