Telegram Search API

POST

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Search messages across public Telegram channels by keyword, with channel name, type, subscriber count, views, reactions and media for each hit. Narrow the window with since and until; private chats are never searched, and results do not represent all of Telegram.

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 Search endpoint (telegram/search).

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 search, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
  - keyword: Specifies the message search query for the search action in public channels. It does not search contact lists or private chats.
- Optional parameters:
  - since: Sets the lower message date bound for the search action. It does not filter by group creation date, and channel_posts has no date filter.
  - until: Sets the upper message date bound (beforeDate) for the search action. Used alongside since to narrow public message results; it does not guarantee complete message coverage within the specified range.
  - limit: The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 100. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. (default: 20)
- Returns a list of records. Main fields of each record: id, url, text, posted_at, view_count, media_url, reactions, channel_username, channel_title, channel_type, channel_subscriber_count, channel_description.
- Example request body:
{
  "platform": "telegram",
  "action": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "bitcoin"
  }
}
- 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.
actionbodystringYessearchCapability identifier, fixed value.
keywordbody.paramsNot declaredYes-Specifies the message search query for the search action in public channels. It does not search contact lists or private chats.
sincebody.paramsNot declaredNo-Sets the lower message date bound for the search action. It does not filter by group creation date, and channel_posts has no date filter.
untilbody.paramsNot declaredNo-Sets the upper message date bound (beforeDate) for the search action. Used alongside since to narrow public message results; it does not guarantee complete message coverage within the specified range.
limitbody.paramsinteger (1–100)No20The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 100. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge.

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": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "bitcoin"
  }
}'

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

Response example

Field preview

There is no real sample for these example parameters yet: this shows the response shape and fields from the contract, with … as placeholders. It is not the result of a real call.

json
{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "telegram",
  "action": "search",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": …,
      "url": …,
      "text": …,
      "posted_at": …,
      "view_count": …,
      "media_url": …,
      "reactions": …,
      "channel_username": …,
      "channel_title": …,
      "channel_type": …,
      "channel_subscriber_count": …,
      "channel_description": …,
      "platform": …
    }
  ],
  "count": …,
  "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.
urlLink to the record on the platform.
textBody text with HTML removed, returned in full and never cut short (on a few platforms the list results themselves carry only an excerpt; the platform's field notes say so).
posted_atPublish time in ISO 8601, UTC (for example 2026-08-07T12:34:56+00:00). Non-standard strings from the platform are passed through as is, so parse defensively. null means the platform does not disclose it.
view_countViews or plays. null means not disclosed, not 0.
media_urlKeeps the platform's own meaning
reactionsKeeps the platform's own meaning
channel_usernameKeeps the platform's own meaning
channel_titleKeeps the platform's own meaning
channel_typeKeeps the platform's own meaning
channel_subscriber_countKeeps the platform's own meaning
channel_descriptionKeeps 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: Content Licensing and AI Usage Restrictions ↗

    Official Telegram terms restrict content access beyond normal intended platform usage and prohibit scraping or aggregating platform data for AI model training, validation, enhancement, benchmarking, and deployment; exceptions require explicit, continuous consent from relevant users per piece of content and context, as public visibility does not grant a general usage license.

    Checked 2026-09-04