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menci/telegram-search

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2025-05-15

Audience · generalComplexity · 3/5StaleSetup · moderate

TLDR

A tool that backs up your Telegram messages and lets you search them by meaning, not just keywords, using AI.

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    What it does
      Backs up messages
      Semantic search
      Local database
    Tech stack
      Docker
      OpenAI embeddings
    Use cases
      Find old conversations
      Manage community chats
      Research past discussions
    Audience
      Community managers
      Researchers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Find a past Telegram conversation even when the search wording doesn't match the original messages.

USE CASE 2

Back up and index an active community or project chat's full history.

USE CASE 3

Let a journalist or researcher search archived Telegram channels by meaning.

USE CASE 4

Keep control of your own message data by storing it locally instead of relying on Telegram's search.

What is it built with?

DockerOpenAI

How does it compare?

menci/telegram-search0verflowme/alarm-clock0verflowme/seclists
Language—CSS—
Last pushed2025-05-152022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceStaleDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity3/52/51/5
Audiencegeneralvibe coderops devops

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires cloning the repo, installing dependencies, and running a local database via Docker.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through setting up this tool with Docker to back up my Telegram chat history.
Prompt 2
Explain how semantic search finds messages that don't share the same keywords as my query.
Prompt 3
Help me search my backed-up Telegram messages for a conversation about a specific topic, worded differently.
Prompt 4
What should I know about backing up my data before this project's database format changes?

Frequently asked questions

What is telegram-search?

A tool that backs up your Telegram messages and lets you search them by meaning, not just keywords, using AI.

Is telegram-search actively maintained?

Stale — no commits in 1-2 years (last push 2025-05-15).

How hard is telegram-search to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is telegram-search for?

Mainly general.

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