Telegram has one of the most generous reward systems in the history of social media. Telegram channel owners can now receive 50% of the revenue from ads displayed in their channels.
This page describes the methods used to withdraw channel ad revenue, as well as view detailed revenue stats.
See here » for more info on how to display the ads in the client UI.
broadcastRevenueTransactionProceeds#557e2cc4 amount:long from_date:int to_date:int = BroadcastRevenueTransaction;
broadcastRevenueTransactionWithdrawal#5a590978 flags:# pending:flags.0?true failed:flags.2?true amount:long date:int provider:string transaction_date:flags.1?int transaction_url:flags.1?string = BroadcastRevenueTransaction;
broadcastRevenueTransactionRefund#42d30d2e amount:long date:int provider:string = BroadcastRevenueTransaction;
stats.broadcastRevenueTransactions#87158466 count:int transactions:Vector<BroadcastRevenueTransaction> = stats.BroadcastRevenueTransactions;
broadcastRevenueBalances#8438f1c6 current_balance:long available_balance:long overall_revenue:long = BroadcastRevenueBalances;
updateBroadcastRevenueTransactions#dfd961f5 peer:Peer balances:BroadcastRevenueBalances = Update;
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stats.getBroadcastRevenueTransactions#69280f channel:InputChannel offset:int limit:int = stats.BroadcastRevenueTransactions;The channel ad revenue transaction history and balance may be fetched by channel admins if the channelFull.can_view_revenue flag is set and the channel_revenue_withdrawal_enabled field is equal to true ».
The transaction history may be fetched using stats.getBroadcastRevenueTransactions, which will return a vector of BroadcastRevenueTransaction constructors, one of:
The server will also emit an updateBroadcastRevenueTransactions every time a new transaction is added: if the client is currently in the Monetization tab of the channel, this update should apply the new balances (contained in the update), and refresh the transaction list using stats.getBroadcastRevenueTransactions.
Note that all balances and currency amounts and graph values are in the smallest unit of the chosen cryptocurrency (currently nanotons for TONs, so to obtain a value in USD divide the chosen amount by 10^9, and then divide by usd_rate).
channelFull#bbab348d flags:# can_view_participants:flags.3?true can_set_username:flags.6?true can_set_stickers:flags.7?true hidden_prehistory:flags.10?true can_set_location:flags.16?true has_scheduled:flags.19?true can_view_stats:flags.20?true blocked:flags.22?true flags2:# can_delete_channel:flags2.0?true antispam:flags2.1?true participants_hidden:flags2.2?true translations_disabled:flags2.3?true stories_pinned_available:flags2.5?true view_forum_as_messages:flags2.6?true restricted_sponsored:flags2.11?true can_view_revenue:flags2.12?true paid_media_allowed:flags2.14?true can_view_stars_revenue:flags2.15?true id:long about:string participants_count:flags.0?int admins_count:flags.1?int kicked_count:flags.2?int banned_count:flags.2?int online_count:flags.13?int read_inbox_max_id:int read_outbox_max_id:int unread_count:int chat_photo:Photo notify_settings:PeerNotifySettings exported_invite:flags.23?ExportedChatInvite bot_info:Vector<BotInfo> migrated_from_chat_id:flags.4?long migrated_from_max_id:flags.4?int pinned_msg_id:flags.5?int stickerset:flags.8?StickerSet available_min_id:flags.9?int folder_id:flags.11?int linked_chat_id:flags.14?long location:flags.15?ChannelLocation slowmode_seconds:flags.17?int slowmode_next_send_date:flags.18?int stats_dc:flags.12?int pts:int call:flags.21?InputGroupCall ttl_period:flags.24?int pending_suggestions:flags.25?Vector<string> groupcall_default_join_as:flags.26?Peer theme_emoticon:flags.27?string requests_pending:flags.28?int recent_requesters:flags.28?Vector<long> default_send_as:flags.29?Peer available_reactions:flags.30?ChatReactions reactions_limit:flags2.13?int stories:flags2.4?PeerStories wallpaper:flags2.7?WallPaper boosts_applied:flags2.8?int boosts_unrestrict:flags2.9?int emojiset:flags2.10?StickerSet = ChatFull;
broadcastRevenueBalances#8438f1c6 current_balance:long available_balance:long overall_revenue:long = BroadcastRevenueBalances;
stats.broadcastRevenueStats#5407e297 top_hours_graph:StatsGraph revenue_graph:StatsGraph balances:BroadcastRevenueBalances usd_rate:double = stats.BroadcastRevenueStats;
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stats.getBroadcastRevenueStats#75dfb671 flags:# dark:flags.0?true channel:InputChannel = stats.BroadcastRevenueStats;Channel ad revenue statistics may be fetched by channel admins if the channelFull.can_view_revenue flag is set and the channel_revenue_withdrawal_enabled field is equal to true ».
Use stats.getBroadcastRevenueStats to fetch statistics about the revenue earned from sponsored messages in a channel; the returned StatsGraph graphs can be rendered as described here ».
Specifically:
top_hours_graph - Ad impressions graphrevenue_graph - Ad revenue graph (in the smallest unit of the cryptocurrency in which revenue is calculated)balances - Current balance, current withdrawable balance and overall revenueusd_rate - Current conversion rate of the cryptocurrency (not in the smallest unit) in which revenue is calculated to USDNote that all balances and currency amounts and graph values are in the smallest unit of the chosen cryptocurrency (currently nanotons for TONs, so to obtain a value in USD divide the chosen amount by 10^9, and then divide by usd_rate).
stats.broadcastRevenueWithdrawalUrl#ec659737 url:string = stats.BroadcastRevenueWithdrawalUrl;
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stats.getBroadcastRevenueWithdrawalUrl#2a65ef73 channel:InputChannel password:InputCheckPasswordSRP = stats.BroadcastRevenueWithdrawalUrl;To withdraw a channel's ad revenue, invoke stats.getBroadcastRevenueWithdrawalUrl, passing the current account's 2FA password as an InputCheckPasswordSRP constructor, generated as specified here ».
Only the channel owner can invoke this method, and only if the channel_revenue_withdrawal_enabled field is equal to true ».
The method will return a unique URL to a Fragment page where the user will be able to specify and submit the address of the TON wallet where the funds will be sent.
channelFull#bbab348d flags:# can_view_participants:flags.3?true can_set_username:flags.6?true can_set_stickers:flags.7?true hidden_prehistory:flags.10?true can_set_location:flags.16?true has_scheduled:flags.19?true can_view_stats:flags.20?true blocked:flags.22?true flags2:# can_delete_channel:flags2.0?true antispam:flags2.1?true participants_hidden:flags2.2?true translations_disabled:flags2.3?true stories_pinned_available:flags2.5?true view_forum_as_messages:flags2.6?true restricted_sponsored:flags2.11?true can_view_revenue:flags2.12?true paid_media_allowed:flags2.14?true can_view_stars_revenue:flags2.15?true id:long about:string participants_count:flags.0?int admins_count:flags.1?int kicked_count:flags.2?int banned_count:flags.2?int online_count:flags.13?int read_inbox_max_id:int read_outbox_max_id:int unread_count:int chat_photo:Photo notify_settings:PeerNotifySettings exported_invite:flags.23?ExportedChatInvite bot_info:Vector<BotInfo> migrated_from_chat_id:flags.4?long migrated_from_max_id:flags.4?int pinned_msg_id:flags.5?int stickerset:flags.8?StickerSet available_min_id:flags.9?int folder_id:flags.11?int linked_chat_id:flags.14?long location:flags.15?ChannelLocation slowmode_seconds:flags.17?int slowmode_next_send_date:flags.18?int stats_dc:flags.12?int pts:int call:flags.21?InputGroupCall ttl_period:flags.24?int pending_suggestions:flags.25?Vector<string> groupcall_default_join_as:flags.26?Peer theme_emoticon:flags.27?string requests_pending:flags.28?int recent_requesters:flags.28?Vector<long> default_send_as:flags.29?Peer available_reactions:flags.30?ChatReactions reactions_limit:flags2.13?int stories:flags2.4?PeerStories wallpaper:flags2.7?WallPaper boosts_applied:flags2.8?int boosts_unrestrict:flags2.9?int emojiset:flags2.10?StickerSet = ChatFull;
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channels.restrictSponsoredMessages#9ae91519 channel:InputChannel restricted:Bool = Updates;After reaching at least the boost level specified in the channel_restrict_sponsored_level_min » config parameter, channel owners may disable ads on the channel for all users using channels.restrictSponsoredMessages.
If ads are disabled on the channel, the channelFull.restricted_sponsored flag will be set (owners only).