# Telegram Search API

Telegram posts matching a keyword, with channel handle and title, posted time and text.

**Pricing:** $0.0065 per post

**Endpoint:** `POST /v1/data/telegram/search/run`

**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer mk_live_...`

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `queries` | array | Yes | One or more search keywords. One request reads them all. |
| `channels` | array | No | One or more channels. One request reads them all. |
| `maxResults` | integer | No | How many posts to return in total. Defaults to 100; use 0 for all. |
| `onlyPostsNewerThan` | date | No | Only Posts Newer Than as a date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| `onlyPostsOlderThan` | date | No | Only Posts Older Than as a date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| `exactPhrase` | boolean | No | Exact Phrase. |

## Example

`?wait=true` holds the request open until the run finishes (up to 60s) and returns the rows inline: one request, no polling.

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.mindcase.co/v1/data/telegram/search/run?wait=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"params":{"queries":["..."]}}'
```

```python
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.mindcase.co/v1/data/telegram/search/run",
    params={"wait": "true"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"params": {
    "queries": [
        "..."
    ]
}},
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
```

## Longer runs

If the run is still going at the 60s ceiling you get back `{ job_id, status: "running" }` instead of rows (same if the result is over 100 rows; those come back `truncated`). Poll with that `job_id`:

```bash
# 1) check status
curl https://api.mindcase.co/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

# 2) when status == completed, fetch the rows
curl https://api.mindcase.co/v1/jobs/JOB_ID/results \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

Full API reference (auth, jobs, balance, SDKs, MCP): https://mindcase.co/skills.md

## Response columns

| Field | Display name | Type |
|-------|--------------|------|
| `postUrl` | Post URL | url |
| `postId` | Post ID | text |
| `channelHandle` | Channel Handle | text |
| `channelTitle` | Channel Title | text |
| `searchKeyword` | Search Keyword | text |
| `postedAt` | Posted At | datetime |
| `text` | Text | text |
| `viewsApprox` | Views Approx | number |
| `reactions` | Reactions | number |
| `reactionBreakdown` | Reaction Breakdown | object_array |
| `contentType` | Content Type | text |
| `isEdited` | Is Edited | boolean |
| `author` | Author | text |
| `forwardedFrom` | Forwarded From | text |
| `forwardedFromUrl` | Forwarded From URL | url |
| `replyToUrl` | Reply To URL | url |
| `linkPreview` | Link Preview | object |
| `outboundLinks` | Outbound Links | array |
| `hashtags` | Hashtags | array |
| `photoUrls` | Photo URLs | array |
| `videoUrls` | Video URLs | array |
| `channelId` | Channel ID | text |
| `channelSubscribersApprox` | Channel Subscribers Approx | number |
| `channelVerified` | Channel Verified | boolean |