# 🏆 Best Cheapest Truth Social Posts Scraper 🏆 (`claygenius/cheapest-truth-social-posts-scraper`) Actor Scrapes posts (truths) from any Truth Social profile via the public API. - **URL**: https://apify.com/claygenius/cheapest-truth-social-posts-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Muhammad Shamshad Aslam](https://apify.com/claygenius) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, AI, Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 25.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 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 Posts Scraper Extract posts ("truths") from any public Truth Social profile — fast, reliable, and API-based. No fragile HTML parsing: this actor talks directly to Truth Social's JSON API, so you get complete, structured data every run. Collect posts from any prominent public profile for political monitoring, market research, sentiment analysis, news alerting, and data science. ### Features - ✅ **Scrape any public profile** — just provide the username - ✅ **Flexible username input** — `exampleUser`, `@exampleUser`, or the full profile URL all work - ✅ **Full post data** — content, timestamps, engagement counts (likes, retruths, replies), media attachments, hashtags, mentions, quote & retruth data, account details - ✅ **Filters** — only replies, only media posts, exclude pinned posts - ✅ **Clean content mode** — strips HTML and returns plain text - ✅ **Pagination** — scrape any number of posts, or continue from a specific post ID - ✅ **Built-in rate-limit handling** — automatic backoff and retries on 429s and blocks ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `username` | string | `exampleUser` | Username, @username, or profile URL | | `maxPosts` | integer | `20` | Maximum number of posts to scrape | | `onlyReplies` | boolean | `false` | Only fetch replies | | `onlyMedia` | boolean | `false` | Only fetch posts containing images/videos | | `excludePinned` | boolean | `false` | Skip pinned posts | | `cleanContent` | boolean | `true` | Strip HTML tags from content | | `startFromId` | string | — | Fetch posts older than this post ID | | `proxyConfig` | object | Residential | Proxy settings (recommended: Apify residential) | #### Example input ```json { "username": "exampleUser", "maxPosts": 50, "cleanContent": true } ```` ### Output Each post is saved to the dataset as a full structured object: ```json { "id": "116908781708997194", "created_at": "2026-07-12T20:00:39.652Z", "content": "Thanks to everyone who came out today — more updates coming soon...", "url": "https://truthsocial.com/@exampleUser/116908781708997194", "replies_count": 2435, "reblogs_count": 5407, "favourites_count": 22713, "username": "exampleUser", "media_attachments": [], "tags": [], "mentions": [], "account": { "id": "107780257626128497", "display_name": "Example User", "followers_count": 12888285, "verified": true } } ``` Key fields per post: - **Post**: `id`, `created_at`, `content`, `url`, `language`, `visibility`, `sensitive` - **Engagement**: `replies_count`, `reblogs_count` (retruths), `favourites_count` (likes) - **Media**: `media_attachments` — image/video URLs with previews - **Relations**: `reblog` (retruthed post), `quote` (quoted post), `in_reply_to_id` - **Account**: full profile of the author — follower counts, bio, avatar, verification status ### Use cases - **Political monitoring** — track statements from political figures in near real-time - **News & media** — capture newsworthy posts the moment they're published - **Market research** — analyze engagement, trends, and audience reactions - **Data science** — build datasets for NLP, sentiment analysis, and social research - **Archiving** — keep a structured historical record of any profile ### Incremental scraping (no duplicates) To only collect new posts on recurring runs: 1. After each run, note the newest post `id` from the dataset. 2. Posts are returned newest-first, so on the next run compare against your stored ID downstream, **or** use `startFromId` to page backwards through history. Combine with Apify **Schedules** + **webhooks** for automated monitoring pipelines. ### Tips - Runs work without a proxy in most cases; if you see repeated blocks, enable the prefilled **residential proxy** in the input. - Export results as CSV, Excel, or JSON straight from the dataset tab, or pull them via the Apify API for integration with your own systems. # Actor input Schema ## `username` (type: `string`): Username to scrape (e.g. TruthSocial, realDonaldTrump). Accepts: username, @username, or https://truthsocial.com/@username ## `maxPosts` (type: `integer`): Max posts to scrape from the timeline ## `onlyReplies` (type: `boolean`): Only scrape replies instead of regular posts ## `onlyMedia` (type: `boolean`): Only scrape posts that contain images or videos ## `excludePinned` (type: `boolean`): Skip pinned posts at the top of the profile ## `cleanContent` (type: `boolean`): Strip HTML tags from post content, output plain text ## `startFromId` (type: `string`): Fetch posts OLDER than this post ID (the ID itself is excluded). Leave empty to start from newest. ## `proxyConfig` (type: `object`): Optional proxy. Residential recommended if you hit Cloudflare blocks. ## Actor input object example ```json { "username": "TruthSocial", "maxPosts": 20, "onlyReplies": false, "onlyMedia": false, "excludePinned": false, "cleanContent": true, "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 = { "username": "TruthSocial", "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("claygenius/cheapest-truth-social-posts-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 = { "username": "TruthSocial", "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("claygenius/cheapest-truth-social-posts-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 '{ "username": "TruthSocial", "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call claygenius/cheapest-truth-social-posts-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=claygenius/cheapest-truth-social-posts-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "🏆 Best Cheapest Truth Social Posts Scraper 🏆", "description": "Scrapes posts (truths) from any Truth Social profile via the public API.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "vElR6qQ9KcUfm9L1m" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/claygenius~cheapest-truth-social-posts-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-claygenius-cheapest-truth-social-posts-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/claygenius~cheapest-truth-social-posts-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-claygenius-cheapest-truth-social-posts-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/claygenius~cheapest-truth-social-posts-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-claygenius-cheapest-truth-social-posts-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "username" ], "properties": { "username": { "title": "Truth Social Username", "type": "string", "description": "Username to scrape (e.g. TruthSocial, realDonaldTrump). Accepts: username, @username, or https://truthsocial.com/@username", "default": "TruthSocial" }, "maxPosts": { "title": "Maximum Number of Posts", "type": "integer", "description": "Max posts to scrape from the timeline", "default": 20 }, "onlyReplies": { "title": "Only Fetch Replies", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only scrape replies instead of regular posts", "default": false }, "onlyMedia": { "title": "Only Posts with Media", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only scrape posts that contain images or videos", "default": false }, "excludePinned": { "title": "Exclude Pinned Posts", "type": "boolean", "description": "Skip pinned posts at the top of the profile", "default": false }, "cleanContent": { "title": "Clean Content", "type": "boolean", "description": "Strip HTML tags from post content, output plain text", "default": true }, "startFromId": { "title": "Start From Post ID", "type": "string", "description": "Fetch posts OLDER than this post ID (the ID itself is excluded). Leave empty to start from newest." }, "proxyConfig": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy. Residential recommended if you hit Cloudflare blocks." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```