LonamiWebs/Telethon
Pure Python 3 MTProto API Telegram client library, for bots too! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 68
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3659
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 193
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
12059 stars · 1644 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Telethon is a pure Python 3 asyncio MTProto library for interacting with Telegram's full API, either as a user account or a bot, serving as an alternative to the HTTP Bot API. It wraps Telegram's low-level protocol so developers can send messages, download media, and handle events with simple Python code.
Use cases
- build a telegram bot in python
- automate sending messages to telegram channels
- download media from telegram chats
- scrape telegram group messages
- create a userbot that reacts to new messages
- interact with telegram api without the bot api
When to choose
- you need full Telegram client capabilities beyond the Bot API, such as user accounts or raw MTProto access
- you want an asyncio-native Python library with event handlers for new messages
- you need to download or upload media programmatically at high speed
When to avoid
- you only need simple bot features and prefer the official HTTP Bot API's simplicity
- you cannot accept the risk of account bans from third-party client usage
- you need a library in a language other than Python
Facets
library · maturity active
http-client sdk developer-tools messaging-platforms apis developer-tools python cross-platform telegram mtproto asyncio bot-api-alternative messaging automation
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/LonamiWebs/Telethon · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4e85ad976fcf
- homepage: https://docs.telethon.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7a1d38c98f07
- site_page: https://docs.telethon.dev/en/stable/basic/installation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1533ee3d5375
- site_page: https://docs.telethon.dev/en/stable/quick-references/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 287a70ba4a15
- site_page: https://docs.telethon.dev/en/stable/misc/changelog.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · dfca623bc5d0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| LonamiWebs/Telethon | main | 10 |
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