import requests, json r = requests.get('https://api.telegram.org/bot5115036608:AAGeyXVq5eNvdAkaCQHU9NfH16uAAiSKiuk/getUpdates?offset=-10') d = r.json() msgs = [m for m in d.get('result',[]) if 'message' in m] print(f"Total messages: {len(msgs)}") for m in msgs[-5:]: cid = m['message']['chat']['id'] txt = m['message'].get('text','')[:150] print(f" chat={cid} text={txt}")