# Telegram Batch Channel Info API

> Returns basic channel profile details including title, description, and verified status for multiple public Telegram channels at once.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/telegram/web/batch-channel-info
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/telegram/web/batch-channel-info/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Telegram
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/telegram/web/batch-channel-info`
- Price: $0.01 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, telegram
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/telegram/web/batch-channel-info` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `channels` | string | yes |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Telegram Batch Channel Info API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/telegram/web/batch-channel-info with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Telegram Batch Channel Info API cost?

$0.01 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Telegram Batch Channel Info API accept?

Required: channels (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Telegram Batch Channel Info API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous). The README on this page includes a sample response.

### Do I need a Telegram developer account or API key?

No. Telegram Batch Channel Info runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Telegram API access separately.

## README

### Telegram Batch Channel Info API

Look up public profile details for multiple Telegram channels in a single request using the `channels` parameter.

#### Use cases

- Retrieve profile summaries for multiple public Telegram channels simultaneously.
- Verify whether specific Telegram channels have verified badges.
- Inspect channel descriptions and titles across a list of target usernames.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/telegram/web/batch-channel-info" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"channels": "telegram"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `channels` | string | Yes | Comma-separated channel usernames, up to 20 per request. |

#### Example response

Real response for the request above, trimmed to the main fields. User names and long IDs are masked.

```json
{
  "results": [
    {
      "info": {
        "description": "The official Telegram on Telegram. Much recursion. Very Telegram. Wow.",
        "title": "Telegram News",
        "username": "<user>",
        "verified": true
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Notes

- Pass channel usernames as a comma-separated string to `channels`.
- Accepts up to 20 channel usernames per request.

#### Related APIs

- [Telegram Channel Info](/model/telegram/web/channel-info): Returns public metadata for a Telegram channel, including title, description, verified status, and username, using the public web preview.
- [Telegram Channel Posts](/model/telegram/web/channel-posts): Get a public Telegram channel's recent posts: text, media, forwards, replies, link previews, reactions, views and time, with cursor pagination.
- [Telegram Channel Post Search](/model/telegram/web/channel-search): Returns messages matching a search keyword from a specific Telegram channel.