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Bun Telegram Realtime Scraper

Real-time Telegram scraper using Bun and gram.js for continuous channel/group monitoring

Library Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
github.com/Bekacru/bun-telegram-scraper
Built by
Beka

Bloat

60/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

A single-day, self-described 'simple' implementation published on GitHub and not touched since. It is a working-looking developer snippet with no users, pricing, docs, or ongoing work visible. It is useful as a starting point for others, but it is not a product or a business.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

A real technical need (continuous Telegram scraping, e.g. for a Gebeya-style search), but this is a code sample with no user, buyer, or charging model.

12/100

Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.

Receipts (2)

  1. Describes the use case (building something like Gebeya search, continuous scraping) but frames it as a simple implementation, not an offering.

    “Bun Telegram Realtime Scraper I made a simple telegram scraper implementation using bun and gram js (Mt-proto). Instead of being a one-time scraper, it actively listens to the chat in real-time. This is useful if you are looking to create something similar to gebeya search or if you need to continuously scrape information from telegram channels/groups for any purpose. https://github.com/Bekacru/”

    Post · @bekacru_c · 2 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. No license, no releases, no homepage, so there is no route for anyone to adopt or pay for it.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Bekacru/bun-telegram-scraper (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

Real-time listening with gram.js is a well-known pattern that anyone comfortable with MTProto could rebuild in a weekend; it holds no data or integrations.

6/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

  1. Self-described as a simple implementation using off-the-shelf Bun and gram.js.

    “Bun Telegram Realtime Scraper I made a simple telegram scraper implementation using bun and gram js (Mt-proto). Instead of being a one-time scraper, it actively listens to the chat in real-time. This is useful if you are looking to create something similar to gebeya search or if you need to continuously scrape information from telegram channels/groups for any purpose. https://github.com/Bekacru/”

    Post · @bekacru_c · 2 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Created and pushed within about 20 minutes on one day, indicating a thin codebase with no accumulated depth.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Bekacru/bun-telegram-scraper (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Shipped on a single day (2024-05-02) and untouched for about 888 days, so there is no sustained momentum.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 0 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 888 days — scaled to 20%.

Receipts (1)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “Bun Telegram Realtime Scraper I made a simple telegram scraper implementation using bun and gram js (Mt-proto). Instead of being a one-time scraper, it actively listens to the chat in real-time. This is useful if you are looking to create something similar to gebeya search or if you need to continuously scrape information from telegram channels/groups for any purpose. https://github.com/Bekacru/”

    Post · @bekacru_c · 2 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A public GitHub repo with a real-time scraper exists, but it is a thin developer sample with no releases, docs, license, or hosted service.

41/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://github.com/Bekacru/bun-telegram-scraper responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram) — HTTPS is the platform's.

  • Real product15/35

    A public repo exists and the author describes it as functional, but it is a code sample for developers, not a usable product. The dossier contains no README content or evidence of running behaviour, so it is scored like a demo.

  • Own home0/10

    No home found.

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2024-05-02.

  • Operations1/15

    Only a GitHub repo; there are no accounts, backend, docs, API, status page, or additional platforms.

Receipts (4)

  1. https://github.com/Bekacru/bun-telegram-scraper responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Bekacru/bun-telegram-scraper (opens in a new tab)

  2. Repo is live, not a fork, not archived, but has zero releases and no homepage.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Bekacru/bun-telegram-scraper (opens in a new tab)

  3. Author describes a listener implementation without any hosted service or interface.

    “Bun Telegram Realtime Scraper I made a simple telegram scraper implementation using bun and gram js (Mt-proto). Instead of being a one-time scraper, it actively listens to the chat in real-time. This is useful if you are looking to create something similar to gebeya search or if you need to continuously scrape information from telegram channels/groups for any purpose. https://github.com/Bekacru/”

    Post · @bekacru_c · 2 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. No homepage, releases, or license; the only trace is the repository itself.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Bekacru/bun-telegram-scraper (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

There is no distribution beyond the repo, no payments or pricing, no policies or support contact, and no sign the author intends to maintain it.

1/100

  • Distribution0/30

    No working way to get it was found.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No mention of customers, pricing, or revenue.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment1/20

    One post and one day of commits, with no roadmap, team, community, or follow-up in the nearly two and a half years since.

Receipts (3)

  1. The post offers the code with no commercial framing.

    “Bun Telegram Realtime Scraper I made a simple telegram scraper implementation using bun and gram js (Mt-proto). Instead of being a one-time scraper, it actively listens to the chat in real-time. This is useful if you are looking to create something similar to gebeya search or if you need to continuously scrape information from telegram channels/groups for any purpose. https://github.com/Bekacru/”

    Post · @bekacru_c · 2 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Last push 2024-05-02, the same day as creation; no commit days recorded afterward.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Bekacru/bun-telegram-scraper (opens in a new tab)

  3. The only post for the project; no follow-up updates.

    “Bun Telegram Realtime Scraper I made a simple telegram scraper implementation using bun and gram js (Mt-proto). Instead of being a one-time scraper, it actively listens to the chat in real-time. This is useful if you are looking to create something similar to gebeya search or if you need to continuously scrape information from telegram channels/groups for any purpose. https://github.com/Bekacru/”

    Post · @bekacru_c · 2 May 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)