# SocialScrape, free: Telegram channel API

> Name, description, avatar, verification, member count and media counters of a public channel or group, read from Telegram's public web preview (no Telegram account).

SocialScrape's Free plan for the Telegram channel API costs $0.00 per 1,000 channels. We check each provider's docs for 5 fields. SocialScrape's docs list 4: Photo, Verified, Followers, Posts.
We haven't run SocialScrape through [our Telegram channel API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-telegram-channel-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 136 plans for Telegram channel APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.453 or less per 1,000 channels. [See the best free Telegram channel API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-telegram-channel-api.txt)
[Zapi's Rp399,000 (about $22) monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/zapi/rp399000-monthly-max-get-v1-social-media-telegram-channel-lookup-username/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 channels: $0.022. [Zapi's Rp49,000 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/zapi/rp49000-monthly-pro-get-v1-social-media-telegram-channel-preview-channel/llms.txt) costs the least for 10,000 channels a month: about $2.72.
[TrueScrape](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/truescrape/500-pack/llms.txt), [ScrapeAtlas](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack/llms.txt) and [FetchGoblin](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/fetchgoblin/top-up-from-5/llms.txt) are the best Telegram channel API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/free
- [Telegram channel API in 2026: the 7 best of 30+ compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-telegram-channel-api.txt)
- Get it: https://socialscrape.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/telegram/channel`
- API key: with the plan, on https://socialscrape.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://socialscrape.dev/docs/api/telegram/channel?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing
- Sold by: SocialScrape (https://socialscrape.dev?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-10

## In the answer

- Completeness: 80%
- Photo: ✓
- Verified: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Posts: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 channels: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 192 other SocialScrape calls

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Name, description, avatar, verification, member count and media counters of a public channel or group, read from Telegram's public web preview (no Telegram account).

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You may use the output you receive for your own products, subject to section 6. [...] Do not resell raw personal data, and do not use the service to build a database of private individuals.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 100 credits
- Enough for: 100 calls
- Expires: never

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: one of handle or url
- Method: GET
- Path: /v1/telegram/channel

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 16 fields the plan's answer can hold

success, credits consumed, credits remaining, from cache, cached at, request ID, name, username, description, profile picture, verified, subscribers, photos count, videos count, links count, files count

## SocialScrape's plans (11)

- [SocialScrape, free](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialScrape, $13 pack](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/13-pack/llms.txt): $13.00 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialScrape, $55 pack](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/55-pack/llms.txt): $2.20 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialScrape, $349 pack](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/349-pack/llms.txt): $1.517 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialScrape, $27 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/27-monthly/llms.txt): $1.50 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialScrape, $73 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/73-monthly/llms.txt): $1.46 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialScrape, $209 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/209-monthly/llms.txt): $1.393 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialScrape, $290 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/290-yearly/llms.txt): $1.343 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialScrape, $790 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/790-yearly/llms.txt): $1.317 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialScrape, $2,250 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/2250-yearly/llms.txt): $1.25 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialScrape, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/contact-us/llms.txt): 80% complete

## SocialScrape's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /v1/telegram/channel`: [SocialScrape, free](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)

## SocialScrape's APIs (40)

- [SocialScrape: Bluesky post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Bluesky profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
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- [SocialScrape: GitHub profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/github-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: GitHub repository API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: GitHub user repository API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/github-user-repository-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Google Ads Transparency API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-ad-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Instagram post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Instagram profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: LinkedIn company post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-post-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: LinkedIn Ad Library API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-ad-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: LinkedIn post details API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-details-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: LinkedIn post search API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-search-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Pinterest board pin API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/pinterest-board-pin-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Pinterest pin API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/pinterest-pin-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Pinterest search API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/pinterest-search-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Snapchat profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/snapchat-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Telegram channel API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Telegram channel post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-post-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Threads post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/threads-post-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Threads profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: TikTok Ad Library API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-ad-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: TikTok profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: TikTok video API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-video-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: TikTok Shop product API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-shop-product-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: TikTok Shop search API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-shop-search-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Truth Social post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/truth-social-post-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Truth Social profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/truth-social-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Twitch profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/twitch-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: Twitch video API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/twitch-video-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: X post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: X profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: YouTube channel API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialScrape: YouTube channel video API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/socialscrape/free/llms.txt)

## SocialScrape: Telegram channel API alternatives

- [Scrape Everything, $119 pack](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrape-everything/119-pack/llms.txt): $1.19 per 1,000, 80% complete, live
- [ProLevelMax, top-up, Pay per use, POST /v1/run, Telegram info for several channels](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/prolevelmax/top-up-pay-per-use-post-v1-run-telegram-info-for-several-channels/llms.txt): $1.20 per 1,000, 60% complete, live
- [ScrapeAtlas, $249 pack](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack/llms.txt): $1.245 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [TrueScrape, $25 pack](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/truescrape/25-pack/llms.txt): $1.25 per 1,000, 80% complete, live
- [SiteCheck, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/telegram-channel-apis/sitecheck/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt): $2.00 per 1,000, 60% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-10.

- https://api.socialscrape.dev/openapi.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing
- https://socialscrape.dev/docs/api/telegram/channel?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing
- https://socialscrape.dev/docs/credits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing
- https://socialscrape.dev/docs/rate-limits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing
- https://socialscrape.dev/help/packs-and-plans?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing
- https://socialscrape.dev/llms.txt?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing
- https://socialscrape.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing
- https://socialscrape.dev/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=telegram-channel-api-pricing