Truth Social API Alternatives in 2026
There is no official public Truth Social API. If you need to know the moment an account posts, for trading, news desks, or alerting, your real options are running a scraper yourself, paying a scraper API per call, or using a managed real-time feed. Here is the honest breakdown, ourselves included.
Why there is no easy API
Truth Social is built on a Mastodon fork. It has internal endpoints a browser uses, but no official developer program, no third-party API keys, and no support or stability guarantees. Anything that reads Truth Social programmatically is either scraping those internal endpoints, which breaks when they change, or a service that does the scraping and resolving for you and delivers clean events.
Comparison table
| Self-hosted scraper | Scraper API | 1322 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free + your servers & upkeep | Per request / per call | Flat monthly, delivery included |
| Real-time push (WebSocket) | No (poll loop, 30-60s+) | Usually polling-based | Yes (sub-second typical) |
| Retruths & quote chains | Resolve them yourself | Varies / extra calls | Resolved in the event |
| Media & video | Fetch and host yourself | URLs only | Included + proxied |
| Breaks when Truth Social changes | You fix it | Their problem, your downtime | Managed, we keep it live |
| Delivery options | Build your own | REST only | WebSocket, REST, Discord, Telegram, webhooks |
| Other platforms | Truth only | Truth only | X, Instagram, YouTube, Binance Square, News too |
| Best for | Hobby projects, full control | Occasional backfills | Real-time alerting: trading, news, brand tracking |
Open-source Truth Social scrapers exist (e.g. Mastodon-style clients and community tools), they are a fine starting point if you enjoy maintaining infrastructure. The trade-off is latency and upkeep.
When each option is right
- Self-hosted scraper, a hobby project or you want total control and do not mind a 30-60s poll loop plus fixing it when Truth Social changes.
- Scraper API, occasional reads or backfills where latency does not matter and you pay per call.
- 1322, you need posts the moment they happen, retruths and quote chains already resolved, media included, and delivery to WebSocket, Discord or Telegram, without running any scraping yourself. See the Truth Social monitoring API → or read the full Truth Social monitoring guide →
FAQ
Is there an official Truth Social API?
No. Truth Social runs on a Mastodon fork and exposes internal endpoints, but there is no official developer program, no API keys for third parties, and no support. Every option in the wild is either scraping you run yourself or a managed third-party feed.
What is the fastest way to detect a new Truth Social post?
Self-hosted scrapers poll on an interval, usually 30-60+ seconds between checks, so detection is as slow as your poll loop. A managed real-time feed like 1322 pushes posts over WebSocket typically within a few hundred milliseconds of publication.
How do I track @realDonaldTrump posts in real time?
Point a monitor at the handle and consume the events. With 1322 you add the account, open the WebSocket (or invite the Discord bot), and new posts, retruths and quote chains arrive as structured JSON, no scraping infrastructure to run.
What does Truth Social monitoring cost?
Open-source scrapers are free plus your own servers and maintenance time whenever Truth Social changes. Pay-per-call scraper APIs bill per request. 1322 is a flat monthly subscription with WebSocket push and Discord/Telegram delivery included, see 1322.io/pricing.
Track Truth Social in real time
Posts, retruths and quote chains over WebSocket, plus X, Instagram, YouTube, Binance Square and News in the same stream.