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InsightSocial pricing and alternatives: Telegram channel API

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80% complete: 4 of the 5 key fields we checkSee the 5 fields
$0.00per 1,000 channelsWe rank 48 plans by price. Scrappa's $500 pack costs the least per 1,000 channels: $0.238.
Plan: Free one of InsightSocial's 10 plans
Call: GET /v1/telegram/profile InsightSocial's only call for this API
API: Telegram channel API one of InsightSocial's 59 APIs

About this item

  • Freshness. We don't know how fresh this plan's data is.
  • 4 of the 5 key fields we check. Bio, Photo, Verified, Followers.
  • Nothing to pay. You get 500 credits a month, enough for 50 calls. Monthly credits reset at the start of each calendar month and don't roll over.
  • One call. You send handle to GET /v1/telegram/profile. You can also send dry_run. The call returns the channel's details.
  • Who can get it: anyone with a Google account. Keep data: no limit. Use data: with conditions.

InsightSocial: Telegram channel API alternatives

The table starts with InsightSocial's cheapest paid plan. Next come plans from other providers with the price per 1,000 channels closest to InsightSocial's.

InsightSocial, $95.88 yearlyTGStat, ₽2,100 monthlyProLevelMax, top-up, Pay per use, POST /v1/run, Telegram channel messagesAnysite, $1,199 monthlyParse, $1,000 monthly
$ per 1,000 channels$7.99$4.179$5.10$9.992$10.00
Completeness80%60%60%100%40%
Billingyearlymonthlypay firstmonthlymonthly
Pay$95.88₽2,100any amount$1,199$1,000
Enough for1,000 calls a month6,000 calls a monthas many as you pay for120,000 calls a month100,000 calls a month
Freshnessunknownstoredlivelivelive
Who can get itanyoneany registered TGStat user, for up to 30 unique channels a monthanyone with an account, one account per person, topping up by card (USD) or Alipay (CNY)anyone at least 18 years old or of the age of majority in their jurisdictionanyone of legal age to enter into the Terms of Service, or acting for an organization they have the legal authority to bind

Telegram channel API pricing: plans compared

Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-01.

  1. api.insightsocial.app/v1/openapi.json
  2. insightsocial.app/docs/api-reference/telegram/profile.md
  3. insightsocial.app/docs/caching
  4. insightsocial.app/docs/credits.md
  5. insightsocial.app/docs/data-availability.md
  6. insightsocial.app/docs/endpoint-pricing
  7. insightsocial.app/docs/rate-limits.md
  8. insightsocial.app/pricing
  9. insightsocial.app/privacy-policy
  10. insightsocial.app/social-media-api/linkedin
  11. insightsocial.app/social-media-api/telegram/profile

Product details

The key fields this plan's answer can hold, then each filled column in its row on the sheet.

  • Bio
  • Photo
  • Verified
  • Followers
  • Posts, not in the answer
Price
$ per 1,000 channels$0.00
Percall
Billingfree
Charges
Repeat freenever
Also pays forfrom the same budget: 230 other calls
Not found
$ per 1,000$0.00
In their words
Their pitchReturns a public Telegram channel or group's profile: display name, description, avatar URL, verification status, and subscriber count.
Data
Keep datano limit
Use dataYou are responsible for using InsightSocial in compliance with the terms of service of each platform or site you scrape, and with applicable law (including data protection laws such as GDPR and CCPA where they apply to you) [...] You agree not to use the Service to harvest personal data for harassment, stalking, mass unsolicited contact, or any unlawful purpose.
Plan
Pay$0
You get500 credits a month
Enough for50 calls a month
Expiresmonthly credits reset at the start of each calendar month and don't roll over
Rate limit
Per second1
Concurrent10
Batch1
Speed
Answerin the call
The call
You sendhandle. Optional: dry_run
MethodGET
Path/v1/telegram/profile
About the plan
PlanFree
Who can get itanyone with a Google account
The 7 fields the plan's answer can hold

username, name, verified, bio, profile picture, subscribers, link

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