# Truth Social Scraper (`api-empire/truth-social-scraper`) Actor

📰 Truth Social Scraper collects public profiles, posts, comments & hashtags from Truth Social—complete with timestamps, links & engagement metrics. 📊 Export CSV/JSON for analytics, monitoring & lead gen. ⚡ Perfect for research, newsrooms, brand tracking & sentiment.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/api-empire/truth-social-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [API Empire](https://apify.com/api-empire) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, News
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## Truth Social Scraper (Apify Actor)

Scrapes **public** Truth Social data via the same Mastodon-compatible API as the standalone `truth.py` script: account lookup, single statuses, and paginated timelines.

### Behavior

- **Output:** Full status objects (JSON) pushed to the Apify dataset — same shape as Truth Social API responses.
- **Runtime:** Uses **`apify-client`** only for INPUT, dataset rows, and KV state via [Actor environment variables](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development/programming-interface/environment-variables) (`APIFY_TOKEN`, `ACTOR_DEFAULT_DATASET_ID`, `ACTOR_DEFAULT_KEY_VALUE_STORE_ID`). This avoids the full **`apify`** Python SDK and its **crawlee** dependency chain (fewer install conflicts). HTTP uses **curl-cffi** with Chrome 131 impersonation, same idea as `truth.py` ([Apify’s curl overview](https://blog.apify.com/what-is-curl/)); [impit](https://blog.apify.com/impit-browser-impersonation-made-simple/) is an alternative if you ever swap the HTTP layer.
- **Proxy:** Tries **direct** first; on block → **Apify datacenter (SHADER)** → **Apify residential** with up to **3** residential retries, then locks **residential** for the rest of the run. Fallback proxy URLs use `APIFY_PROXY_PASSWORD` on the Apify platform.
- **State:** Optional incremental mode (`useLastPostId`) stores `last_post_id_by_username` in the default **key-value store** under `truth_scraper_state`.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `truthSocialUsername` | Profile handle to scrape (default example: `realDonaldTrump`). |
| `maxPosts` | Timeline cap per profile (integer ≥ 5, default 20). |
| `continueFromLastPostId` | Only posts newer than the last saved post ID for that username (KV store). |
| `onlyFetchReplies` | Timeline: replies only (`exclude_replies=false`). |
| `onlyFetchPostsWithMedia` | Only statuses with media. |
| `cleanContent` | Strip HTML from content (default `true`). |
| `startFromPostId` | **Advanced:** 18-digit post ID — older than this (exclusive); not with `continueFromLastPostId`. |
| `fetchSinglePostByIdOrUrl` | **Advanced:** list of post URLs/IDs; when set, only those posts are fetched. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Apify proxy (fallback tiers; direct is tried first). |

**Legacy keys** still work: `urls`, `singlePostId`, `useLastPostId`, `startFromId`, `onlyReplies`, `onlyMedia`, `username`.

Use **`fetchSinglePostByIdOrUrl`** for single-post mode, **or** set **`truthSocialUsername`** (and optionally **`urls`**) for timelines.

### Local run

```bash
cd Truth-Social-Scraper
pip install -r requirements.txt
apify run
````

Configure the actor in the Apify Console (or pass JSON input when running locally with the Apify CLI).

### Legal

Collect only from publicly available content. You are responsible for compliance with applicable laws and platform terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `truthSocialUsername` (type: `array`):

✏️ Add one or more profile handles (example: **realDonaldTrump**). One entry per line. The **@** symbol is optional — we’ll figure it out.

## `maxPosts` (type: `integer`):

🎯 Number of posts to collect from that profile’s feed (between **5** and **500**). Not used when you only fetch single posts in Advanced.

## `continueFromLastPostId` (type: `boolean`):

✅ **On:** only *new* posts since your last successful run for this profile.
⬜ **Off:** fetch fresh from the top of the feed (within your limit).

## `onlyFetchReplies` (type: `boolean`):

⬜ **Off:** normal posts (replies hidden).
✅ **On:** only reply posts.

## `onlyFetchPostsWithMedia` (type: `boolean`):

✅ **On:** keep posts that include images or video.
⬜ **Off:** everything (text-only included).

## `cleanContent` (type: `boolean`):

✅ **On (recommended):** plain text you can read at a glance.
⬜ **Off:** keep original formatting.

## `startFromPostId` (type: `string`):

📌 Optional **18-digit** post ID — we’ll load posts *older* than this. Don’t use together with **Pick up where you left off**.

## `fetchSinglePostByIdOrUrl` (type: `array`):

➕ Add post IDs or full Truth post links — one per line. When this list has items, **profile mode is skipped** and only these posts are saved.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

🔐 If the site is picky about traffic, Apify can route through proxies you’ve enabled on your account. Totally optional for many runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "truthSocialUsername": [
    "realDonaldTrump"
  ],
  "maxPosts": 20,
  "continueFromLastPostId": false,
  "onlyFetchReplies": false,
  "onlyFetchPostsWithMedia": false,
  "cleanContent": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "truthSocialUsername": [
        "realDonaldTrump"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("api-empire/truth-social-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "truthSocialUsername": ["realDonaldTrump"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("api-empire/truth-social-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "truthSocialUsername": [
    "realDonaldTrump"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call api-empire/truth-social-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=api-empire/truth-social-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Truth Social Scraper",
        "description": "📰 Truth Social Scraper collects public profiles, posts, comments & hashtags from Truth Social—complete with timestamps, links & engagement metrics. 📊 Export CSV/JSON for analytics, monitoring & lead gen. ⚡ Perfect for research, newsrooms, brand tracking & sentiment.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "X3eFLhOa4BDOkmhgi"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/api-empire~truth-social-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-api-empire-truth-social-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/api-empire~truth-social-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-api-empire-truth-social-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/api-empire~truth-social-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-api-empire-truth-social-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "truthSocialUsername": {
                        "title": "👤 Who should we scrape?",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "✏️ Add one or more profile handles (example: **realDonaldTrump**). One entry per line. The **@** symbol is optional — we’ll figure it out.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxPosts": {
                        "title": "📚 How many posts?",
                        "minimum": 5,
                        "maximum": 5000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "🎯 Number of posts to collect from that profile’s feed (between **5** and **500**). Not used when you only fetch single posts in Advanced.",
                        "default": 20
                    },
                    "continueFromLastPostId": {
                        "title": "⏭️ Pick up where you left off",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "✅ **On:** only *new* posts since your last successful run for this profile.\n⬜ **Off:** fetch fresh from the top of the feed (within your limit).",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "onlyFetchReplies": {
                        "title": "💬 Replies only",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "⬜ **Off:** normal posts (replies hidden).\n✅ **On:** only reply posts.",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "onlyFetchPostsWithMedia": {
                        "title": "🖼️ Posts with photos / video only",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "✅ **On:** keep posts that include images or video.\n⬜ **Off:** everything (text-only included).",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "cleanContent": {
                        "title": "🧹 Clean, readable text",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "✅ **On (recommended):** plain text you can read at a glance.\n⬜ **Off:** keep original formatting.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "startFromPostId": {
                        "title": "🔢 Start older than this post",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "📌 Optional **18-digit** post ID — we’ll load posts *older* than this. Don’t use together with **Pick up where you left off**."
                    },
                    "fetchSinglePostByIdOrUrl": {
                        "title": "🔗 Fetch one or more posts (ID or URL)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "➕ Add post IDs or full Truth post links — one per line. When this list has items, **profile mode is skipped** and only these posts are saved.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "🌐 Backup connection (Apify proxy)",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "🔐 If the site is picky about traffic, Apify can route through proxies you’ve enabled on your account. Totally optional for many runs."
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```