# Truth Social Scraper — Profiles, Posts & Engagement (`brilliant_gum/truthsocial-scraper`) Actor
HTTP-only Truth Social scraper. No-login profiles, posts/replies & single-status lookup; search, trends, hashtags, followers & comments unlock with an optional token. Lead enrichment + monitoring.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/brilliant\_gum/truthsocial-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Yuliia Kulakova](https://apify.com/brilliant_gum) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, News, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing
from $7.00 / 1,000 record scrapeds
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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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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.
Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.
## How to integrate an Actor?
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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.
For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.
Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).
# README
## Truth Social Scraper — profiles, posts, replies, media & engagement (no login)
Scrape **Truth Social** profiles, posts/statuses and single posts with full engagement metrics and media — **no login required**. Built for social & political monitoring, research, and lead generation.
Give it a handle, a profile URL or a post URL and get back clean, structured records — **no account needed** and rich data fast: identity, bio, follower/following/post counts, every post with replies / re-Truths / likes / up- & down-votes, expanded quotes, re-Truths, reply parents, media (with blurhash & meta), polls, cards, mentions and hashtags — plus contact **leads** extracted from bios.
***
### Key features
- **Three modes — no login required:**
- `profile` — full account details for any public user.
- `user-posts` — a user's posts & replies, paginated, with efficient filters.
- `status-details` — one or more single posts by ID or URL, fully expanded.
- **Full engagement metrics** on every post: `repliesCount`, `reblogsCount` (re-Truths), `favouritesCount` (likes), plus Truth Social's native `upvotesCount` / `downvotesCount`.
- **Expanded objects** — quoted post (`quote`), re-Truthed original (`reblog`) and the replied-to parent (`inReplyTo`) are returned as full nested status objects, not just IDs.
- **Rich media** — each attachment carries `type`, `url`, `previewUrl`, `description`, `blurhash` and `meta`; posts also expose `card` (link preview) and `poll` (options + vote counts).
- **Identity & profile depth** — verified/premium flags, follower/following/post counts, avatar & header (animated + static), website, metadata `fields` (with `verifiedAt`), custom `emojis`, `discoverable`/`unauthVisibility` and the raw platform onboarding/preference flags.
- **Bio lead enrichment** — `enrichLeads` pulls **emails, phones, links and social handles** (X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Telegram, LinkedIn, Rumble) out of the bio, website and profile fields into a `leads` object.
- **Monitoring & incremental** — `monitorMode` and `continueFromLastPost` keep per-target last-seen state in a named key-value store, so scheduled runs only return what's new. Explicit `sinceId` / `maxId` cursors and `postsNewerThan` / `postsOlderThan` date bounds are also supported.
- **Output control** — `outputPreset: full | compact`, `cleanContent` (adds plain-text `text`/`bio` while always keeping raw `contentHtml`/`bioHtml`), and `flattenOutput` for CSV/Excel-friendly columns.
- **Complete no-login coverage** — profiles, posts & replies, single-post details, media, engagement metrics, pagination and incremental monitoring, with bio lead enrichment on top.
***
### Input
Configure via the visual input form or pass JSON. All fields are optional except the target for each mode; defaults are shown.
| Field | Type | Default | Used by | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | select | `profile` | — | `profile`, `user-posts`, or `status-details`. No login required. |
| `identifiers` | string\[] | `[]` | profile, user-posts | Handles (`realDonaldTrump`), `@handle`, profile URLs, or numeric account IDs. Handles are auto-resolved to IDs. |
| `postIds` | string\[] | `[]` | status-details | Status IDs or full status URLs (`https://truthsocial.com/@user/117216179932593008`). |
| `maxItems` | integer | `20` | all | Global cap on records written this run, across all targets. |
| `maxPostsPerProfile` | integer | `20` | user-posts | Per-profile post cap (paged in 20s). Global `maxItems` still applies. |
| `onlyReplies` | boolean | `false` | user-posts | Keep only posts that are replies. |
| `excludeReplies` | boolean | `false` | user-posts | Skip replies (filtered before they count against `maxItems`). |
| `excludeReblogs` | boolean | `false` | user-posts | Skip re-Truths / reblogs (filtered before they count against `maxItems`). |
| `onlyMedia` | boolean | `false` | user-posts | Keep only posts with at least one media attachment. |
| `includePinned` | boolean | `false` | user-posts | Also fetch the profile's pinned posts (prepended). |
| `pinnedOnly` | boolean | `false` | user-posts | Fetch ONLY pinned posts. |
| `postsNewerThan` | date | — | user-posts | Keep posts on/after this ISO date (`YYYY-MM-DD`); also stops paging older. |
| `postsOlderThan` | date | — | user-posts | Keep posts before this ISO date. |
| `sinceId` / `maxId` | string | — | user-posts | Explicit pagination cursors (newer-than / older-than post ID). |
| `continueFromLastPost` | boolean | `false` | user-posts | Resume from the newest post ID seen last run (state in KV store). |
| `monitorMode` | boolean | `false` | user-posts | Emit only items newer than the previous run (per-target `LAST_SEEN`). |
| `cleanContent` | boolean | `true` | all | Add plain-text `text` (posts) / `bio` (profiles); raw HTML always kept in `contentHtml` / `bioHtml`. |
| `includeQuoted` | boolean | `true` | posts modes | Keep the expanded `quote` object on quote-posts. |
| `includeReblogged` | boolean | `true` | posts modes | Keep the expanded `reblog` object on re-Truths. |
| `enrichLeads` | boolean | `true` | profile | Extract emails/phones/links/socials from bio+website+fields into `leads`. |
| `outputPreset` | select | `full` | all | `full` (all fields) or `compact` (most useful fields). |
| `flattenOutput` | boolean | `false` | all | Dot-flatten nested objects (`author.handle`, `leads.emails.0`) for CSV/Excel. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | proxy | Auto | all | Auto-configured — leave empty. Apify platform proxy usage, when used, is billed to your account at cost. |
#### Input examples
**Profile details**
```json
{
"mode": "profile",
"identifiers": ["realDonaldTrump", "https://truthsocial.com/@WhiteHouse"],
"enrichLeads": true,
"maxItems": 10
}
```
**User posts / replies**
```json
{
"mode": "user-posts",
"identifiers": ["realDonaldTrump"],
"maxPostsPerProfile": 40,
"excludeReplies": true,
"excludeReblogs": true,
"postsNewerThan": "2026-01-01"
}
```
**Single post details**
```json
{
"mode": "status-details",
"postIds": ["https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117216179932593008"]
}
```
***
### Output
Every record carries `_type` (`profile` / `status`), `mode`, `input` (the originating handle / postId, for traceability), `source_path` (a short tag for the internal step that produced the record) and `scrapedAt`. All examples below are **trimmed** — full records contain more fields (listed under each sample).
#### Profile record (`_type: "profile"`)
```json
{
"_type": "profile",
"mode": "profile",
"input": "realDonaldTrump",
"id": "107780257626128497",
"username": "realDonaldTrump",
"acct": "realDonaldTrump",
"displayName": "Donald J. Trump",
"url": "https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump",
"bio": "",
"bioHtml": "",
"verified": true,
"premium": true,
"isBot": false,
"isGroup": false,
"location": "",
"website": "www.DonaldJTrump.com",
"createdAt": "2022-02-11T16:16:57.705Z",
"lastStatusAt": "2026-09-17",
"followersCount": 13057241,
"followingCount": 69,
"statusesCount": 36620,
"avatar": "https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/accounts/avatars/.../original/...jpeg",
"avatarStatic": "https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/accounts/avatars/.../original/...jpeg",
"header": "https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/accounts/headers/.../original/...jpeg",
"discoverable": null,
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"leads": {
"emails": [],
"phones": [],
"links": ["https://www.donaldjtrump.com"],
"socials": {},
"hasContact": false
},
"source_path": "profile",
"scrapedAt": "2026-09-17T07:47:00.920Z"
}
```
**Full profile fields:** `_type`, `mode`, `input`, `id`, `username`, `acct`, `displayName`, `url`, `bio`, `bioHtml`, `verified`, `premium`, `isBot`, `isGroup`, `locked`, `location`, `website`, `createdAt`, `lastStatusAt`, `followersCount`, `followingCount`, `statusesCount`, `avatar`, `avatarStatic`, `header`, `headerStatic`, `discoverable`, `unauthVisibility`, `acceptingMessages`, `tvAccount`, `bookmarksOnboarded`, `chatsOnboarded`, `feedsOnboarded`, `tvOnboarded`, `groupReactionsOnboarded`, `showNonmemberGroupStatuses`, `receiveOnlyFollowMentions`, `acceptedStatusEditPrompt`, `fields[]` (`name`, `value`, `valueHtml`, `verifiedAt`), `emojis[]`, `leads` (`emails`, `phones`, `links`, `socials`, `hasContact`), `source_path`, `scrapedAt`.
#### Status record (`_type: "status"`)
```json
{
"_type": "status",
"mode": "user-posts",
"input": "realDonaldTrump",
"id": "117284233667661974",
"url": "https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117284233667661974",
"uri": "https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117284233667661974",
"createdAt": "2026-09-17T03:23:01.892Z",
"editedAt": null,
"authorId": "107780257626128497",
"authorHandle": "realDonaldTrump",
"authorName": "Donald J. Trump",
"author": {
"id": "107780257626128497",
"handle": "realDonaldTrump",
"name": "Donald J. Trump",
"url": "https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump",
"verified": true,
"followersCount": 13057247,
"followingCount": 69,
"statusesCount": 36620,
"avatar": "https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/.../original/...jpeg"
},
"text": "",
"contentHtml": "",
"language": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"isReply": false,
"inReplyToId": null,
"isReblog": false,
"isQuote": false,
"repliesCount": 333,
"reblogsCount": 1040,
"favouritesCount": 4331,
"upvotesCount": 4331,
"downvotesCount": 0,
"pinned": false,
"sponsored": false,
"mediaCount": 1,
"media": [
{
"id": "117284233359256831",
"type": "image",
"url": "https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/.../original/....jpg",
"previewUrl": "https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/.../small/....jpg",
"description": null,
"blurhash": "UpHe|RRjR:j[_4ozoJaz-if6s,jZ?ZaeWYa|",
"meta": { "original": { "width": 1260, "height": 816, "aspect": 1.544 } }
}
],
"emojis": [],
"group": null,
"tags": [],
"mentions": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"source_path": "user-posts",
"scrapedAt": "2026-09-17T07:49:07.714Z"
}
```
**Full status fields:** `_type`, `mode`, `input`, `id`, `url`, `uri`, `createdAt`, `editedAt`, `authorId`, `authorHandle`, `authorName`, `author{}`, `text`, `contentHtml`, `language`, `visibility`, `sensitive`, `spoilerText`, `isReply`, `inReplyToId`, `inReplyToAccountId`, `isReblog`, `isQuote`, `quoteId`, `repliesCount`, `reblogsCount`, `favouritesCount`, `upvotesCount`, `downvotesCount`, `pinned`, `sponsored`, `mediaCount`, `media[]` (`id`, `type`, `url`, `previewUrl`, `textUrl`, `remoteUrl`, `description`, `blurhash`, `meta`), `emojis[]` (`shortcode`, `url`, `staticUrl`, `visibleInPicker`), `group`, `tags[]`, `mentions[]` (`id`, `handle`, `url`), `card`, `poll`, `editable`, `version`, `source_path`, `scrapedAt`. When present and enabled: `quote{}`, `reblog{}` and `inReplyTo{}` are full nested status objects.
> `compact` output keeps the most useful fields; `flattenOutput` dot-flattens nested objects for CSV.
***
### Pricing
**Pay per event.** You are billed **$0.01 to start a run** plus **$0.007 per record** written to the dataset (a profile or a post) — bio lead enrichment is included at no extra per-record charge. Apify's standard platform usage (compute and any proxy) is billed to your account at cost on top of that. Cost scales directly with what you collect, so run a small `maxItems` first to preview the output shape, then scale up.
***
### Use cases
- **Political & brand monitoring** — track a set of accounts with `monitorMode` on a schedule; only new posts and their engagement are returned each run.
- **Post & engagement analysis** — pull a user's timeline with full `repliesCount` / `reblogsCount` / `favouritesCount` / `upvotesCount` / `downvotesCount` to measure reach and reaction over time.
- **Media & narrative tracking** — use `onlyMedia` and the `media[]` / `card` / `poll` fields to collect images, link previews and polls tied to a topic.
- **Lead research** — enrich profiles into a `leads` object (emails, phones, links, socials) for outreach and audience mapping.
- **Research & archiving** — resolve any post URL to a fully-expanded record (with its quote/reblog/reply parent) for citation and dataset building.
***
### Honest limitations
We are upfront about exactly what this actor does.
- **No login, public data only:** `profile`, `user-posts` and `status-details` work with no login or account — nothing is gated behind a sign-in, and what you get back is exactly what a logged-out visitor can see.
- **Personal data:** profiles and bios are public data that can include personal information (names, emails, phone numbers, links). You are responsible for using it lawfully (GDPR/CCPA and Truth Social's terms) — only for purposes you have a legal basis for, and honor removal requests. This actor never asks for or uses anyone's account credentials.
- **What it returns is what a logged-out visitor can see.** Anything Truth Social shows only to signed-in users (for example follower/following lists, tag timelines and site-wide search) is out of scope by design — this actor never asks for or uses anyone's credentials.
- **Proxy:** Proxies are **configured automatically** — no setup needed. Apify's platform proxy usage, when it is used, is billed to your account at cost. Advanced users can pin their own proxy to override the built-in routing.
- **Not affiliated** with Truth Social or TMTG. Scrapes public data only. Respect Truth Social's Terms of Service and rate limits.
***
### FAQ
**Do I need to log in?**
No. All three modes — `profile`, `user-posts` and `status-details` — work with no login or account.
**Can I get a user's full post history?**
Yes. Use `user-posts` with `maxPostsPerProfile`, or bound it with `postsNewerThan` / `postsOlderThan` and page with `sinceId` / `maxId`. Filters `excludeReplies`, `excludeReblogs` and `onlyMedia` reduce noise.
**How do I collect only new posts on a schedule?**
Turn on `monitorMode` (or `continueFromLastPost`) and schedule the run — per-target last-seen IDs are stored between runs, so each run returns only what's new.
**Do I get engagement numbers?**
Yes — `repliesCount`, `reblogsCount` (re-Truths), `favouritesCount` (likes) and Truth Social's `upvotesCount` / `downvotesCount` on every post.
**How do I resolve a post URL?**
Pass the full URL (or the numeric ID) in `postIds` with `mode: "status-details"`. The record includes the fully-expanded post plus any `quote`, `reblog` or `inReplyTo` parent.
**Can I export to CSV/Excel?**
Yes. Set `flattenOutput: true` for dot-flattened columns, and/or `outputPreset: "compact"` for the most useful fields.
***
### Feedback & support
If this scraper saves you time, a ⭐ review on the Apify Store means a lot. Found a bug, or want another field or mode? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab — I check it regularly and try to fix and re-verify things quickly. Your input and run configuration stay private.
# Actor input Schema
## `mode` (type: `string`):
What to scrape (no login required for any mode): 'profile' (account details), 'user-posts' (a user's posts & replies), 'status-details' (single posts by ID or URL).
## `identifiers` (type: `array`):
Truth Social users for the 'profile' and 'user-posts' modes. Accepts bare handles ('realDonaldTrump'), '@handle', full profile URLs ('https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump') or numeric account IDs. Handles are resolved to IDs automatically.
## `postIds` (type: `array`):
Status IDs or full status URLs ('https://truthsocial.com/@user/117216179932593008') for the 'status-details' mode.
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):
Global cap on the number of records written to the dataset in this run, across all targets.
## `maxPostsPerProfile` (type: `integer`):
For 'user-posts': cap on posts fetched per profile (paginated in pages of 20). The global 'Max items' still applies.
## `onlyReplies` (type: `boolean`):
For 'user-posts': keep only posts that are replies to another post.
## `excludeReplies` (type: `boolean`):
For 'user-posts': skip replies (filtered before they count against maxItems). Ignored if 'Only replies' is on.
## `excludeReblogs` (type: `boolean`):
For 'user-posts': skip re-Truths / reblogs (filtered before they count against maxItems).
## `onlyMedia` (type: `boolean`):
For 'user-posts': keep only posts that have at least one media attachment.
## `includePinned` (type: `boolean`):
For 'user-posts': also fetch the profile's pinned posts (prepended).
## `pinnedOnly` (type: `boolean`):
For 'user-posts': fetch ONLY the profile's pinned posts.
## `postsNewerThan` (type: `string`):
Only keep posts created on/after this ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD). Also stops paginating once older posts are reached.
## `postsOlderThan` (type: `string`):
Only keep posts created before this ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD).
## `sinceId` (type: `string`):
For 'user-posts': only posts with an ID greater than this (newer). Explicit pagination cursor.
## `maxId` (type: `string`):
For 'user-posts': start paginating from before this post ID (older). Explicit pagination cursor.
## `continueFromLastPost` (type: `boolean`):
Resume from the newest post ID seen in the previous run of this actor (state kept in the key-value store). Useful for periodic incremental collection.
## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):
Emit only items newer than the previous run (per-target last-seen ID kept in the key-value store 'LAST\_SEEN').
## `cleanContent` (type: `boolean`):
Add a plain-text 'text' (posts) / 'bio' (profiles) field with HTML stripped and links unwrapped. The raw HTML is always kept in 'contentHtml' / 'bioHtml'.
## `includeQuoted` (type: `boolean`):
Keep the expanded quoted-post object ('quote') on statuses that quote another post.
## `includeReblogged` (type: `boolean`):
Keep the expanded original-post object ('reblog') on re-Truths / reblogs.
## `enrichLeads` (type: `boolean`):
Extract emails, phone numbers, links and social handles (X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Telegram, LinkedIn, Rumble) from the profile bio, website and metadata fields into a 'leads' object.
## `outputPreset` (type: `string`):
Shape of each dataset record: 'full' (all fields) or 'compact' (the most useful fields).
## `flattenOutput` (type: `boolean`):
Dot-flatten nested objects (author.handle, leads.emails.0, …) for clean CSV/Excel export.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):
Auto-configured — you can leave this empty. Apify platform proxy usage, when used, is billed to your account at cost. Advanced users may pin their own proxy here to override the built-in routing.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"mode": "profile",
"identifiers": [
"realDonaldTrump"
],
"postIds": [],
"maxItems": 20,
"maxPostsPerProfile": 20,
"onlyReplies": false,
"excludeReplies": false,
"excludeReblogs": false,
"onlyMedia": false,
"includePinned": false,
"pinnedOnly": false,
"continueFromLastPost": false,
"monitorMode": false,
"cleanContent": true,
"includeQuoted": true,
"includeReblogged": true,
"enrichLeads": true,
"outputPreset": "full",
"flattenOutput": false,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true
}
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
All profile and post records produced by the run.
# 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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"identifiers": [
"realDonaldTrump"
],
"maxItems": 20,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true
}
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("brilliant_gum/truthsocial-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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"identifiers": ["realDonaldTrump"],
"maxItems": 20,
"proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("brilliant_gum/truthsocial-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"identifiers": [
"realDonaldTrump"
],
"maxItems": 20,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true
}
}' |
apify call brilliant_gum/truthsocial-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,brilliant_gum/truthsocial-scraper"
}
}
}
```
The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).
## OpenAPI specification
Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/s34c6R5tV4e5lHCfP/builds/1EWo44sapiomQNEzB/openapi.json