Scrape Telegram with AI

# Scrape Telegram — SoloStack Skill File
> Drop this file into your SoloStack repo and Claude Code will use it as
> context to run this workflow automatically.
---
## Overview
Extract Telegram channel posts, group messages, member counts, and media using Apify scrapers and Claude Code.
**Apify Actor:** `apify/telegram-scraper`
**Pricing:** ~$0.40 per 1,000 messages
## Capabilities
1. **Channel Message Extraction** — Pull all messages from public channels — text, media, forwards, reactions, and view counts.
2. **Channel Metadata** — Extract channel name, description, subscriber count, and posting frequency.
3. **Reaction Analytics** — Capture emoji reactions per message to gauge community sentiment on specific topics.
4. **Media & File Extraction** — Extract shared images, documents, videos, and file metadata from channel posts.
5. **Forward Tracking** — Identify which channels forward messages from each other — map influence networks.
6. **View Count Analysis** — Track view counts over time to identify viral posts and optimal posting times.
## Pipeline
1. **Define targets** — Specify Telegram channel links, group names, or keyword searches
2. **Scrape messages** — Extract channel posts, media, reactions, view counts, and member data
3. **Analyze content** — Categorize topics, score engagement, identify key contributors
4. **Load into CRM** — Push community intelligence into Neon database for outreach and monitoring
## Use Cases
- **Community intelligence:** Monitor niche Telegram channels where your ICP discusses tools, strategies, and pain points. Extract insights for product development and content creation.
- **Crypto & fintech monitoring:** Telegram is the primary communication channel for crypto and fintech communities. Scrape channels for market sentiment, project discussions, and trading signals.
- **Competitor channel monitoring:** Track competitor Telegram channels for product updates, community sentiment, and support issues. Get real-time competitive intelligence.
- **Influence network mapping:** Track message forwards between channels to understand which channels drive conversations and which are amplifiers. Map the influence network in your niche.
## Warnings
- Only public channels and groups can be scraped. Private groups require an invite link and membership. Never scrape private communications without explicit consent.
- Telegram channels in certain industries (crypto, trading) may contain spam or misleading information. Validate data quality before using for business decisions.
- Large channels with 100K+ messages will take significant time and cost to fully scrape. Use date range filters to limit scope.
## Sample Output
```json
{
  "channelUsername": "saasfounderschat",
  "channelTitle": "SaaS Founders Chat",
  "channelSubscribers": 15600,
  "messageId": 45678,
  "date": "2026-03-22T12:30:00Z",
  "text": "Just cancelled our HubSpot subscription. Replaced the entire stack with a monorepo + Neon database. Monthly cost went from $500 to $13. Thread below 👇",
  "views": 4567,
  "reactions": [
    { "emoji": "🔥", "count": 89 },
    { "emoji": "👍", "count": 45 },
    { "emoji": "🤯", "count": 23 }
  ],
  "forwards": 34,
  "replyCount": 67,
  "media": null,
  "forwardedFrom": null
}
```
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