# Telegram channel API: best providers in 2026

> We score 3 Telegram channel APIs. The most expensive costs 33 times as much per 1,000 channels as the cheapest. [ScrapeAtlas](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack), [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrappa/10-pack) and [InsightSocial](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/insightsocial/9-99-monthly) are the best Telegram channel API providers in the Datacircle benchmark. We called each provider's Telegram channels API on the same channels. We list all three, ranked by score. For each one, we show its top scoring plan, each part of the plan's score and what 1,000 channels cost. [Scrappa's $10 pack](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrappa/10-pack) costs the least per 1,000 channels in our ranking: $0.303. To buy Telegram channel API calls, start with [ScrapeAtlas's $249 pack](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack). You pay at least $249 before your first result.

1. [ScrapeAtlas, $249 pack: Telegram channel API](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack): Overall score 78.4 (Price 53, Accuracy 96, Cost to get started 70, Bundle 100, Performance 100), $1.25 per 1,000 channels
   - ScrapeAtlas's docs list all 5 fields on our checklist: Bio, Photo, Verified, Followers, Posts.
   - On 3 November 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 channels as every other provider in our benchmark.
2. [Scrappa, $10 pack: Telegram channel API](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrappa/10-pack): Overall score 62.1 (Price 44, Accuracy 61, Cost to get started 93, Bundle 100, Performance 69), $0.303 per 1,000 channels
   - Scrappa's docs list 4 of the 5 fields on our checklist: Bio, Photo, Verified, Followers.
   - On 7 November 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 channels as every other provider in our benchmark.
3. [InsightSocial, $9.99 monthly: Telegram channel API](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/insightsocial/9-99-monthly): Overall score 48.8 (Price 15, Accuracy 66, Cost to get started 90, Bundle 100, Performance 25), $9.99 per 1,000 channels
   - InsightSocial's docs list 4 of the 5 fields on our checklist: Bio, Photo, Verified, Followers.
   - On 1 November 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 channels as every other provider in our benchmark.

## Best Telegram channel API for each need

Of the 3 Telegram channel API providers ranked in the Datacircle benchmark:

- Best for the lowest price per 1,000 channels: [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrappa/10-pack).
- Best for the most accurate answers: [ScrapeAtlas](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack).
- Best for the lowest cost to get your first result: [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrappa/10-pack).
- Best for the fastest answers: [ScrapeAtlas](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack).

## How we tested

Between 1 and 7 November 2026, we sent 3 providers the same list of 20 channels. Price and Accuracy weigh most in each plan's Overall score. We score all 3 providers and rank them by their top plan's Overall score.

[How we score each plan](https://datacircle.dev/faq#how-do-you-score-each-plan)

## Questions about Telegram channel APIs

### What is a Telegram channel API?

A Telegram channel API takes a channel's username. The API returns the channel's details. Our price sheet lists 207 Telegram channel API plans from 31 providers.

### What is the best Telegram channel API?

[ScrapeAtlas](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack) is the best Telegram channel API in the Datacircle benchmark. ScrapeAtlas's $249 pack has an Overall score of 78.4 out of 100. [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrappa/10-pack) is second at 62.1 and [InsightSocial](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/insightsocial/9-99-monthly) third at 48.8.

### What is the cheapest Telegram channel API?

[Scrappa's $500 pack](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrappa/500-pack) costs the least per 1,000 channels of any provider in our ranking: $0.238. [Zapi's Rp49,000 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/zapi/rp49000-monthly-pro-get-v1-social-media-telegram-channel-preview-channel) costs the least for 10,000 channels a month: about $2.72. We rank 120 Telegram channel API plans by price. Half of them cost $1.36 per 1,000 channels or less.

### Is there a free Telegram channel API?

Yes: 31 Telegram channel API plans on our price sheet are free. [ScrapeAtlas](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/free) has a free plan with 100 calls in total. ScrapeAtlas is the best Telegram channel API in our benchmark. [AIsa's free plan](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/aisa/free-starter-get-apis-v1-tikhub-telegram-web-fetch-channel-info) has the most calls of any free plan: 1,000 a month.

### Which is better, ScrapeAtlas or Scrappa?

[ScrapeAtlas](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack) scores higher overall, at 78.4 against [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrappa/10-pack)'s 62.1 in our benchmark. Scrappa scores higher on Cost to get started, at 93 against ScrapeAtlas's 70.

### Can I use Telegram channel API data?

Each provider's terms decide what you can do with Telegram channel API data. We rank 3 Telegram channel API providers. All 3 have API terms. All 3 set no time limit on keeping the data. All 3 set conditions on how you use the data. Each plan's page shows what the provider's terms say about keeping and using the data.

### How did you test Telegram channel APIs?

Between 1 and 7 November 2026, we sent 3 providers the same list of 20 channels.

We haven't benchmarked 28 other Telegram channel API providers yet:

- [AIsa](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/aisa/19-monthly-builder-get-apis-v1-tikhub-telegram-web-batch-channel-info)
- [Anysite](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/anysite/200-monthly)
- [Crawlora](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/crawlora/499-monthly)
- [CyberWareX](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/cyberwarex/499-monthly)
- [DataXAPI](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/dataxapi/top-up-from-10)
- [EveryInfra](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/everyinfra/10-pack)
- [FetchGoblin](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/fetchgoblin/top-up-from-5)
- [glim.sh](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/glim-sh/top-up)
- [LurkAPI](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/lurkapi/225-pack)
- [Monocrawl](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/monocrawl/99-monthly)
- [Nexscope](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/nexscope/348-yearly)
- [Parse](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/parse/30-monthly)
- [ProLevelMax](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/prolevelmax/top-up-pay-per-use-post-v1-run-telegram-info-for-several-channels)
- [SandBase](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/sandbase/top-up)
- [Scrapall](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapall/499-pack)
- [Scrape Everything](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrape-everything/449-pack)
- [ScrapeIO](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeio/497-pack)
- [Scrapio](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapio/79-monthly)
- [Social Fetch](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/social-fetch/29-monthly)
- [SocialCrawl](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialcrawl/49-pack)
- [SocialToAI](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialtoai/200-pack)
- [Telegram](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/telegram/free)
- [Telemetr.io](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/telemetr-io/499-monthly)
- [TGStat](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/tgstat/20370-monthly)
- [TikHub](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/tikhub/top-up-from-5-55)
- [TrueScrape](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/truescrape/500-pack)
- [UnifAPI](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/unifapi/top-up-pay-as-you-go)
- [Zapi](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/zapi/rp129000-monthly-ultra-get-v1-social-media-telegram-channel-preview-channel)

The Accuracy score on Telegram channel APIs: This score, out of 100, shows how much of a channel's profile a provider's call returns. We ask for each channel by the channel's t.me username. We read each channel's two public Telegram pages without signing in, within minutes of each provider's calls. We check a field on a channel only when the channel's pages show the field. A field in the answer counts when the field's value matches the page. A bio matches whether or not the answer keeps the page's line breaks. A subscribers count matches when the count is within the page's rounding, such as 1.2K, or within 2%. A photos, videos, links or files count in the answer matches when the count rounds to the page's count. A picture counts when the answer links to a picture on the same host as the page's picture. For each channel, we divide the matching fields in the answer by the fields the channel's pages show. Then we average the results over all channels. Each channel counts the same. A channel the call didn't find counts as 0. We lower the score when we test the call on fewer channels than the benchmark has.

## Telegram channel API calls by name

### Telegram channel API batch and bulk calls

1 Telegram channel API provider has a call named for batches or bulk:

- [AIsa: telegram batch_channel_info](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/aisa/19-monthly-builder-get-apis-v1-tikhub-telegram-web-batch-channel-info)

## Telegram channel API comparison: how we tested each provider, and what each one costs

### [ScrapeAtlas](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack), #1 of 3

We tested ScrapeAtlas on 3 November 2026 with all 20 channels in our test. ScrapeAtlas scored 78.4 out of 100 overall and 96 out of 100 for accuracy. Best for: the most accurate answers.

Price on the cheapest plan for each number of channels:

- 1,000 channels: $19 once, enough for 10 months ($1.90 a month), with ScrapeAtlas's Starter pack
- 10,000 channels: $249 once, enough for 20 months ($12.45 a month), with ScrapeAtlas's Scale pack
- 100,000 channels: $249 once, enough for 2 months ($124.50 a month), with ScrapeAtlas's Scale pack
- 1,000,000 channels: contact ScrapeAtlas for a price

### [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrappa/10-pack), #2 of 3

We tested Scrappa on 7 November 2026 with all 20 channels in our test. Scrappa scored 62.1 out of 100 overall and 61 out of 100 for accuracy. Best for: the lowest price per 1,000 channels.

Price on the cheapest plan for each number of channels:

- 1,000 channels: $10 once, enough for 12 months ($0.83 a month), with Scrappa's Starter pack
- 10,000 channels: $25 once, enough for 8.6 months ($2.91 a month), with Scrappa's Basic pack
- 100,000 channels: $250 once, enough for 10 months ($25 a month), with Scrappa's Professional pack
- 1,000,000 channels: $1,000 once, enough for 5 months ($200 a month), with Scrappa's Ultimate pack

### [InsightSocial](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/insightsocial/9-99-monthly), #3 of 3

We tested InsightSocial on 1 November 2026 with all 20 channels in our test. InsightSocial scored 48.8 out of 100 overall and 66 out of 100 for accuracy. InsightSocial's best rank is #2, for accuracy.

Price on the cheapest plan for each number of channels:

- 1,000 channels: $95.88 a year paid up front with InsightSocial's Pro plan
- 10,000 to 1,000,000 channels: no plan listed

By Wayne Hamadi, founder of Datacircle. First published November 7, 2026. Last updated: November 8, 2026. The page: https://datacircle.dev/best-telegram-channel-api. Every plan: https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-api-pricing. The benchmark: https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-api-pricing/benchmark.csv.