# RapidAPI · telegram-channel (akrakoro)

Gateway provider `rapidapi-telegram-channel` · call `https://fetchapi.co/api/gw/rapidapi-telegram-channel/<path>` with header `x-api-key` (get a key at https://fetchapi.co/keys) · MCP: tools `search_endpoints`, `get_endpoint`, `call_endpoint` at https://fetchapi.co/api/mcp · listing: https://rapidapi.com/akrakoro/api/telegram-channel

Upstream plan: Ultra: $15/month for 500,000 requests; free tier: Basic: $0, 100 requests/month (https://rapidapi.com/akrakoro/api/telegram-channel/pricing).

2 working endpoints, each tested live through this gateway. Endpoints that returned no data in our latest test, write actions and endpoints that need the end user's own login are not listed.

## `rapidapi-telegram-channel.get_channel_info` — Get channel info

`GET /channel/info` · ✓ working (tested 2026-10-06) · $0.000030/call upstream · sampled 2026-10-03, 213 ms

One call returns the public profile of one Telegram channel, looked up by channel name. The answer is one object, not a list: title, description and subscriber count.

| param | required | example / default |
|---|---|---|
| `channel` | yes | telegram |

Fields: `id` Telegram channel id; `title` Channel title; `description` Channel description; `subscribers` Subscriber count (string); `subscribers_online` Subscribers online (string); `verified` Verified flag; `chat_type` Type, e.g. 'channel'; `image` Channel avatar URL

```bash
curl "https://fetchapi.co/api/gw/rapidapi-telegram-channel/channel/info?channel=telegram" \
  -H "x-api-key: $FETCHAPI_KEY"
```

Real answer (trimmed):

```json
{
 "id": "{\"$numberInt\":\"1005640892\"}",
 "image": "https://cdn1.telesco.pe/file/Rc3cLwmim6tjCY5i94cU114NxROmREm610YAyi8BlhM025lJaYcVOWLNzj3ted0rzwl0qlK45cUyXoXYHpgP6pWDLRczBdv6FmyDOLCs8pU0v-E2DNMWLCT07ShaD9FkxEgcbgS9CCY420LxbhChFeFupO4KBAvvBc_pAExVLMoVLzuBgmPfdiU9DRUBGNcv23yQ207tQQw28LjdaVNQJZnOqBoyXOoHjD3PinN1L5JZXDYASWyrvOl6YuWaiz5Ov2ZSgGuSGjR1YBM…",
 "title": "Telegram News",
 "verified": true,
 "chat_type": "channel",
 "description": "The official Telegram on Telegram. Much recursion. Very Telegram. Wow.",
 "subscribers": "9409398",
 "subscribers_online": "0"
}
```

## `rapidapi-telegram-channel.get_latest_messages` — Get latest messages

`GET /channel/message` · ✓ working (tested 2026-10-06) · $0.000030/call upstream · sampled 2026-10-03, 371 ms

One call returns the latest messages of one public Telegram channel as a plain list. One item is one channel post (text, html, media, view count). Our call asked for limit 5 and the answer held 6 items (4 shown plus the '… 2 more' marker). To get older messages, send the smallest id in the answer as the max_id parameter.

| param | required | example / default |
|---|---|---|
| `limit` | no | 5 |
| `max_id` | no | 999999999 |
| `channel` | yes | telegram |

Fields: `[].id` Message id; use as max_id for older pages; `[].date` Posting time, ISO 8601; `[].text` Message text; `[].html` Message as HTML; `[].views` View count (string); `[].author` Author/channel name; `[].link.url` Link preview URL; `[].link.title` Link preview title

```bash
curl "https://fetchapi.co/api/gw/rapidapi-telegram-channel/channel/message?limit=5&max_id=999999999&channel=telegram" \
  -H "x-api-key: $FETCHAPI_KEY"
```

Real answer (trimmed):

```json
[
 {
  "id": "460",
  "date": "2026-08-26T19:12:34+00:00",
  "html": "<p>For all the info from today&#39;s update and a look back at <b>13 years of Telegram features</b> — check out our blog:<br/><a href=\"https://telegram.org/blog/welcome-messages-buttons-TG-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https://telegram.org/blog/welcome-messages-buttons-TG-13</a><br/><br/>August…",
  "link": {
   "url": "https://telegram.org/blog/welcome-messages-buttons-TG-13",
   "name": "Telegram",
   "title": "Welcome Messages, Buttons in Messages and Signed Gifts",
   "description": "Introducing Welcome Messages to greet new members of groups or channels, Buttons in Messages to make any text interactive, Inline Documents in Messages and much more."
  },
  "text": "For all the info from today's update and a look back at 13 years of Telegram features — check out our blog:https://telegram.org/blog/welcome-messages-buttons-TG-13August Features1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • More",
  "audio": {},
  "photo": {},
  "video": {},
  "views": "1630000",
  "author": "Telegram News",
  "button": {},
  "photos": [],
  "videos": [],
  "sticker": {},
  "forwarded": {},
  "attachment": {},
  "media_poll": {},
  "user_read_status": "unread"
 },
 {
  "id": "459",
  "date": "2026-08-26T19:12:24+00:00",
  "html": "<p><b>Signed Gifts.</b> You can now add <b>your signature</b> and a comment to gifts you buy via the <a href=\"https://t.me/telegram/382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" onclick=\"return confirm(&#39;Open this 
…
```