Boosts come before stories
Telegram channel stories are not available to every channel by default. They are gated behind boosts: subscribers holding Telegram Premium can boost a channel, and the channel needs enough boosts before the story feature unlocks. Smaller channels routinely discover this only after deciding they want to post a story.
That is why premium boost services appear alongside story views in the same part of our catalog. If your channel cannot post stories yet, boosts are the actual purchase — story views are useless until the feature is switched on.
The 24-hour clock changes what matters
A Telegram story disappears after a day unless pinned. Every other service in the Telegram catalog can be ordered at leisure; this one cannot. A delivery that begins twelve hours late has lost half its window, and one that begins after twenty-four hours has nothing to deliver to.
The story services here are marked instant precisely because anything slower would be pointless. Practically: post the story, then order within minutes. If you are running stories regularly, it is worth deciding your order size in advance so there is no deliberation at the moment it matters.
Reactions, including the negative ones
Stories carry emoji reactions, and our catalog offers both positive and negative reaction mixes. Positive is the obvious choice and what nearly everyone should buy.
The negative option is genuinely niche but not pointless. If you post something designed to provoke debate — a poll, a strong opinion, a “which of these two” question — a set of reactions that is uniformly positive looks less real than a mixed one. This is a fine detail and most channels will never need it, but it is there.
Where stories fit alongside the rest
Stories appear in a separate interface strip from channel posts, which means they reach subscribers who see your channel in their list but rarely open it. For a channel with a large, partly dormant subscriber base that is a real advantage.
For a small channel it is not the priority. If you are still building the subscriber base, members (175 services from ₹40.91/1K) and post views are the better use of the same budget — stories reach an audience you have to have first.
Ordering
- Confirm your channel can post stories; if not, order boosts first.
- Create a free account and add funds from ₹10 via UPI, Google Pay, PhonePe or Paytm.
- Post your story, then immediately open the story views price list.
- Paste the story link, choose views and a positive reaction mix, and confirm.
Live prices
These rates are read directly from our live inventory and refresh hourly — they are not a static price list, so what you see here is what you pay at checkout.
Telegram Story Views — 17 services from ₹12.05/1K
Telegram Members — 175 services from ₹40.91/1K
Frequently asked questions
Can any Telegram channel post stories?
Not automatically. Channel stories are unlocked by boosts — subscribers with Telegram Premium can boost your channel, and the channel needs a certain number of boosts before story posting becomes available. This is why our catalog includes premium boost services alongside story views: for many channels the boost is the prerequisite, not an optional extra.
How much do Telegram story views cost in India?
SocialMint lists 17 story services from ₹12.05 per 1,000 up to ₹3,78,525 per 1,000 at the premium boost end of the range. The minimum order is 1, so you can test with a single unit. Prices are in INR, payable via UPI.
What are positive and negative story reactions?
Telegram lets viewers react to a story with an emoji, and our catalog splits these into positive and negative mixes. Positive is what almost everyone wants. The negative option exists for completeness and is genuinely niche — the only sensible use is content deliberately inviting a mixed response, such as a poll or a controversial take, where a wall of uniformly positive reactions would look staged.
How long do stories last?
Telegram stories expire after 24 hours unless you pin them to the channel. That makes delivery speed unusually important here: a service that takes two days to deliver is useless on a story that vanished after one. The story services in our catalog are marked instant for this reason — order immediately after posting.
Are story views permanent?
The view count persists as long as the story does, and the main services are marked instant and non-drop. Since the story itself expires in 24 hours, refill is not offered and would not be meaningful. This is reflected honestly in the listings rather than promised and then not delivered.
Are stories worth it compared to regular posts?
They serve different purposes. Regular posts persist and accumulate views over days; stories are ephemeral and appear in a separate part of the interface, which means they reach people who scroll past your channel in their list without opening it. For a channel with a large but passive subscriber base, stories are a way to reach the passive segment. For a small channel, posts are still the better use of budget.