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
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | The channel's handle and the message number joined by a slash, as in telegram/401. Give id or url. |
url | string | The message link: t.me/<channel>/<number>. |
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. |
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
{
"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
- Give exactly one of
id,url. - 4 fields of Post this endpoint cannot give
Returned fields
data.item is one Post.
| Field | Type | View | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | compact | Post ID on the platform. |
url | string | compact | Link to the post. |
type | string | compact | What kind of post it is. |
title | string | null | compact | Title, where the platform has one (videos, notes, articles). |
text | string | compact | Caption, body or description as plain text; articles come as Markdown.Long text: view=compact may shorten it. |
lang | string | null | standard | Language code, as reported or detected. |
Show all 12 fieldsHide the other 6
| Field | Type | View | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
published_at | string | null | compact | When 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. |
author | AccountRef | compact | Who posted it. |
metrics | Metrics | compact | Counts at fetch time; a count the platform hides is null. |
images | string[] | null | standard | Image URLs for image posts and notes. |
hashtags | string[] | null | standard | Hashtags or topics, without the # sign. |
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.
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 itmetrics.commentsthe platform does not show itmetrics.sharesthe platform does not show itmetrics.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
| 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 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
Main Telegram endpoints
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