drain.lat API

GET /profile/:username

Fetch a public Telegram channel or group profile. Works with or without @.

GET /api/v1/telegram/profile/:username

string

required

Telegram username. The @ prefix is optional.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/telegram/profile/durov" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/telegram/profile/durov", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/telegram/profile/durov",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

Telegram username.

string

Channel or group title.

string

Channel description/bio.

string

Avatar image URL.

number

Member/subscriber count.

boolean

Whether this is a channel (vs group).

boolean

Whether this is a bot account.

string

Link to the Telegram profile.

Response

{
  "username": "durov",
  "title": "Pavel Durov",
  "description": "Telegram founder. Thoughts on technology, freedom, and the future.",
  "avatarUrl": "https://cdn4.telegram-cdn.org/file/...",
  "members": 982400,
  "isChannel": true,
  "isBot": false,
  "profileUrl": "https://t.me/durov",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Only works for public channels and groups. Private accounts return an error.

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