---
title: "Telegram API: Channels Search | Perceptlayer"
description: "Channels Search from Telegram as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/telegram/channels-search
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [Telegram](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/telegram) / Channels Search

# Telegram: Channels Search

Channels Search from Telegram as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/telegram/channels-search` Needs terms

Note 

This endpoint needs the [restricted-endpoint terms](https://perceptlayer.com/legal/restricted-endpoints), which you can accept in your dashboard.

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `username` | string | Required | Any |
| `q` | string | Required | Up to 256 characters |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/telegram/channels-search" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/telegram?try=channels-search#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.