Telegram Group API

POST

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Look up the info card of a Telegram group or channel: title, description, member and online counts, creation date and scam, fake or verified flags. Private invite links are not supported, and the call never joins the group or opens restricted content.

Price $0.56 per 1,000 requests ($0.000556 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.

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Paste this into your AI assistant. It already holds this endpoint's parameters, response fields and an example request, so the assistant can ask what you need and then write the scraper.

Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra Telegram Group endpoint (telegram/group).

Endpoint contract:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to telegram and action to group, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
  - username: Specifies the target public channel or group using formats such as name, @name, t.me/name, or t.me/s/name.
- Returns one object. Main fields: id, type, username, url, title, name, description, member_count, online_count, created_at, is_verified, is_scam; 16 fields in total, full list at https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social/catalog?platform=telegram.
- Example request body:
{
  "platform": "telegram",
  "action": "group",
  "params": {
    "username": "DatascienceChats"
  }
}
- Price: $0.56 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.

Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.

Request parameters

NameInTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
AuthorizationheaderstringYes-Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
platformbodystringYestelegramPlatform identifier, fixed value.
actionbodystringYesgroupCapability identifier, fixed value.
usernamebody.paramsNot declaredYes-Specifies the target public channel or group using formats such as name, @name, t.me/name, or t.me/s/name. Used by channel_posts and profile for public channels, group for public entity metadata, and members to retrieve visible group members; private invite links are not supported, and complete member lists are not guaranteed.

Code samples

bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "telegram",
  "action": "group",
  "params": {
    "username": "DatascienceChats"
  }
}'

[OpenAPI definition (JSON)]Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

Real response

Captured September 26, 2026 at 08:56 (UTC) by calling this API with the parameters in the code sample above. results and count are that call's real response with personal information (names, handles, avatars, profile links, contact details) removed. id, billing and quota differ on every call, so only their shape is shown.

json
{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "telegram",
  "action": "group",
  "results": {
    "id": 1296260008,
    "type": "supergroup",
    "username": "DatascienceChats",
    "url": "https://t.me/DatascienceChats",
    "title": "Data Science,ML & AI Nugget Chats",
    "description": "Discussion community for DS, ML, IOT, AI, DEEP LEARNING and much more from Main Channel @(已隐去) and discuss @DatascienceChats",
    "member_count": 13450,
    "online_count": 292,
    "admin_bots": [
      {
        "username": "(已隐去)",
        "name": "Rose"
      },
      {
        "username": "(已隐去)",
        "name": "DeleteEvents Bot"
      },
      {
        "username": "(已隐去)",
        "name": "Group Butler"
      }
    ],
    "platform": "telegram"
  },
  "billing": {
    "charged": …,
    "charged_usd": …,
    "balance_after_usd": …,
    …
  },
  "quota": { … }
}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.

FieldMeaning
idThe record's unique ID on the platform. Unique only within one platform; IDs can repeat across platforms.
typeRecord type; values depend on the capability (for example video / image / text).
usernameUsername (@handle).
urlLink to the record on the platform.
titleTitle. null when the platform has no titles (for example text-only posts).
nameName of the object itself, for account, product and business capabilities.
descriptionSummary or description, usually shorter than text.
member_countKeeps the platform's own meaning
online_countKeeps the platform's own meaning
created_atCreation time, same format as posted_at.
is_verifiedWhether the platform verified the account. null means it cannot be determined.
is_scamKeeps the platform's own meaning
is_fakeKeeps the platform's own meaning
is_forumKeeps the platform's own meaning
is_restrictedKeeps the platform's own meaning
admin_botsKeeps the platform's own meaning
platformSource platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok).

Errors and billing

401
Missing or invalid key. Authentication runs before parameter checks, so unauthenticated requests never see the parameter schema.
422
Wrong parameter name or value. The error lists the parameters and allowed values this capability accepts and the closest match; it happens before any charge.
402
Insufficient balance. Top up first.
429
The account's per-minute request limit was reached (all of its API keys count together; a key's own lower limit applies first). Wait for Retry-After and try again; a rate package in the console raises the limit.
503
Could not complete right now. Any charge for the call goes back to your balance automatically, and the billing receipt in the response states the actual outcome, including when it is not yet known. Do not resend blindly.
200 empty
The request completed without data and is not charged (billing.reason = empty_result_refunded).

Official references

Used only to check objects and terms. They do not imply authorization or endorsement of EveryInfra by the platform.

  • Telegram Official: Groups, Usernames, and Last Seen Privacy Settings ↗

    Official Telegram documentation details public usernames and t.me links, noting that last-seen status can be hidden or configured to display only approximate timeframes; member last_seen_at fields cannot be used to reconstruct exact activity histories, nor does a public username imply access to a public phone number.

    Checked 2026-09-04