> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/categories/social-media/telegram.md).

# Telegram

| Name                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                           | Cost                                                         | Tool Review and Guide                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Intelligence X Telegram Search | Google-based search engine for Telegram (includes Telegago)                                                                                                                                           | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="https://intelx.io/tools?tab=telegram"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><https://intelx.io/tools?tab=telegram></mark></a></p> |
| Open Measures                  | Open Measures helps open source researchers investigate harmful online activity such as extremism and disinformation.                                                                                 | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/open-measures](/toolkit/more/all-tools/open-measures.md)                                                                             |
| Telegago                       | Telegago is a Google Custom Search Engine tailored for searching public Telegram content for OSINT purposes.                                                                                          | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/telegago](/toolkit/more/all-tools/telegago.md)                                                                                       |
| Telegram Group Joiner          | Automate joining multiple Telegram groups and channels, ideal for researchers monitoring specific topics.                                                                                             | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/telegram-group-joiner](/toolkit/more/all-tools/telegram-group-joiner.md)                                                             |
| Telegram Phone Number Checker  | Command line tool for checking if phone numbers are connected to Telegram accounts and retrieving related information where available.                                                                | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/telegram-phone-number-checker](/toolkit/more/all-tools/telegram-phone-number-checker.md)                                             |
| TelegramDB                     | TelegramDB is a searchable database service that allows users to explore public Telegram groups and channels via a dedicated bot.                                                                     | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/telegramdb](/toolkit/more/all-tools/telegramdb.md)                                                                                   |
| Telemetrio                     | Telemetr.io offers a range of Telegram-related services based on a catalog of Telegram channels: country and category-specific rankings, curated collections, real-time event tracking, and an API.   | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/telemetrio](/toolkit/more/all-tools/telemetrio.md)                                                                                   |
| Telemetry                      | An analytical search tool for Telegram groups and channels.                                                                                                                                           | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/telemetry](/toolkit/more/all-tools/telemetry.md)                                                                                     |
| Telepathy                      | Telepathy is a versatile Telegram toolkit for OSINT analysts, enabling chat archiving, memberlist gathering, user location lookup, top poster analysis, message mapping, and more.                    | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/telepathy](/toolkit/more/all-tools/telepathy.md)                                                                                     |
| TGStat                         | TGStat is a web-based analytics tool for Telegram that monitors active channels and provides profile analytics and statistics. It tracks channel subscribers’ growth rate, reach, and citation index. | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/tgstat](/toolkit/more/all-tools/tgstat.md)                                                                                           |
| tlgrm.eu channels              | Search Telegram channels.                                                                                                                                                                             | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="http://tlgrm.eu/channels"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><http://tlgrm.eu/channels></mark></a></p>                         |


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