Trump Media launches Truth API for paid financial data

Trump Media Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, announced on Thursday, July 16, 2026, that it will launch a paid data service giving financial firms and news organizations high-speed access to posts from the platform's most influential accounts. The service, called Truth API, is scheduled to begin on August 1 and is designed to provide paying clients with real-time updates faster than standard push notifications.

The company said the feed will initially cover posts from the 10 most influential accounts on Truth Social, which includes the account of President Donald Trump. Trump, who has 12.9 million followers on the platform, frequently uses it to announce policy decisions on matters such as tariffs, foreign policy, and military actions, statements that have repeatedly caused immediate swings in global financial markets. Other accounts expected to be included belong to figures such as Trump's sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and prominent supporters.

Interim CEO Kevin McGurn stated that the service is aimed at organizations "most impacted by the cost of a delay in information," such as algorithmic trading firms and financial data providers, where even a...