## telegram/channel

`GET /v1/telegram/channel`

A public channel: name, description, avatar, verification, subscriber and member counts, and photo, video and link counts.

*Telegram channel*

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `handle` | yes | Public channel handle without the @ — e.g. `telegram` |
| `dry_run` | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. — e.g. `1` |

**Cost:** 2 credits at list price per successful uncached response; variable-cost operations may quote or settle a different charge. Confirmed uncharged or refunded failures report zero. Pending reconciliation can report credits_used:null; retain request_id and the original idempotency key.

```bash
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/telegram/channel?handle=telegram" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
```

### Response data

Illustrative abbreviated data; documented core fields are optional and may be null. Additional source fields are allowed.

```json
{
  "avatar_url": "https://example.com/example",
  "description": "example",
  "handle": "example",
  "link_count": 0,
  "name": "example",
  "photo_count": 0,
  "platform": "example",
  "subscribers": 0,
  "url": "https://example.com/example",
  "verified": false,
  "video_count": 0
}
```

[Field reference](https://www.monocrawl.com/docs/endpoints/telegram/channel#response) · [JSON Schema for response.data](https://www.monocrawl.com/schemas/telegram/channel.json)