Restricted Content Downloader: An advanced Telegram bot script to download restricted content such as photos, videos, audio files, or documents from Telegram private chats or channels. This bot can also copy text messages from Telegram posts.
- 📥 Download media (photos, videos, audio, documents).
- ✅ Supports downloading from both single media posts and media groups.
- 🔄 Progress bar showing real-time downloading progress.
- ✍️ Copy text messages or captions from Telegram posts.
Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:
- Python 3.8 or higher. recommended Python 3.11
pyrofork,pyleavesandtgcryptolibraries.- A Telegram bot token (you can get one from @BotFather on Telegram).
- API ID and Hash: You can get these by creating an application on my.telegram.org.
- To Get
SESSION_STRINGOpen @SmartUtilBot. Bot and use /pyro command and then follow all instructions.
To install pyrofork, pyleaves and tgcrypto, run the following command:
pip install -r -U requirements.txtNote: If you previously installed pyrogram, uninstall it before installing pyrofork.
- Open the
config.envfile in your favorite text editor. - Replace the placeholders for
API_ID,API_HASH,SESSION_STRING, andBOT_TOKENwith your actual values:API_ID: Your API ID from my.telegram.org.API_HASH: Your API Hash from my.telegram.org.SESSION_STRING: The session string generated using @SmartUtilBot.BOT_TOKEN: The token you obtained from @BotFather.
git clone https://github.com/bisnuray/RestrictedContentDL
cd RestrictedContentDL
python main.pygit clone https://github.com/bisnuray/RestrictedContentDL
cd RestrictedContentDL
docker compose up --build --remove-orphansMake sure you have Docker and Docker Compose installed on your system. The bot will run in a containerized environment with all dependencies automatically managed.
To stop the bot:
docker compose down/start– Welcomes you and gives a brief introduction./help– Shows detailed instructions and examples./dl <post_URL>or simply paste a Telegram post link – Fetch photos, videos, audio, or documents from that post./killall– Cancel any pending downloads if the bot hangs./logs– Download the bot’s logs file./stats– View current status (uptime, disk, memory, network, CPU, etc.).
/dl https://t.me/itsSmartDev/547https://t.me/itsSmartDev/547
Note: Make sure both this bot and your user session are members of the source chat or channel before downloading.
- Name: Bisnu Ray
- Telegram: @itsSmartDev
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