---
title: "Telegram specs and limits: text, media, daily cap"
url: "https://get1post.com/platforms/telegram/specs.md"
canonical_url: "https://get1post.com/platforms/telegram/specs"
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
type: "reference"
summary: "Every text, media and posting rule 1Post checks for Telegram, with the network's own page cited and the date read where we read one."
related: ["https://get1post.com/platforms/telegram.md", "https://get1post.com/data/posting-limits.md", "https://get1post.com/tools/posting-limits.md"]
---

# Telegram specs and limits: text, media, daily cap

Every text, media and posting rule 1Post checks for Telegram, with the network's own page cited and the date read where we read one.

Telegram text is limited to 4,096 characters, counted in UTF-16 units. This page lists every text, media and posting rule 1Post checks for Telegram: counts, sizes, lengths, threads and the daily cap. Where Telegram publishes a figure on its own page we cite it with the date we read it.

## What 1Post checks for Telegram

| Rule | What 1Post checks |
| --- | --- |
| Text limit | 4,096 characters, counted in UTF-16 units |
| Caption limit with media | 1,024 characters |
| Media accepted | Images, Video |
| Images per post | 10 |
| Videos per post | 10 |
| Carousel | 2 to 10 items |
| Threads | No |
| First comment | No |
| Posts per day, per connected account (1Post) | 100 |

These are the limits 1Post applies in the composer, so a post that passes is not refused for them when it is sent. A network can still refuse a post for reasons outside these rules, such as its content policies.

## What Telegram publishes

| Fact | Source |
| --- | --- |
| A message holds 1 to 4096 characters, a caption up to 1024, and an album 2 to 10 items. | [Telegram Bot API](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api), read 2026-10-22 |

## Questions

**How is Telegram text counted?**

Telegram text is counted in UTF-16 units. The [character counter](https://get1post.com/tools/character-counter.md) applies the same rule.

**Where do these Telegram limits come from?**

They are the limits 1Post checks before a post is sent. Figures the network publishes on its own page are cited above with the date read; the rest are checks 1Post sets.

**How often is this page updated?**

When a network changes a rule or we read a newer figure, the page changes with it. The date at the top shows the last change.

## Sources

- [Telegram Bot API](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api), read 2026-10-22

## Related

- [Schedule Telegram posts: formats, limits, setup](https://get1post.com/platforms/telegram.md)
- [Social media posting limits by network, dated](https://get1post.com/data/posting-limits.md)
- [Social media posting limits table, every network](https://get1post.com/tools/posting-limits.md)