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Works with both channels and public groups.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "channelUrls": { "title": "Channel URLs (legacy alias)", "type": "array", "description": "Backward-compatible alias for 'channels' used by older saved tasks. Prefer the 'channels' field above. If both are set, 'channels' wins.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "mode": { "title": "Scraping mode", "enum": [ "web_preview", "telethon_api" ], "type": "string", "description": "web_preview: No login needed, extracts latest messages from public channels (default). telethon_api: Full access with your Telegram API credentials — complete history, members, media.", "default": "web_preview" }, "maxMessagesPerChannel": { "title": "Max messages per channel", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum messages to extract per channel. Web preview mode is limited to ~500 messages.", "default": 100 }, "extractMedia": { "title": "Extract media metadata", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include media URLs, types, and thumbnails in output.", "default": true }, "extractReactions": { "title": "Extract reactions", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include reaction counts (emoji + count) for each message.", "default": true }, "extractMemberData": { "title": "Extract member list (Telethon mode only)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract group/channel member list. Requires Telethon mode and appropriate permissions. Note: contains personal data — ensure GDPR compliance.", "default": false }, "dateFrom": { "title": "Messages from date", "type": "string", "description": "Only extract messages after this date (ISO format: 2026-01-01). Optional." }, "dateTo": { "title": "Messages until date", "type": "string", "description": "Only extract messages before this date (ISO format: 2026-12-31). 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Alternative to session string." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } }