Telegram-Story-Scraper - A Python Script That Allows You To Automatically Scrape And Download Stories From Your Telegram Friends

A Python script that allows you to automatically scrape and download stories from your Telegram friends using the Telethon library. The script continuously monitors and saves both photos and videos from stories, along with their metadata.

Important Note About Story Access ⚠️

Due to Telegram API restrictions, this script can only access stories from: - Users you have added to your friend list - Users whose privacy settings allow you to view their stories

This is a limitation of Telegram's API and cannot be bypassed.

Features 🚀

• Automatically scrapes all available stories from your Telegram friends
• Downloads both photos and videos from stories
• Stores metadata in SQLite database
• Exports data to Excel spreadsheet
• Real-time monitoring with customizable intervals
• Timestamp is set to (UTC+2)
• Maintains record of previously downloaded stories
• Resume capability
• Automatic retry mechanism

Prerequisites 📋

Before running the script, you'll need:

• Python 3.7 or higher
• Telegram account
• API credentials from Telegram
• Friends on Telegram whose stories you want to track

Required Python packages

pip install -r requirements.txt

Contents of requirements.txt:

telethon
openpyxl
schedule

Getting Telegram API Credentials 🔑

1. Visit https://my.telegram.org/auth
2. Log in with your phone number
3. Click on "API development tools"
4. Fill in the form:
5. App title: Your app name
6. Short name: Your app short name
7. Platform: Can be left as "Desktop"
8. Description: Brief description of your app
9. Click "Create application"
10. You'll receive:
11. api_id: A number
12. api_hash: A string of letters and numbers

Keep these credentials safe, you'll need them to run the script!

Setup and Running 🔧

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/unnohwn/telegram-story-scraper.git
cd telegram-story-scraper

1. Install requirements:

pip install -r requirements.txt

1. Run the script:

python TGSS.py

1. On first run, you'll be prompted to enter:
2. Your API ID
3. Your API Hash
4. Your phone number (with country code)
5. Verification code (sent to your Telegram)
6. Checking interval in seconds (default is 60)

How It Works 🔄

The script: 1. Connects to your Telegram account 2. Periodically checks for new stories from your friends 3. Downloads any new stories (photos/videos) 4. Stores metadata in a SQLite database 5. Exports information to an Excel file 6. Runs continuously until interrupted (Ctrl+C)

Data Storage 💾

Database Structure (stories.db)

SQLite database containing: - user_id: Telegram user ID of the story creator - story_id: Unique story identifier - timestamp: When the story was posted (UTC+2) - filename: Local filename of the downloaded media

CSV and Excel Export (stories_export.csv/xlsx)

Export file containing the same information as the database, useful for: - Easy viewing of story metadata - Filtering and sorting - Data analysis - Sharing data with others

Media Storage 📁

• Photos are saved as: {user_id}_{story_id}.jpg
• Videos are saved with their original extension: {user_id}_{story_id}.{extension}
• All media files are saved in the script's directory

Features in Detail 🔍

Continuous Monitoring

• Customizable checking interval (default: 60 seconds)
• Runs continuously until manually stopped
• Maintains state between runs
• Avoids duplicate downloads

Media Handling

• Supports both photos and videos
• Automatically detects media type
• Preserves original quality
• Generates unique filenames

Error Handling 🛠️

The script includes: - Automatic retry mechanism for failed downloads - Error logging for failed operations - Connection error handling - State preservation in case of interruption

Limitations ⚠️

• Subject to Telegram's rate limits
• Stories must be currently active (not expired)
• Media download size limits apply as per Telegram's restrictions

Contributing 🤝

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License 📄

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Disclaimer ⚖️

This tool is for educational purposes only. Make sure to: - Respect Telegram's Terms of Service - Obtain necessary permissions before scraping - Use responsibly and ethically - Comply with data protection regulations - Respect user privacy