Truth Social Scraper - Posts & Profiles, No Login

Scrape public Truth Social posts and profiles by username with no login, and get clean JSON rows with post text, media, link cards, quotes, ReTruths, reply/ReTruth/like counts and the author's follower count.

Use it for media monitoring, political and market research, archives or AI pipelines: the smallest run is one username, such as realDonaldTrump, which returns the latest 20 posts in a few seconds for about $0.03 on the Free plan.

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quick start
• Input
• Output
• Pricing
• Use cases
• Scheduling and monitoring
• Switching from another Truth Social scraper
• API, export and integrations
• Limits and partial results
• Troubleshooting
• FAQ
• Learn more
• Related Actors
• Support

What it does

The Actor reads the public Truth Social web API, the same one the website uses for logged-out visitors. For each username you give, it finds the account and saves either its latest posts (newest first) or one profile row. It works on many accounts in one run, stops at a date you choose, and tells you clearly when an account does not exist, is private or is not a valid username.

Good fit

• Follow what a list of public accounts posted today or in the last week.
• Build a dataset of posts with text, media links and engagement counts.
• Get follower counts, bios and join dates of many accounts at once.
• Feed fresh posts to an AI agent, a spreadsheet or a news alert flow.

Not a fit / limits

• No search, trends, groups, comments by other people, followers lists or DMs: only posts and profiles of the usernames you give.
• Only public accounts. Private (locked) accounts are reported as private with no posts.
• Truth Social allows only a few requests per minute, and the Actor respects that limit. It saves about 60–100 posts per minute, so 1,000 posts take about 14 minutes.
• At most 100 usernames per run and 2,000 posts per account. 100 accounts with 20 posts each take about 40 minutes.

Quick start

1. Open the Input tab.
2. Add one or more usernames to Usernames or profile URLs (handles), for example realDonaldTrump.
3. Keep Max posts per account (maxPostsPerUser) at 20, or set a higher number.
4. Click Start.
5. Open the Output tab: the Posts view shows date, author, text, link and counts.

Expected result: 20 posts per account, newest first, in a few seconds for one account.

Input

Input fields

Field	Plain name	Type	Required	Default / prefill	Allowed values	Effect	Example	Recommendation
handles	Usernames or profile URLs	array of strings	yes	prefill ["realDonaldTrump"]	1–100 items: name, @name or https://truthsocial.com/@name	which accounts to read	["WhiteHouse", "@TeamTrump"]	Repeats are skipped; invalid items are reported and the rest still run.
mode	What to scrape	string	no	posts	posts, profiles	posts of each account, or one profile row per account	"profiles"	Use profiles for follower counts and bios only.
maxPostsPerUser	Max posts per account	integer	no	default 20, prefill 20	1–2000	how many of the newest posts per account	200	Keep it small for frequent runs; each 20 posts is one request.
since	Only posts since	string	no	empty (no date limit)	date 2026-10-01, date-time 2026-10-01T12:00:00Z, or 12 hours, 7 days, 2 weeks	skips older posts and stops reading the account there	"7 days"	Best way to keep monitoring runs short.
includeReplies	Include replies	boolean	no	false	true / false	adds the account's replies to other posts	true	Leave off for original posts only.
includeReblogs	Include ReTruths	boolean	no	true	true / false	adds ReTruths (reposts of other people's posts)	false	Turn off for the account's own posts only.

An empty handles list or a list with no valid username stops the run with an Invalid input message and no charge.

Interacting settings

When	Input A	Input B	Effective behavior	Example	Cost/result effect
Both set	maxPostsPerUser	since	reading stops at whichever comes first	200 and "1 day"	fewer posts and requests
Posts mode only	mode: "profiles"	maxPostsPerUser, since, include*	post settings are ignored	profiles of 10 accounts	one row per account
Pinned posts	since	—	a pinned post older than since is skipped, newer posts are still read	—	none

Input examples

Latest posts of one account

{
  "handles": ["realDonaldTrump"],
  "maxPostsPerUser": 20
}

Expected behavior: one account lookup and one page of posts. Expected output: 20 posts with createdAt, text, url, media, favouritesCount. Limit or cost note: a few seconds, about $0.03.

Last 7 days of several accounts, with replies

{
  "handles": ["WhiteHouse", "TeamTrump", "DonaldJTrumpJr"],
  "since": "7 days",
  "maxPostsPerUser": 100,
  "includeReplies": true
}

Expected behavior: posts newer than 7 days, at most 100 per account. Expected output: post rows; each account's status is in RUN_SUMMARY. Limit or cost note: one request per 20 posts, about 5 requests per minute.

Profiles

{
  "mode": "profiles",
  "handles": ["realDonaldTrump", "WhiteHouse", "TeamTrump"]
}

Expected output: one profile row per account with followersCount, postsCount, bio, createdAt.

Output

Results go to the default Dataset, with two views: Posts and Profiles. A run summary is saved as RUN_SUMMARY in the key-value store, and the Output tab links all three.

Output example

{
  "type": "post",
  "id": "117435353994630003",
  "url": "https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117435353994630003",
  "inputHandle": "realDonaldTrump",
  "account": {
    "id": "107780257626128497",
    "username": "realDonaldTrump",
    "displayName": "Donald J. Trump",
    "url": "https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump",
    "followersCount": 13111621,
    "followingCount": 69,
    "postsCount": 37168,
    "verified": true,
    "avatarUrl": "https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/accounts/avatars/107/780/257/626/128/497/original/454286ac07a6f6e6.jpeg"
  },
  "createdAt": "2026-10-13T19:54:55.085Z",
  "editedAt": null,
  "text": "Don’t ever mess with nature! President DJT",
  "contentHtml": "<p>Don’t ever mess with nature! President DJT</p>",
  "language": "en",
  "repliesCount": 791,
  "reblogsCount": 1825,
  "favouritesCount": 7100,
  "isReply": false,
  "inReplyToId": null,
  "inReplyToAccountId": null,
  "isReblog": false,
  "reblog": null,
  "isQuote": false,
  "quoteId": null,
  "quote": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoilerText": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "pinned": false,
  "mentions": [],
  "hashtags": [],
  "media": [
    {
      "id": "117435345857080951",
      "type": "video",
      "url": "https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/117/435/345/857/080/951/original/98bf6e8266e6ae0a.mp4",
      "previewUrl": "https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/thumbnails/117/435/345/857/080/951/original/72433ae574eb1d6c.jpg",
      "width": 1078,
      "height": 1148,
      "durationSecs": 41.563719,
      "description": null
    }
  ],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null,
  "source": "truthsocial.com",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-10-14T03:59:02Z"
}

This is one full post row from the first input example. null means Truth Social has no value for this post (no edit, no quote, no link card).

Post fields

Field	Meaning	Type	Can be empty?	Example / enum	Source / notes
type	row type	string	no	post
id	post ID	string	no	117435353994630003	stable, use it to remove duplicates
url	link to the post	string	no	https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117435353994630003
inputHandle	the username you gave	string	no	realDonaldTrump
account	author: id, username, displayName, url, followersCount, followingCount, postsCount, verified, avatarUrl	object	no	see example	counts at fetch time
createdAt	when it was posted (UTC)	string	no	2026-10-13T19:54:55.085Z	ISO 8601
editedAt	when it was last edited	string	yes	null	null if never edited
text	plain text of the post	string	can be ""	Don't ever mess with nature!	HTML removed, paragraphs kept; "" for media-only posts
contentHtml	original post HTML	string	can be ""	<p>…</p>
language	language code	string	yes	en	set by Truth Social
repliesCount, reblogsCount, favouritesCount	replies, ReTruths, likes	integer	no	791, 1825, 7100	at fetch time
isReply, inReplyToId, inReplyToAccountId	reply details	boolean, string	IDs null if not a reply	false
isReblog, reblog	ReTruth flag and the original post (id, url, createdAt, text, account, counts, media)	boolean, object	reblog null if not a ReTruth
isQuote, quoteId, quote	quoted post	boolean, string, object	null if no quote
sensitive, spoilerText	content warning	boolean, string	spoilerText null	false
visibility	post visibility	string	no	public
pinned	pinned on the profile	boolean	no	false
mentions	mentioned accounts (id, username, url)	array	can be []
hashtags	hashtags without #	array	can be []	["news"]
media	images and videos: id, type, url, previewUrl, width, height, durationSecs, description	array	can be []	type: image, video, gifv	direct file URLs
card	link preview: url, title, description, type, providerName, imageUrl	object	yes		null if the post has no link card
poll	poll options and votes	object	yes		null if no poll
source	data source	string	no	truthsocial.com
fetchedAt	when the run read it (UTC)	string	no	2026-10-14T03:59:02Z

Profile fields

type (profile), id, username, url, inputHandle, displayName, bio (plain text), website, location, followersCount, followingCount, postsCount, verified, bot, locked, createdAt (join date), lastPostAt (date only, as Truth Social gives it), avatarUrl, headerUrl, fields (profile links: name, value), source, fetchedAt. website, location and lastPostAt can be null.

Run summary (RUN_SUMMARY)

Field	Meaning
status	COMPLETE, PARTIAL (stopped early, rows kept), ERROR (source failed, nothing saved) or INVALID_INPUT
reason	why it stopped early: CHARGE_LIMIT, TIME_LIMIT, SOURCE_ERROR, ABORTED, or null
message	the same text as the run status message
handles[]	one entry per input (invalid usernames first, then the rest in input order): input, status (complete, partial, not_found, private, invalid, error, skipped), username, accountId, saved, newestPostAt, oldestPostAt, message
postsSaved, profilesSaved, accountsChecked, statusCounts	counts
settings, http	the settings used and request counters

Output entities and surfaces

Situation	Where	Result shape	User action
Normal	Dataset (Posts / Profiles view)	post or profile rows	open, export or call the API
Account not found, private or invalid	RUN_SUMMARY.handles[]	not_found, private, invalid with a message	check the username
No posts in the period	RUN_SUMMARY.handles[]	complete, saved: 0, message No posts in the selected period.	widen since
Stopped early	Dataset + RUN_SUMMARY	rows kept, PARTIAL with reason	raise the limit or timeout
Truth Social not answering	RUN_SUMMARY, run FAILED	ERROR or PARTIAL with SOURCE_ERROR	try again later

Pricing

Pricing unit

You pay per event (Free plan prices; paid plans get lower post prices):

• Post — $0.0015 per saved post ($1.50 per 1,000). Bronze $0.0014, Silver $0.0013, Gold $0.00125.
• Account checked — $0.0025 per username that Truth Social answered about: found, not found or private. In profiles mode this is the price of the profile row.

Invalid usernames and skipped accounts are not charged, and neither is an account whose lookup failed because Truth Social did not answer. An account that was found is charged once even if reading its posts fails later. There is no start or finish fee. Platform usage is included.

Cost examples (Free plan prices)

Scenario	Input scope	Events	Charge	Time
One account, latest posts	1 username, 20 posts	1 account + 20 posts	$0.0325	a few seconds
Weekly check of 5 accounts	5 usernames, since: "7 days", ~150 posts	5 + 150	about $0.24	about 2 minutes
Deep history	1 username, 1,000 posts	1 + 1,000	$1.5025	about 14 minutes
Profiles	10 usernames	10 accounts	$0.025	about 1–2 minutes
Nothing new	5 usernames, no posts in the period	5 accounts	$0.0125	under a minute
Wrong usernames	3 not found	3 accounts	$0.0075	under a minute

Use cases

Buyer job	Input path	Output entity	Key fields	Next integration
Daily monitoring of a few accounts	handles + since: "1 day"	post	createdAt, text, url, media	Schedule + webhook, Google Sheets
Engagement research	handles + maxPostsPerUser	post	favouritesCount, reblogsCount, repliesCount	CSV / Excel export
Account directory	mode: "profiles"	profile	followersCount, postsCount, bio, createdAt	API, spreadsheet
AI agent context	handles (small)	post	text, createdAt, url	MCP

Scheduling and monitoring

Create a schedule (for example every hour) with since: "1 day" and a small maxPostsPerUser. Each run returns only recent posts; use id to remove posts you already have. An account with nothing new costs only the account check ($0.0025). If an account's last post is from a day before since, the Actor skips its timeline and makes only one request. Add a webhook or an integration to send new rows to Slack, a sheet or your own API when the run finishes.

Switching from another Truth Social scraper

Many Truth Social scrapers return the raw Mastodon-style JSON (created_at, favourites_count, media_attachments). This Actor returns the same data in camelCase with a few clean-ups:

Raw field	This Actor
content (HTML)	text (plain) and contentHtml
created_at, replies_count, reblogs_count, favourites_count	createdAt, repliesCount, reblogsCount, favouritesCount
media_attachments[]	media[] with url, previewUrl, durationSecs
account{...} (40+ fields)	account{} with 9 useful fields
tags[], mentions[]	hashtags[] (names), mentions[]
in_reply_to_id, reblog, quote_id	isReply / inReplyToId, isReblog / reblog, isQuote / quoteId / quote

Fields only useful to a logged-in user (favourited, bookmarked, muted, emojis and similar) are not included. One run can read up to 100 accounts.

API, export and integrations

• API: start the run with POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/cliqtomedia~truth-social-scraper/runs and the input JSON; read rows from the run's Dataset (?view=posts or ?view=profiles).
• Export: JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS from the Dataset.
• Webhooks / no-code: Apify integrations (Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, Slack) can send new rows when a run finishes.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

• MCP server with only this Actor: https://mcp.apify.com?tools=cliqtomedia/truth-social-scraper.
• Smallest useful input: {"handles": ["realDonaldTrump"], "maxPostsPerUser": 20}.
• Key fields: text (what was posted), createdAt (when), url (link to cite), account.username (who), favouritesCount (engagement).
• One account with 20 posts takes a few seconds and costs about $0.03. Larger requests are slow: about 5 requests (up to 100 posts) per minute.

Limits and partial results

Spending limit

If you set a maximum cost per run, the Actor stops before it goes over it: rows already saved stay in the Dataset, the run ends as SUCCEEDED with PARTIAL / CHARGE_LIMIT in RUN_SUMMARY, and the rest of the accounts are skipped.

Limits

• Up to 100 usernames per run, up to 2,000 posts per account (20 posts per request). 100 usernames with 20 posts each take about 40 minutes, within the default 1-hour timeout.
• About 5 requests per minute, as Truth Social allows; the Actor waits when Truth Social asks it to slow down.
• The default run timeout is 1 hour, enough for about 3,000–4,000 posts. If the timeout comes first, saved rows stay and the run is PARTIAL / TIME_LIMIT.

Troubleshooting

The run takes long

Symptom: the run log shows Rate limited by truthsocial.com; waiting 60 s. Reason: Truth Social allows only a few requests per minute, and the Actor waits instead of going around the limit. Action: lower maxPostsPerUser or use since; split large lists into scheduled runs.

An account returns no posts

Check the account's entry in RUN_SUMMARY.handles: not_found (wrong username), private (locked account), invalid (not a username), or complete with No posts in the selected period. (widen since).

The run ends as PARTIAL with skipped accounts

Read reason: TIME_LIMIT (raise the run timeout or lower maxPostsPerUser), CHARGE_LIMIT (raise the maximum cost) or ABORTED. Saved rows stay in the Dataset.

The run fails with SOURCE_ERROR

Truth Social did not answer several requests (two in a row, or three in the whole run). Rows saved before the error stay in the Dataset. Try again later.

FAQ

Do I need a Truth Social account or cookies?

No. The Actor reads only public data that Truth Social shows to logged-out visitors.

Why can't it go faster?

Truth Social limits how often a visitor can ask for data. The Actor stays under that limit, about 5 requests (up to 100 posts) per minute, and waits when Truth Social asks.

Are the counts live?

Likes, ReTruths, replies and follower counts are as they were at fetchedAt. Run again to refresh them.

Is this data complete?

It is what the public API returns for the account's timeline, newest first, up to 2,000 posts. Deleted posts and posts of private accounts are not available.

Is scraping Truth Social allowed?

The Actor reads only public pages without login, at the rate Truth Social allows, and does not bypass any login or CAPTCHA. Truth Social's terms restrict automated collection and commercial use; you are responsible for how you collect, store and reuse the content, including personal data and authors' rights.

Learn more

• Truth Social: the source.
• Truth Social Terms of Service.
• Mastodon API: account statuses: the format Truth Social's public API follows.
• Apify pay-per-event pricing.

Related Actors

• Bluesky Scraper — the same kind of posts and profiles from Bluesky, also with no login.

Support

Use the Issues tab of this Actor for bugs, questions and feature requests. Include the run ID, the input and the error text. Never post tokens, cookies or private data.