Telegram

Returns one post of a public Telegram channel or group from its t.me link, with its text, media, views and reactions. It also has the links, hashtags and mentions in it, its date, photos, albums, videos, voice messages and stickers with their files, its poll, link preview and file, what it was forwarded from or replies to, whether it was edited, its signature, and the channel's numeric ID. Accepts links on t.me, telegram.me and telegram.dog, or the post's id.

GET /v1/telegram/post

Try it

Example

cURL
curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/telegram/post' \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://t.me/durov/546' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
TypeScript SDK
import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";

const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY

const res = await client.telegram.post.get({ url: "https://t.me/durov/546" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);
Node.js (fetch)
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://t.me/durov/546",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/telegram/post?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
Python (requests)
import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://socialtap.dev/v1/telegram/post",
    params={"url": "https://t.me/durov/546"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, meta = body["data"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])
Go (net/http)
package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("url", "https://t.me/durov/546")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/telegram/post?"+q.Encode(), nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	var body struct {
		Data  json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
		Meta  map[string]any  `json:"meta"`
		Error *struct {
			Code    string `json:"code"`
			Message string `json:"message"`
		} `json:"error"`
	}
	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	if body.Error != nil {
		log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}
PHP
<?php

$query = http_build_query([
    'url' => 'https://t.me/durov/546',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/telegram/post?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
    throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;
Ruby
require "json"
require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/telegram/post")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('url' => 'https://t.me/durov/546')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]
Java
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String query = "url=" + encode("https://t.me/durov/546");
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/telegram/post?" + query))
            .header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
            .GET()
            .build();
        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        // An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
        if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }

    static String encode(String value) {
        return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    }
}
.NET
using System.Text.Json;

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));

var query = string.Join("&",
    "url=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("https://t.me/durov/546"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/telegram/post?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
    var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
    throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));
Rust
// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
        .get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/telegram/post")
        .query(&[("url", "https://t.me/durov/546")])
        .header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
        .send()?;
    let ok = res.status().is_success();
    let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
    if !ok {
        return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
    }
    println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
    Ok(())
}
200 OK
{
  "data": {
    "approximate_fields": [
      "metrics.view_count",
      "metrics.like_count",
      "platform_specific.telegram.reactions[].count"
    ],
    "author": {
      "avatar_url": "https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/AM3EaKY4OWoCIpqIJGL2G4hcjBupbm4OuzSyAnEGF2gBOPJJIYOcnXbjDpqmilOWXXjheFFey4oGODL1BybYTdbTaJHo9qb3KEAIw9y3VvSrrKwoRdfBHWovcRqFmFEu5EeKeGrOZPTVcZEHBP6rbBp5qM4WbNdvEbGQLAnCPle0ArPYn70dJpY8D3zpJWbhZ2V1bnF2k0VXfyWUnokwHk6Q56QkaNg5gs1PhbGSaPshnBDj1xw7QOhLE-o…",
      "display_name": "Pavel Durov",
      "id": "durov",
      "is_verified": true,
      "url": "https://t.me/durov",
      "username": "durov"
    },
    "coauthors": [],
    "duration_ms": 20000,
    "hashtags": [],
    "id": "durov/546",
    "is_nsfw": null,
    "is_pinned": null,
    "is_sponsored": null,
    "language": null,
    "media": [
      {
        "alt_text": null,
        "duration_ms": 20000,
        "expires_at": null,
        "height": 1920,
        "thumbnail_url": "https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/oSUZWQy5ajo9qNzPTyVfWPmynW0e-n68CIbR2KJvGHXnnmSLUlvzUGAE3bGypAec9zc8kk1sHdcB0soW00CX-tKMVdzpwisCSYN_ZGrIBu9T637jvBhDK6eG8TLUWI7J9TyTGa5Y7qk3U3meRc7EBvCBrz-HyX61s0SkkfG-akkNQH1bm-ZOLdUKGsKIN2MmVccLPNINVf3cdzMiJcta6zKY1hLXMGAzeV45qpPy1MEGGmYJmhwsuareyIN…",
        "type": "video",
        "url": "https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/e0b2769474.mp4?token=SCRUBBED",
        "width": 1920
      }
    ],
    "mentions": [],
    "metrics": {
      "comment_count": null,
      "like_count": 80950,
      "quote_count": null,
      "repost_count": null,
      "save_count": null,
      "share_count": null,
      "view_count": 4280000
    },
    "platform": "telegram",
    "platform_specific": {
      "telegram": {
        "buttons": [],
        "channel_id": "1006503122",
        "document": null,
        "forwarded_from": null,
        "is_edited": false,
        "link_preview": null,
        "links": [],
        "message_id": 546,
        "poll": null,
        "reactions": [
          {
            "count": 35700,
            "custom_emoji_id": null,
            "emoji": null,
            "is_paid": true
          },
          {
            "count": 28400,
            "custom_emoji_id": "5399847211989246390",
            "emoji": null,
            "is_paid": false
          },
          {
            "count": 9350,
            "custom_emoji_id": "5373223594484587136",
            "emoji": null,
            "is_paid": false
          }
        ],
        "reply_to": null,
        "sender_name": null,
        "signature": "Pavel Durov"
      }
    },
    "platform_type": "video",
    "published_at": "2026-08-31T16:30:15Z",
    "text": "🏳️ Gram Wallet in Telegram is ready and is now accessible to a select group of users.\n\n🤩 We'll be gradually rolling it out to our billion+ users over the next couple of weeks.\n\n⚡️ Thanks to the validators who approved the smart contract that powers it, future upgrades of the wall…",
    "thumbnail_url": "https://cdn4.telesco.pe/file/oSUZWQy5ajo9qNzPTyVfWPmynW0e-n68CIbR2KJvGHXnnmSLUlvzUGAE3bGypAec9zc8kk1sHdcB0soW00CX-tKMVdzpwisCSYN_ZGrIBu9T637jvBhDK6eG8TLUWI7J9TyTGa5Y7qk3U3meRc7EBvCBrz-HyX61s0SkkfG-akkNQH1bm-ZOLdUKGsKIN2MmVccLPNINVf3cdzMiJcta6zKY1hLXMGAzeV45qpPy1MEGGmYJmhwsuareyIN…",
    "title": null,
    "type": "video",
    "unknown_fields": [],
    "url": "https://t.me/durov/546"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "telegram",
    "source": "page",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 321,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": {
      "kind": "post",
      "id": "durov/546",
      "url": "https://t.me/durov/546"
    },
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": []
  }
}

Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.

x-api-keystringheaderrequired

Your API key. Authentication

urlstringrequiredmax 2,048 chars

A Telegram post: its link (t.me/<name>/<number>, also on telegram.me and telegram.dog, the channel page's t.me/s/<name>/<number>, a forum topic's t.me/<name>/<topic>/<number>, the account's own host <name>.t.me/<number>, with any query) or its id as this API writes it (<name>/<number>). A private chat's link (t.me/c/...) only its members can read: it is refused.

Examplehttps://t.me/durov/546

url takes Telegram post links; another kind of link, or another platform's, fails free with invalid_input. Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored (Requests).

Parameters every endpoint accepts
max_ageintegermin 0

Accept a cached response up to this many seconds old. Cache hits cost 0 credits. Omit to always fetch fresh. The Cache-Control: max-age=N request header is equivalent; max_age wins when both are sent.

fieldsstring

Return only these fields of each item: comma-separated paths in the schema's notation (id,text,metrics.view_count,segments[].text; a parent path keeps the whole object). Unknown paths are rejected. Applied after the cache, so it changes neither the price nor cache hits; page and meta are always returned whole.

Response

application/json

200

{data, meta}. data is a post object; meta describes the request (meta). Fields only Telegram has are under platform_specific.telegram.

platformstring

Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).

idstring

Platform-native post ID (string; Instagram shortcode, Reddit with its t3_ prefix).

urlstring uri

Canonical post URL.

typestring

Normalized content shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.

One ofvideoimagecarouseltextlinkaudio

platform_typestringnullable

The platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, live, tweet, …).

titlestringnullable

Headline (YouTube title, Reddit title); null on caption-only platforms.

textstringnullable

Caption, description or body as plain text.

languagestringnullable

BCP-47 language of text, when the platform states it.

published_atstring date-timenullable

When the post went public, RFC 3339 UTC.

authorobject

The posting account. An account the platform no longer names (a deleted account) has a null id and username and the platform's label as display_name (Reddit: [deleted]). A post credited to what is no account of the platform's (an Apple Music radio episode's show) has a null id and username, and every other field null too when the platform doesn't name it.

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idstringnullable

Platform-native account ID; null when only the handle is known.

usernamestringnullable

Handle without the @; null when the account has none.

display_namestringnullable

Display name shown on the profile.

urlstring urinullable

Canonical profile URL.

avatar_urlstring urinullable

Profile picture URL. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.

is_verifiedbooleannullable

Platform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge.

coauthorsobject[]

Other accounts credited as co-authors of the post (Instagram and Facebook collabs, YouTube collaborations), in the platform's order, author excluded; [] if none.

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idstringnullable

Platform-native account ID; null when only the handle is known.

usernamestringnullable

Handle without the @; null when the account has none.

display_namestringnullable

Display name shown on the profile.

urlstring urinullable

Canonical profile URL.

avatar_urlstring urinullable

Profile picture URL. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.

is_verifiedbooleannullable

Platform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge.

duration_msintegernullable

Length of the primary video or audio in milliseconds; null for other posts.

thumbnail_urlstring urinullable

Cover or poster image URL.

mediaobject[]

Attachments in display order (carousel items); [] for text posts.

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typestring

Kind of file. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.

One ofimagevideoaudiogif

urlstring urinullable

Direct file URL; null when the platform withholds it, or when the link would only work from SocialTap's network or with a login. Often signed and expiring: see expires_at.

expires_atstring date-timenullable

When url stops working, RFC 3339 UTC, read from the platform's signed URL; null when unknown or when it does not expire.

thumbnail_urlstring urinullable

Poster or preview image URL.

widthintegernullable

Width in pixels.

heightintegernullable

Height in pixels.

duration_msintegernullable

Duration in milliseconds (video and audio only).

alt_textstringnullable

Accessibility text provided by the author or platform.

hashtagsstring[]

Hashtags without #, case kept; [] if none.

mentionsstring[]

Mentioned or tagged usernames without @; [] if none.

is_pinnedbooleannullable

Pinned to the author's profile.

is_sponsoredbooleannullable

Labeled as a paid partnership or branded content.

is_nsfwbooleannullable

Marked adult or sensitive by the platform.

metricsobject

Counts at fetch time; null = hidden or not exposed, 0 = zero.

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view_countintegernullable

Views or plays.

like_countintegernullableTelegram: reactions

Likes, hearts, total reactions or upvotes; never negative. Null when hidden by the owner.

comment_countintegernullable

Comments and replies.

share_countintegernullable

Shares or sends (not reposts).

repost_countintegernullable

Reposts, retweets or reshares.

quote_countintegernullable

Quote posts.

save_countintegernullable

Saves, bookmarks or favorites.

platform_specificobject

Fields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.<platform>); each null when unknown.

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telegramobjectnullable

A Telegram post's own fields.

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message_idintegernullable

The message's number within its channel or group: the last part of its link.

channel_idstringnullable

Telegram's numeric ID of the channel or group the message is in, which stays when its username changes.

signaturestringnullable

The name of the admin who signed the post, on a channel that signs its posts; null when unsigned.

sender_namestringnullable

The name of the group member who sent the message, when they have no username: author is then the group. Null otherwise.

is_editedbooleannullable

Whether the post shows as edited.

forwarded_fromobjectnullable

Where the post was forwarded from; null when it was not forwarded.

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namestringnullable

The name of the channel or person it was forwarded from; null when Telegram leaves it blank.

urlstring urinullable

The original's link (or the account's, for a person); null when the source hides itself.

post_idstringnullable

The original post's id, when the link names one.

authorstringnullable

The admin who signed the original; null when unsigned.

reply_toobjectnullable

The message this post replies to, as its preview bar shows it; null when it is not a reply.

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urlstring urinullable

The replied-to message's link; null when the bar has none.

post_idstringnullable

The replied-to post's id, when the link names one.

authorstringnullable

The name the bar shows; null when it shows none.

textstringnullable

The snippet the bar shows, often cut short.

reactionsobject[]

The reactions the post shows, each emoji with its count; [] when it shows none. Their sum is metrics.like_count.

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emojistringnullable

The unicode emoji; null for a custom emoji or Telegram Stars.

custom_emoji_idstringnullable

The custom emoji's ID; null for a unicode one.

is_paidbooleannullable

Whether it is a paid reaction (Telegram Stars).

countintegernullable

How many; rounded by Telegram from the thousands up (see approximate_fields).

link_previewobjectnullable

The link preview card the post shows; null when none.

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urlstring urinullable

The previewed link.

site_namestringnullable

The site's name.

titlestringnullable

The page's title.

descriptionstringnullable

The page's description, as the card shows it.

image_urlstring urinullable

The card's image.

pollobjectnullable

The poll the post carries; null when none.

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questionstringnullable

The question.

typestringnullable

Telegram's label, lower case: anonymous poll, public poll, anonymous quiz, …

voter_countintegernullable

People who voted; rounded by Telegram from the thousands up (see approximate_fields).

optionsobject[]

The options, in the poll's order.

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textstringnullable

The option's text.

percentnumbernullable

Its share of the votes, in percent, as Telegram rounds it.

documentobjectnullable

The file or audio file the post carries, which Telegram names but does not link logged out; null when none.

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titlestringnullable

The file's name, or an audio file's title.

performerstringnullable

An audio file's performer as Telegram shows it; null for other files and an audio file without one.

sizestringnullable

Its size as Telegram shows it (1.3 MB); null when it shows none, as on an audio file.

linksstring[]

The link targets in the post's text, in order, those behind a word included; [] when none.

buttonsobject[]

The buttons under the post that open a link; [] when none.

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textstringnullable

The button's label.

urlstringnullable

What it opens: a web link or a tg:// link.

approximate_fieldsstring[]

JSON paths of values rounded by the platform or parsed from display text. A list path (external_links) means the list may be incomplete. [] when all exact.

unknown_fieldsstring[]

JSON paths of lists whose [] means unknown rather than none (a source that cannot see them); null already means unknown for every other field. [] when every list is known.

not_found and private_or_unavailable are item-level: the request was fine, the item can't be returned.

400

400 Bad Request: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

A parameter is missing or malformed, or the link is not one this endpoint takes.

Fix the parameter named in param as the message says. For a link of the wrong kind, call an endpoint listed in details.endpoints, when there is one.

401

401 Unauthorized: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

unauthorizedNo retry

The x-api-key header is missing, or its key is unknown or revoked. On the dashboard's routes: the session cookie is missing or expired.

Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header. No key yet? A person gets one at details.signup_url; an AI agent follows details.agent_auth_url.

402

402 Payment Required: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

The account does not have enough credits for this request.

Have a person buy credits at details.purchase_url (or make them a checkout link with details.checkout), then repeat the request. Do not retry automatically.

The API key reached its spend limit for this period. The account may still have credits.

Wait until details.resets_at, or raise the key's spend limit (PATCH /v1/api_keys/{id}). Do not retry automatically.

403

403 Forbidden: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

forbiddenNo retry

The API key is valid but may not make this request, and details.reason says why: the account is suspended, the key lacks the route's scope, waits for its owner to confirm it by email, has expired, or was used from an IP outside its allowlist, or a rotated key's previous secret was used for a call that needs the admin scope. A running job stops with it too when its account is suspended or the key that created it is revoked or expires. It is about the key, never the item: a private item is private_or_unavailable, also 403, so branch on the code.

Act on details.reason. suspended: contact support. scope: use a key with details.required_scope. previous_secret: use the new secret. key_pending: have the owner open the emailed link. key_expired or key_revoked: create a new key. ip_not_allowed: call from an allowed IP.

The item exists but is not public: it is private, age- or region-restricted, or needs a login to view. It shares 403 with forbidden (which is about the key), so branch on the code.

Only public items can be fetched. Do not retry.

404

404 Not Found: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

not_foundNo retry

The item does not exist or was deleted. On GET /v1/requests/{id}/response: the response was not kept (details.reason says why).

Check the link or ID. Do not retry.

429

429 Too Many Requests: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

rate_limitedYes, later

The account passed its runaway-protection ceiling: a high per-account limit that stops a broken client loop (plans have no rate limit). Requests without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint) are limited per IP address instead. It also stops an account whose failed requests in the last hour cost far more than its successful ones paid for: failures are free within a limit (the message says so), and successes raise it.

Wait the seconds in the retry-after header, then retry. If your steady traffic needs more, ask support to raise the ceiling; without an API key, send one.

500

500 Internal Error: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

internalYes, later

An unexpected error on SocialTap's side.

Retry with backoff. If it keeps happening, contact support with the request_id.

502

502 Bad Gateway: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

upstream_errorYes, later

The platform failed, or answered with something we could not read.

Retry with backoff. Failed requests are free.

503

503 Unavailable: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

The platform refused every attempt, our own retries included.

Retry later with backoff. Failed requests are free.

overloadedYes, later

SocialTap was at capacity, or paused by its operators, and did not start the request. Nothing was fetched or charged.

Retry after the seconds in the retry-after header. Failed requests are free.

From 1 credit per request. Charged only for successful requests. Errors are free. The price depends on the source that produced the result, reported as meta.source.

SourcePrice per successful requestPer 1,000 requests
Public page page1 credit$0.75–$1.97
Balance, sources and what you were charged

Your balance must be at least 1 credit to start a request; with less, it is refused with insufficient_credits (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts.

meta.sourceSourceWhat it means
pagePublic pageData embedded in the platform's public web page.

meta.credits_charged and the x-credits-charged header show what you paid. How credits work · Packs

Endpoint ID telegram.post · operationId telegram.post.get · Product overview

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