Releases

Telegram Finder for AI Agents

New

• Hosted MCP server for finding Telegram accounts by authorized phone number or username, and discovering similar public channels.
• OAuth 2.1 authorization with a dedicated consent screen, so agents connect without copying API keys into their configuration.
• Telegram Finder CLI v0.0.1 for detecting compatible agents, installing the MCP connection, starting authentication, and checking connection health.
• New AI Agents setup experience with guided and manual configuration paths.
• New Developer Hub with dedicated guides for the MCP server and REST API.

Install

Run npx telegram-finder setup, or connect a compatible MCP client directly to https://www.telegram-finder.io/mcp.

Improved

• Shared Telegram lookup services now power both the REST API and MCP tools for more consistent validation, limits, and results.
• Updated navigation, metadata, and machine-readable developer documentation for easier integration discovery.

Similar Channels & Better Discovery

New

• Similar Telegram Channels finds public channels recommended by Telegram from a username or t.me link.
• Channel results include descriptions, subscriber counts, verification status, and direct Telegram links.

Improved

• Reworked navigation, footer links, and related resources to make tools and lookup options easier to discover.
• Channel searches require an account and include request limits to protect reliability.

Account Health & Username Reliability

New

• Telegram Account Health (beta) to review account activity and surface practical health signals.
• Refined search history access with clearer Premium upgrade guidance.

Improved

• Username checks reliability improvements.

Premium Batch Username API & 30-Day Lookup Pass

New

• Premium batch username API endpoint for checking multiple usernames, with paced requests to reduce rate-limit errors.
• 30-Day Lookup Pass: 10 successful lookups for €9.90. It ends automatically after 30 days with no renewal.
• Improve Legal & Privacy compliance pages.

Telegram Growth Foundation

New

• Docs moved to /docs (/swagger if you prefer API specs)
• New Contacts Management
• Step-by-step enrichment to identify Telegram accounts
• Centralized Contact Book (app contacts + Telegram contacts)
• Import: CSV / Excel / JSON
• Email / LinkedIn → Phone enrichment (1 credit only if a phone is found)
• API access (Premium only)

Limits

• Premium: 100 phone → Telegram searches / hour
• Free: 2 searches / day

Why this matters

This release lays the groundwork for a more structured and scalable way to find Telegram profiles from real-world identifiers.

Account Warm-up & OSINT Enhancements

New

• Telegram account warm-up tool (beta)
• Username availability checker
• OSINT improvements and reliability tweaks

Premium Features & User Accounts

New

• Premium search options: LinkedIn profile + email lookup
• User accounts + search history
• Ability to link a Telegram account for better accuracy
• Premium plans with higher limits

Initial Release

New

• Phone number search (Telegram API)
• Free tier: 3 searches / day
• Basic user info results