POST
/v1/detail"platform": "telegram"Telegram Detail API
One message by ID or link.
The Telegram Detail API returns one public Telegram message by ID or link: text, author, views and publish time, in the same response format as every other SocialToAI call. One call costs 2 credits ($0.004 to $0.0067 depending on the pack); failed calls are free. Call it over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP. Last tested 2026-10-17.
100 credits on sign-up, no card needed
2 creditsper call
One objectreturned per call
2026-10-17last tested
1.1 KBsample response, 1 item
Last updated:
Request and response
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "platform": "telegram", "id": "telegram/401" }'import osimport requestsresponse = requests.post( "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_KEY']}"}, json={ "platform": "telegram", "id": "telegram/401", },)print(response.json())# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Read this Telegram message: telegram/401# Your AI calls the detail tool with:{ "platform": "telegram", "id": "telegram/401"}200 OK1.1 KB2 credits
{ "platform": "telegram", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "telegram", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [ { "field": "metrics.views", "kind": "approximate" } ], "type": "content", "url": "https://example.com/…", "format": "video", "title": null, "text": "…", "published_at": "2021-01-11T21:57:12.000Z", "author": { "id": null, "username": "…", "name": "…", "verified": null, "followers": null }, "metrics": { "likes": null, "comments": null, "shares": null, "collects": null, "views": 4350000, "reposts": null }, "images": [], "hashtags": null, "is_pinned": null } ], "unavailable": ["title", "author.id", "author.verified", "author.followers", "metrics.likes", "metrics.comments", "metrics.shares", "metrics.collects", "metrics.reposts", "hashtags", "is_pinned"], "cost_credits": 2}likes
nullcomments nullshares nullcollects nullviews 4,350,000Names and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.
Sample dataFull response
3 parameters.
1 required.
Send them as a JSON body with POST. Your key goes in the Authorization header, never in the URL.
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| platform | string | Required | — | Always "telegram" on this page. |
| id | string | One of these | — | The channel's handle and the message's number joined by a slash, as in telegram/401 |
| url | string | One of these | — | Link to the message: t.me, then the channel, then the number |
Where to get what you send.
idThe channel's handle and the message's number joined by a slash, as in telegram/401 (e.g. telegram/401)
Every item these return carries its ref; send it as it is:
user_postsUser Posts
Or send the web link: the url field of the same items.
The fields of each item.
What Telegram cannot give is marked.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| items[].url | string | A link that opens the item. |
| items[].format | string | video, image, text or article. |
| items[].title | stringalways null | The title. |
| items[].text | string | The body text or caption. |
| items[].published_at | string | When it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC. |
| items[].author.id | stringalways null | The author's account ID. |
| items[].author.username | string | The author's handle. |
| items[].author.name | string | The author's display name. |
| items[].author.verified | booleanalways null | Whether the author is verified. |
| items[].author.followers | integeralways null | The author's follower count. |
| items[].metrics.likes | integeralways null | Likes. |
| items[].metrics.comments | integeralways null | Comments. |
| items[].metrics.shares | integeralways null | Shares. |
| items[].metrics.collects | integeralways null | Saves. |
| items[].metrics.views | integer | Views or plays. |
| items[].metrics.reposts | integeralways null | Reposts. |
| items[].images | string[] | Image addresses. |
| items[].hashtags | string[]always null | Hashtags, without the #. |
| items[].is_pinned | booleanalways null | Whether the author pinned it. |
nullFields Telegram cannot giveRead null as “Telegram did not give this”, not as zero. These are always null on this call:
titleThe title.author.idThe author's account ID.author.verifiedWhether the author is verified.author.followersThe author's follower count.metrics.likesLikes.metrics.commentsComments.metrics.sharesShares.metrics.collectsSaves.metrics.repostsReposts.hashtagsHashtags, without the #.is_pinnedWhether the author pinned it.
Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. Response format
What to expect.
One call returns one object, with no pages, for 2 credits.
1 call per second per key, 5 after a purchase; going over is not charged. Rate limits
A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. Error codes
Once connected over MCP, these questions use it.
Read this Telegram message: telegram/401
2 creditsdetail {"platform":"telegram","id":"telegram/401"}What has this Telegram account posted lately: telegram, then for the first 3: read this Telegram message.
8 creditsuser_posts {"platform":"telegram","username":"telegram"}detail {"platform":"telegram","id":"<ref>"} × 3
These ready-made tools call it when they run.
The same call on other platforms.
All platforms and pricesPOST
/v1/detail{ "platform": "telegram", "id": "telegram/401" }2 creditsper callTikTok2 creditsInstagram2 creditsX1 creditReddit2 creditsYouTube2 creditsFacebook2 creditsLinkedIn2 creditsThreads2 creditsPinterest2 creditsXiaohongshu12 creditsDouyin2 creditsWeibo2 creditsWeChat Articles12 creditsBilibili2 creditsZhihu2 creditsKuaishou2 creditsWeChat Channels12 creditsMeta Ad Libraryno detailGoogle Ads Transparencyno detail
Change one word in the request: platform. The response keeps the same shape.
Questions.
Short answers.
Everything on TelegramDo I need a Telegram account or Telegram's own API access?
No. You only need a SocialToAI key. The call returns content and account information publicly visible on Telegram; you never sign in to Telegram or apply for anything there.